Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Cassius Lockett, PhD, Director, Public Health, Policy and Planning
Subject: Agreement with the Community Alliance with Family Farmers for Network Management Services for the San Mateo County Food System Alliance
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Community Alliance with Family Farmers to implement Network Management Services for the San Mateo County Food System Alliance for the term January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $375,000.
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BACKGROUND:
Since its formation in November 2006 as the first Food System Alliance (Alliance) in California, the San Mateo County Food System Alliance (SMFSA) has been working to bring together stakeholders, partners, and all the parts of the local food system into a cohesive group capable of creating an ever healthier and more vibrant local food economy.
The SMFSA relies on local perspectives, ranging from coastside farmers and fishermen to bayside community service workers struggling against poverty and obesity. SMFSA is also the first Alliance in California to seat both the County's Agricultural Commissioner and its Public Health Officer, creating a unique opportunity to link local food production to healthy citizens and improve food system coordination.
DISCUSSION:
On July 9, 2018, Public Health, Policy and Planning released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a contractor to provide Network Manager Services to manage the SMFSA. Since the RFP resulted in only one qualified contractor responding, the RFP review committee selected Community Alliance for Family Farmers (CAFF) to provide this service to the County.
County Health and County Office of Sustainability (OOS) are committed to creating a sustainable food system that ensures a vibrant agricultural community and that all residents have ac...
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