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60 <br /> Jonathon Smith said he is going to talk to his counterparts to get an idea of what is <br /> realistic and will address low-hanging fruit first. He said a plan should be in place by the end of <br /> next year. <br /> Chair Bedford added that Aging, DSS, Sheriff's Office, and other county departments all <br /> do food-related work too. <br /> Jonathan Smith said he will be sure to include all relevant entities and departments. He <br /> said one of his first steps will be to create an inclusive advisory council that is ready to work with <br /> him. <br /> Commissioner Greene said Food Council did a preliminary study that she could find for <br /> him. She said the Food Council also did a Community Food Access Assessment in 2022. She <br /> suggested looking at some of these things to help him get started. <br /> Mike Ortosky said Tri COG Feeds is working on a planning grant for Regional Food <br /> System planning. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said Central Elementary recently got a grant to open a food <br /> pantry. She asked if it would be appropriate for someone from the schools to be involved in <br /> these planning discussions. <br /> Jonathon Smith said there is distribution already going on at some other OCS schools as <br /> well. He said he will figure out what is currently offered and how to support. He said there is a <br /> significant number of students receiving free and reduced lunch in public schools across the <br /> country, so this is a major need in schools and will work on ideas to further assist families. <br /> Slide #14 <br /> Food <br /> Production <br /> Resource& 4 Distribution& <br /> Waste Recovery Aggregation <br /> Food System <br /> Elements <br /> Preparation& Food <br /> Consumption Processing <br /> Purchasing Marketing <br /> Adapmd by ChtktyShi.fmmfnmeIIUMeroty 019(eve MthwR dSycem. <br /> A Armeron Com ey Food Systems:Lh*4 phod,W?F0I!pn a+dAykAW <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTti CAROL114A <br /> Jonathon Smith said food security has to involve more than just distributing food. He <br /> said there are a lot of variables that might prevent someone from having access to food and will <br /> look at all aspects of the local food system. <br />