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Board approves Food Policy Council bylaws, MOU with community foundation and reopens membership
Summary
The Board approved bylaws and an MOU enabling Blue Zones and the Lake County Community Foundation to support a new Food Policy Council, vacated existing council seats and reopened the application process.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved bylaws for a new County Food Policy Council, authorized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Lake County Community Foundation to serve as fiscal agent, and voted to vacate current council membership and reopen applications.
Supervisor Bruno Sabatier, who sponsored the agenda item, described the council's purpose as "to advance sustainable solutions for Lake County's local food and farm economies so that growers and eaters can thrive," language read into the record by Rebecca Harper of the Farm Bureau. Harper presented the council's strategic plan, emphasizing resilience, food access infrastructure, market development for local producers and partnerships with institutions such as schools and…
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