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10 <br /> 1 Commissioner Greene said that North Carolina is not a Dillon's Rule State but courts <br /> 2 have had a hard time accepting that and there is a supreme court ruling in Cabarrus County that <br /> 3 says they are. <br /> 4 Commissioner McKee said the courts are the arbitrator of what is constitutional and valid <br /> 5 by law. He asked how they would not be if the courts have deemed that they are. <br /> 6 Commissioner Greene said the School of Government have two papers that say in the <br /> 7 1970s the state gave the local governments broad authority. <br /> 8 Commissioner McKee said the courts are the ultimate arbitrator. <br /> 9 Chair Price asked if they worked with Corey Root in Affordable Housing <br /> 10 Ashley Heger said that Corey Root with Affordable Housing would like to be part of the <br /> 11 conversation. <br /> 12 Chair Price said that when you look at the affordable housing work, rather than waiting <br /> 13 for a developer to build 15% affordable housing, that is it important to think about how people <br /> 14 will access the food and have a resource to access the food. She said it is good to have access <br /> 15 to commercial areas nearby so it is important that housing and food work together. <br /> 16 Ashley Heger said that she has been having that conversation with Corey Root. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Slide #10 <br /> Fond Council Memorandum of Understanding <br /> Original MOU was signed in 2019 <br /> At the recommendation of elected liaisons,the Food Council worked with <br /> each jurisdiction to create an MOU that was modeled after the Partnership to <br /> End Homelessness. <br /> The MOU orealed a full-time staff position that has oversight from the <br /> Executive Committee{4 elected liaisons,1 from each jurisdiction}_ <br /> The Food Council's work is building bridges between community wisdom and <br /> decision makers.Systems change starts with relationships and trust building. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Slide #11 <br /> Recommendations for Renewal <br /> Executive Committee Recommendations for an updated MOU <br /> * Remain to effect for 5 years <br /> a Update funding percentages with 202D census data <br /> * Remove the numoer of council seats from the MOU <br /> a Include reference to racial equity work <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Slide #12 <br />