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Votes at a glance: Lynn Food Policy Council actions from Feb. 20, 2025 meeting
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Lynn City Food Policy Council during the Feb. 20 meeting, including motions approved and roll-call tallies.
At its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting the Lynn City Food Policy Council recorded the following formal actions (roll-call tallies as recorded in the meeting transcript):
1) Approve November minutes — Approved. Roll call: Greaterland Senior Services; Leo; UMass Extension; Creative Collective; Salvation Army; Catholic Charities; Marcus Family YMCA; Chair (all recorded yes).
2) Dedicate GLIS-held funds to food-policy initiatives after one dedicated implementation meeting — Approved. Motion directs the council to hold a dedicated meeting and then begin allocating approximately $11,000 held by Greaterland Senior Services toward items in the community food assessment plan. Roll call: all present recorded yes.
3) Sign onto national FRAC/coordinating organization sign-on letter urging Congress to reject cuts or attempts to weaken SNAP and child nutrition programs — Approved. Council authorized the motion-maker to sign on the council’s behalf and to submit the form through the coordinating organization. Roll call: all present recorded yes.
4) Approve and submit the finalized community food assessment plan to the Lynn City Council — Approved. Roll call: all present recorded yes.
5) Request The Food Project bring mobile-market data and invite Councilor Obed Matul to discuss Highlands-area partnerships and potential sites — Approved. Roll call: all present recorded yes.
6) Remove barriers to participation by enabling hybrid meetings (in-person plus official Zoom) and explore assigned/representative voting while staff consults the City Clerk and City Attorney on proxy-voting rules — Approved. Roll call: all present recorded yes.
Notes: The transcript records unanimous yes votes among the organizations present for each roll-call item; the meeting did not record named individual movers or seconds for some motions, only the motion texts and roll-call tallies. Several items direct staff to follow up with external entities (City Council, The Food Project, City Clerk, City Attorney) or to schedule implementation meetings.
