HomeMy WebLinkAbout24- Parks, Recreation & Community Services d;TY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
From:Annie F. Ramos, Director Subject: SOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
ESTABLISHING THE SAN BERNARDINO
Dept: Parks, Recreation & Community Services Dept. GARDEN COLLABORATIVE FOOD POLICY
COUNCIL TO FORMULATE AND RECOMMEND
Date: December 4, 2000 LONG-TERM FOOD POLICIES TO PROMOTE
q FOOD SECURITY IN THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
February 7, 2000 — Resolution 2000-23 authorized the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Department to apply for and administer a California Healthy Cities "Food for All" grant.
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
Signature
Contact person: John Kramer Phone: 384-5031
Supporting data attached: Staff Report,Resolution w/attachment Ward: N/A
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. Description)
Finance:
Council Notes:
12-04-00 Agenda Item No. 7
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Staff Report
Subject:
Resolution of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino establishing the
San Bernardino Garden Collaborative Food Policy Council to formulate and recommend long-
term food policies to promote food security in the City of San Bernardino.
Background:
On February 7, 2000, the Mayor and Council approved Resolution 2000-23 authorizing the
Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department to apply for and administer a
grant in the amount of$25,000 from California Healthy Cities and Communities and Food for
All. The grant establishes The San Bernardino Garden Collaborative to promote improved
family nutrition to under-served San Bernardino residents. The term of the grant is from
February 1, 2000 through January 31, 2001.
The goal of the San Bernardino Garden Collaborative Project is to enhance the quality of life for
San Bernardino residents in low-income areas by: 1) incorporating a school garden program into
three local elementary schools; 2) providing nutrition and food production education to
community members to increase the healthy eating habits of the participants; and 3) creating a
community food policy council that will formulate and recommend at least one new policy
promoting food security in San Bernardino.
As of July 1, 2000, three local elementary schools (Lytle Creek, Monterey, and Roosevelt) now
have full-fledged community/school gardens each with its own master gardener and garden
curriculum in place.
Objective two, targeting education to community members is ongoing with weekend seminars
taking place at schools,parks, and recreation facilities.
Objective three, establishment of a food policy council, was a condition for the city to qualify for
the maximum $25,000 grant amount. The grant contract states:
"A project must convene within 18 months, an ongoing Food Policy
Council or similar body, to develop and oversee long-term food
policies. The council should be representative of the community it
intends to serve."
Members of the Food Policy Council will be appointed by the Mayor, and will come from
groups that are involved with promoting food security for low-income residents such as:
Anti-Hunger Advocates &Emergency Food Providers
Health Professionals, Advocates, Educators and Parents
Religious Organizations
Neighborhood or Community Organizations
Community Development Institutions
Community Gardeners
Farmers &Farmer's Market Stand Operators
Sustainable Agriculture Interests
Environmentalists
Food Retailers &Food Processing Industry Representatives
Labor Organizations
Public Transportation Entities
Representatives of Local Government Departments
Elected Officials
At-Large Representatives
Objectives of the Food Policy Council will be to promote policies related to food security for city
residents, expansion of the school gardens, exploration of funding possibilities to promote
sustainability of the San Bernardino Garden Collaborative, and development and implementation
of projects, and programs that would promote food security in the City of San Bernardino.
Financial Impact:
Staff support costs associated with the formulation and functioning of the Food Policy Council
will be covered by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services and Public Services
Department's Budgets. There will be no additional financial impact to the City.
