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22 <br /> Slide #6 <br /> "citizen participation is a categorical term for <br /> 8 lrl c Cartrpl citizen pourer.It is the redistribution of <br /> power that enables the have-not citizens, <br /> 7 D&Ia prod Powar cttpn Pcmar pi*wntly excluded from the political and <br /> e-eononiie processes. to be deliberately <br /> 4 included in the future, It is the strategy by <br /> which the have-nots join in determining how <br /> information is shared,goal$and policies are <br /> set.tax resources are alloeated, programs are <br /> 4 1c sL&tWn xker,em operated.., <br /> There is a critical difference between going <br /> ` tlu ough the empty ritual of pardeipation and <br /> having the real power needed to affect the <br /> outeorne of th-e prooess." <br /> NampartKipa m <br /> 1 WN <br /> 21­IiWgurr•_rbcmdLdk brr}'•w_laca I3i,d.r•of•c::i_ru <br /> P_idP­.L..aL <br /> Ashley Heger said that looking at the ladder, the Food Council still often finds itself in <br /> the tokenism range because they work in a structure that does not allow for full citizen power. <br /> She said this ladder is a description of how decisions are made and access to power. She said <br /> that for anyone on the Board that has been participating in the ONE Orange GARE process, <br /> they are aware they this group is also struggling with how to move away from tokenism to <br /> citizen power within the existing structures. <br /> Slide #7 <br /> Community Fond Access Assessment <br /> The what&the how: Final Report will include: <br /> Resign process -6 Ccmmumrty-led analysis of <br /> Timeline budget data <br /> hi-2th" -J� Community experts gaps <br /> * Shifting power analysis <br /> * Centering community <br /> experts -J� Recommendations for decision <br /> makers from the most impacted <br /> con 2,ultaiioa eonimunities <br /> Partnership -1� tories and wisdom from lived <br /> axperi*nee that can wide <br /> future decisions <br /> Ashley Heger said that when reaching out to community partners, they said they wanted <br /> to hear about what is going on within these institutions. She said that circumstances were more <br /> precarious that originally thought. She said the assessment engaged citizens in the design <br /> process. She said they have been able to compensate the community leaders that provided <br /> insight into the process and work on the research team. She said their guidance and direction is <br /> being used to see how the county invests in ending hunger. She said they have been reviewing <br /> the county's last five fiscal year budgets and have been collecting data on anything directly <br /> related to food access. She said they have been grappling with how to shift power and defer to <br /> those who are directly impacted. She said they are moving from consultation to partnership. <br /> She said they hope that they can come to present at a work session in the next year to provide <br />