Commission on Food Security, Heritage, and Economy (CFSHE)

1) Documentation: Current Agenda Past Agendas Reports Current LAR Past LARs     Current Minutes and Audio Past Minutes and Audio

2) Description

The CFSHE shall have the following functions and purposes, to the extent that they are consistent with the City's strategic plan: (a) Advising the Mayor and Council on matters relating to food security, food heritage, and the food economy. (b) Providing a common forum to the member organizations for discussion and coordination of activities. (c) Fostering cooperation and efficiency among the member organizations. (d) Developing food access, food security, nutrition, and economic development goals and targets; liaison with other U.S. and international communities to identify best practices; recommending strategies to meet those goals and targets; and identifying potential funding or other resources to implement those strategies. (e) Promoting ideas, practices, and programs to increase access to healthy foods, increase demand and markets for locally-produced foods, improve local food distribution, reduce food waste, expand composting and other uses of food waste, expand food industry job opportunities, and expand food entrepreneur support. (f) Evaluating City policies and regulations for their impact on local food production, food access and security, and nutrition, and making recommendations to improve such policies and regulations. (g) At the discretion and express direction of the Mayor and Council, assuming and undertaking such other tasks or duties as would facilitate the goals and objectives of the Commission. ** 8-year term limit **

3) Maximum Number of Members

12

4) Meeting Location

To be provided.

5) Meeting Time

Meets as required.

6) Information Sheet

• Datapage

7) Members

Member	Role	Appointor	Classification
Ms. Loni Anderson	Member	Mayor and Council	Pima County Health Department Nominee
Mr. Ryan Clark	Member	Mayor and Council	Local First Arizona Nominee - Representing local restaurants/stores purchasing locally grown foods.
Ms. Joy Hought	Member	Mayor and Council	Native Seeds/SEARCH Nominee
Ms. Kara Jones	Member	Mayor and Council	Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona Nominee
Dr. Daniel McDonald	Member	Mayor and Council	University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Nominee
Mr. Robert Ojeda	Member	Mayor and Council	Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona Nominee
Ms. Rani Olson	Chairperson	Mayor and Council	Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance Nominee
Mr. Michael Peel	Member	Mayor and Council	Local First Arizona Nominee
Mr. Claudio Rodriguez	Member	Mayor and Council	Southwest Folklife Alliance / Tucson Meet Yourself Nominee
Mr. Erik Stanford	Member	Mayor and Council	Pima County Food Alliance Nominee
Dr. Douglas Taren	Member	Mayor and Council	University of Arizona College of Public Health Nominee

For further information please contact the City Clerk's Office at (520)791-4213.

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