Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jim Eggemeyer, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Edible Food Recovery Program Update and Contracts
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt resolutions:
A) Authorizing an agreement with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley to provide services increasing the capacity and infrastructure for grocery rescue and redistribution as part of the Edible Recovery Program as required under CA SB 1383, for the term of January 28, 2020 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $624,988; and
B) Authorizing an agreement with Pacifica Resource Center to provide services increasing the capacity and infrastructure for grocery rescue and redistribution in their service area as part of the Edible Food Recovery Program as required under CA SB 1383, for the term of January 28, 2020 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $219,163; and
C) Authorizing an agreement with Nuestra Casa East Palo Alto to provide services increasing the capacity and infrastructure for grocery rescue and redistribution in their service area as part of the Edible Food Recovery Program as required under CA SB 1383, for the term of January 28, 2020 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $492,240; and
D) Authorizing an agreement with Fresh Approach to provide public education and outreach about food waste prevention and food preservation, for the term of January 28, 2020 through June 30, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $312,630.
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BACKGROUND:
According to Get Healthy San Mateo County, 30 to 40 percent of San Mateo County residents are food insecure. People experiencing food insecurity have a limited or uncertain ability to acquire nutritionally adequate foods. At the same time, there is a significant amount of food wasted in the county. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, 20 percent of the municipal waste stream in this country is food. Not only...
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