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20 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> approve the charge and composition (12 total positions) of the Orange County Broadband <br /> Taskforce and authorize the Clerk to the Board to advertise for residents to apply for the Task <br /> Force. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if Commissioner McKee can be added to this task force <br /> now. <br /> Chair Rich said to fill all the slots and vote on the appointments at one time. <br /> Chair Rich called each Commissioner by name (roll call). <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7. Reports <br /> a. Update from the Orange County Food Council <br /> The Board received an update from the Food Council about activities in the 2020-2021 <br /> fiscal year and a preliminary report on the state of food insecurity during the COVID-19 <br /> pandemic. <br /> Ashley Heger, Food Council Coordinator, reviewed the item below: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The Food Council Coordinator was hired in July 2019. This new Coordinator position was <br /> approved through an interlocal agreement process and is jointly funded by Orange County, <br /> Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro. The Coordinator is charged with coordinating the Food <br /> Council and helping it achieve its goals. This presentation will provide an update of the <br /> Coordinator's work and progress since July 2019 plus an overview of the Food Council's actions <br /> and plans in the 2020 - 2021 fiscal year. The Coordinator will also be providing an update about <br /> food insecurity in the County during the Covid19 pandemic. A food security presentation was <br /> shared during the County Commissioner's board retreat in January 2020 and the update will <br /> focus on new information gathered since the start of the pandemic. <br /> Ashley Heger, Food Council Coordinator, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> „.Zww <br /> .,i m.,Y..mw,y <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> L+r� 0 FOOD COUNCIL <br /> 2019 Review Et <br /> 7020-7021 Sco. <br /> Slide #2 <br /> I. Progress report 2018 - now <br /> II_ Scope of work for the 2020 -2021 fiscal year <br /> III.Update on the state of food insecurity <br /> (follow up from the BOCCJanuary 2020 Board Retreat) <br />