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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 10, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 2 <br /> SUBJECT: Discussion Regarding the Community Food Access Assessment Report and <br /> Food Council Memorandum of Understanding Agreement Renewal <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> PowerPoint Presentation Ashley Heger, 919-245-2146 <br /> Community Food Access Assessment <br /> Report <br /> Original MOU (2019) <br /> Redlined MOU (2022) <br /> PURPOSE: To: <br /> 1) receive information on the Community Food Access Assessment Report and Food <br /> Council Memorandum of Understanding Agreement Renewal; <br /> 2) discuss the potential renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement for <br /> the Orange County Food Council as proposed by the Food Council's Executive <br /> Committee; and <br /> 3) provide any comments, questions and direction to staff in preparation for approval of the <br /> MOU at a future Board Business meeting. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Community Food Access Assessment Report <br /> The Food Council began a food access assessment in late 2021 and finished this process in <br /> July 2022. The report's purpose is to share community expertise and recommendations to help <br /> shape future decisions related to food access in Orange County, NC. <br /> Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement Renewal <br /> In 2019, Orange County, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Carrboro began an interlocal agreement <br /> process to jointly fund a full-time staff position for the Orange County Food Council. The original <br /> MOU was signed by all parties in early 2019, and the Food Council Coordinator was hired in <br /> July 2019. The existing MOU was meant to be reviewed after two years. The Food Council's <br /> Executive Committee recommends a renewal with some updates to the agreement. Staff will <br /> provide an overview of the 2019 process and a summary of the Executive Committee's current <br /> recommendations for the MOU agreement renewal. <br /> Staff has submitted a request to each jurisdiction to provide an annual presentation and a report <br /> for the suggested MOU renewal. Each jurisdiction has received the redlined MOU and annual <br /> report materials. The Towns of Hillsborough and Carrboro received presentations from staff in <br />