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Committee tables proposed Office of Citywide Food Coordination after extensive public comment
Summary
After community members and food providers raised concerns about rushed timing, budget analysis and lack of participatory process, the Rules Committee voted to table an ordinance to create an Office of Citywide Food Coordination within the Human Services Agency for further community engagement and review.
The Rules Committee on Dec. 9 voted to table an ordinance that would establish an Office of Citywide Food Coordination (OCFC) within the Human Services Agency, require a five-year food security report, and dissolve the existing Food Security Task Force.
Chair Shamann Walton said the measure needs further community vetting and asked Susie Smith, deputy director for policy planning and public affairs at the Human…
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