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22 <br /> 1 Slide #6 <br /> "citizen participation is a categorical term for <br /> a Oman[antral eitimn pourer.It is the redistribution of <br /> power that enables the have-not citizens, <br /> 7 Dulc atcd Po r ¢faun Pa r presently excluded h-oat the political and <br /> e-conornic proc3esse2. to be deliberately <br /> 6 Partne hp included in the future. It is the strategy by <br /> which the have-nots join in deternrinjng how <br /> 5 PWfitro" information is shared,goals and policies are <br /> set.tax resources are alloeated. programs are <br /> d [ansut2tlan 3*erum operated... <br /> There is s critical difference between going <br /> ` through the empty ritual of participation and <br /> 3 Thera having the real power needed to affect the <br /> outcome of the process." <br /> NdnportripADn <br /> 1 maAI uldl.Ori <br /> S..rnc lirhVrr-_cb—da.dk�rrrf-uv:�i lai,drr.of.<::_ro <br /> p.rsiripr:i�.o.ps1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Ashley Heger said that looking at the ladder, the Food Council still often finds itself in the <br /> 4 tokenism range because they work in a structure that does not allow for full citizen power. She <br /> 5 said this ladder is a description of how decisions are made and access to power. She said that <br /> 6 for anyone on the Board that has been participating in the ONE Orange GARE process, they <br /> 7 are aware they this group is also struggling with how to move away from tokenism to citizen <br /> 8 power within the existing structures. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide #7 <br /> Con111111ulity Food Access Assessment <br /> The what&the how: Final Report will iuelude: <br /> �+ Design process -J� Community-led analysis of <br /> Timeline budget data <br /> Methods -J� Community exTerts gaps <br /> * Shifting power analysis <br /> * Centering community <br /> experts -J� Recommendations for decision <br /> makers from the most impacted <br /> i ansultntiao eonimunitipg <br /> Partnership -J� Stories and wisdom from lived <br /> axperienee that can guide <br /> Future decisions <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Ashley Heger said that when reaching out to community partners, they said they wanted <br /> 13 to hear about what is going on within these institutions. She said that circumstances were more <br /> 14 precarious that originally thought. She said the assessment engaged citizens in the design <br /> 15 process. She said they have been able to compensate the community leaders that provided <br /> 16 insight into the process and work on the research team. She said their guidance and direction is <br /> 17 being used to see how the county invests in ending hunger. She said they have been reviewing <br /> 18 the county's last five fiscal year budgets and have been collecting data on anything directly <br /> 19 related to food access. She said they have been grappling with how to shift power and defer to <br /> 20 those who are directly impacted. She said they are moving from consultation to partnership. She <br /> 21 said they hope that they can come to present at a work session in the next year to provide <br />