F. Reports to Committee
Work Group Reports
- Food Access, Relief & Economic Support – Jamie Bugel
Compiling recommendations for SEED and PIE grant applications.
- Food Plan – Marcia Caton Campbell
Awaiting word from USDA on the Regional Food System Partnership grant submitted.
County budget amendment passed in Environment, Agriculture, & Natural Resources
Committee for $50K pandemic food assessment proposal.
- Regional Agriculture & Food Sovereignty – Sheena Tesch
Still working on agricultural lease recommendations for the city.
Staff Reports
- City of Madison – George Reistad
Madison Public Market
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Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant -- still waiting for a decision as it
winds its way through their construction, environmental, and legal teams for review but
should be hearing something regarding next steps this week or next
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Beginning to look into and cursorily prepare apps for various ARPA funding sources
to assist with capital and operational project costs – more to come as this becomes
solidified
Healthy Retail Access Program (HRAP) Evaluation Project
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Continuing to meet as a core team weekly
Data analysis process beginning; continuing to collect surveys
Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI)
MOU passed Common Council last night – allows City to contract with MGI to receive
funding for initial admin costs
Resolution also authorizes team to execute agreements needed to get the project
moving e.g. multi-partner collaboration agreement, etc
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City Staff Core Team continues to meet weekly
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Project is progressing and we are on the cusp of hiring a program manager and local
research fellow through UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty.
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Task Force Core team also meets weekly
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Advisory Task Force continues to meet monthly and provide input on research
domains, hiring preferences/requirements, and program implementation strategies
Truman Olson
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Working to secure a grocer for the space; starting with initial RFP respondents and
going from there regarding selection
- Public Health Madison & Dane County – Nick Heckman
Updates delivered regarding on the prevailing COVID-19 situation for Dane County.
- Dane County – Jess Guffey Calkins
The Dane County Executive’s 2022 budget was released Oct 1. The budget proposal
includes continued funding in the Extension budget for FairShare CSA Partner Shares,
Healthy Food For All, Pollinator program, Anderson Farm County Park, and carry-forward
funding for the Dane County Food Council and the Organic Conversion Pilot Program. It
also includes continued funding in the Office of Equity & Inclusion budget for PIE-Food
Project grants ($20K) and increased funding in the Department of Human Services
budget for the Double Dollars program (increased from $25K to $37.5K, which matches
the City of Madison contribution). There will be a public hearing on the budget on Oct 20
(6pm); next, the Personnel & Finance Committee prepares recommendations between
Oct 25-Nov 3; and the final county board budget deliberations start Nov 8 (concluding
either Nov 8, 10, or 11).