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution
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1 RESOLUTION NO.' -
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE SAN BERNARDINO GARDEN
COLLABORATIVE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL TO FORMULATE AND
4 RECOMMEND LONG-TERM FOOD POLICIES TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY IN
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
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6 WHEREAS, on February 7, 2000 the Mayor and Common Council approved Resolution
7 No. 2000-23 authorizing the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
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9 to apply for and administer a grant in the amount of$25,000 from California Healthy Cities and
10 Communities and Food for All; and
11 WHEREAS, the aforementioned grant establishes the San Bernardino Garden
12 Collaborative to promote improved family nutrition to under-served City of San Bernardino
13 residents; and
14 WHEREAS, the goal of the San Bernardino Garden Collaborative Project is to enhance
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the quality of life for San Bernardino residents in low-income areas by, among other things, the
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17 creation of a community food policy council that will formulate and recommend to the Mayor
18 and Common Council at least one new policy promoting food security in the City of San
19 Bernardino; and
20 WHEREAS, the community food policy council should be representative for the
21 community it intends to serve for the purposes of promoting policies related to food security for
22 city residents, expanding elementary school gardens, exploring possibilities of funding
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24 mechanisms to promote the sustainability of the San Bernardino Garden Collaborative, and
25 developing and implementing projects and programs that will promote food security in the City
26 of San Bernardino.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE SAN BERNARDINO GARDEN
2 COLLABORATIVE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL TO FORMULATE AND
3 RECOMMEND LONG-TERM FOOD POLICIES TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY IN
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
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5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
6 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
7 SECTION 1. There is hereby created the San Bernardino Garden Collaborative Food
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9 Policy Council ("Food Policy Council") which shall consist of fifteen (15) members, each
10 appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the Common Council, and each serving at the
11 Pleasure of the Mayor and Common Council.
12 SECTION 2. Members of the Food Policy Council shall come from and represent
13 groups that are involved with promoting food security for low-income residents in the City of
14 San Bernardino, including but not necessarily limited to such groups as:
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Anti-Hunger Advocates & Emergency Food Providers
16 Health Professionals, Advocates, Educators and Parents
17 Religious Organizations
Neighborhood or Community Organizations
18 Community Development Institutions
Community Gardeners
19 Farmers & Farmer's Market Stand Operators
20 Sustainable Agriculture Interests
Environmentalists
21 Food Retailers & Food Processing Industry Representatives
Labor Organizations
22 Public Transportation Entities
23 Representatives of Local Government Departments
Elected Officials
24 At-Large Representatives
25 SECTION 3. The Food Policy Council shall:
26 A. Act as an advisory council to the Mayor and Common Council on issues
27 involving improved family nutrition to under-served residents in the City of San Bernardino.
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I RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE SAN BERNARDINO GARDEN
2 COLLABORATIVE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL TO FORMULATE AND
3 RECOMMEND LONG-TERM FOOD POLICIES TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY IN
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
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5 B. Actively seek advice from community councils on nutrition and health
6 hunger advocacy organizations, the San Bernardino Unified School District, elected officials and
7 the general public for the purpose of making recommendations to the Mayor and Common
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Council on issues of concern regarding food security.
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10 C. Explore alternative funding possibilities to promote sustainability of the
11 San Bernardino Garden Collaborative, and the development and implementation of projects and
12 programs that would promote food security in the City of San Bernardino.
13 D. Hold public meetings to gather input on issues of concern regarding food
14 security with the general public and other interested individuals.
15 E prepare an annual report that gives recommendations to improve the lives
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17 of the residents of the City of San Bernardino, and a summary of activities for the previous
18 calendar year, for the Mayor and Common Council.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING THE SAN BERNARDINO GARDEN
2 COLLABORATIVE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL TO FORMULATE AND
RECOMMEND LONG-TERM FOOD POLICIES TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY IN
3 THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
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6 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
7 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a Meeting, thereof,
8 held on the day of , 2000, by the following vote, to wit:
g COUNCIL MEMBERS AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
10 ESTRADA
11 LIEN
12 MC GINNIS
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SCHNETZ
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15 SUAREZ
16 DEAN ANDERSON
17 MC CAMMACK
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19 Rachel Clark, Ci er
20 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this day of , 2000.
21 JUDITH VALLES, MAYOR
22 Approved as to form City of San Bernardino
23 and legal content:
24 James F. Penman
25 City Attorney
26 By: "
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