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10 <br /> Slide #4 <br /> ... Oriented <br /> Development •D <br /> [wua• development . ..d <br /> r••IorM•Iw <br /> owland agriculture to create economic <br /> opportunities, <br /> neighborhoods,and explicitly <br /> ® to build communitypride, <br /> • power <br /> marginalized • <br /> Ashley Heger said economic and community development is not a zero sum game. She <br /> said everyone needs to practical yet value driven in the approach to these needs. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said it seems like the needs are for cold storage and shared <br /> meeting space. She referred to asset mapping, food assessment, and best practices, and <br /> asked if this research has already been completed. She said she interested in seeing this <br /> information. <br /> Ashley Heger said the asset mapping has not yet happened, but there will be a report in <br /> the spring on food assessment. She said she would like to have a work session with the BOCC <br /> is the spring. <br /> Ashley Heger said the food council has hired community consultants with local expertise <br /> to perform the food assessment, which is a best practice. She said those with lived experience <br /> are at the center of the work. She said the assessment is going to document best practices <br /> and the Council will report back to the BOCC. She said the Council plans to host a community <br /> rooted economic development training for elected officials. <br /> Commissioner Bedford said one of the interesting facts in the budget was food needs <br /> for seniors increased during the pandemic. She said she thinks that hidden hunger was <br /> uncovered during the pandemic, and she asked Ashley Heger if that would be part of the study. <br /> Ashley Heger said this is not currently in the budget for the food assessment, but that if <br /> more funds were available the Council would expand the scope. She said the Council will look <br /> at the impact of county investment in food access. She said she will talk with partners that work <br /> with seniors, and would bring the topic back to the assessment team. <br /> Commissioner Bedford clarified that the scope will depend on who the Council has <br /> recruited as consultants. <br /> Ashley Heger said the focus of the assessment is building relationships with those <br /> impacted by systemic racism, with the notion that if the most oppressive situations are <br /> addressed, then other issues will be as well. <br /> Chair Price said when she worked with farmers in the deep south she found great <br /> success by having a `farmers first' approach. She said farmers received the same respect as <br /> the university level researchers. She said everyone taught each other. <br />