Call this meeting of Community Affairs Committee to order. I'm Allie Brown, chair of the committee. We're going to have the members and then we will get started starting from the left. Thank you. MADAM Chair, pollen, a district. 22. Thank you. MADAM Chair, Christian Jones District 18. Thank you. MADAM Chair. Run, give some district Thank you. MADAM Chair, Roberts circ for. Thank you guys. I am Ali Brown District 10. We have 2 things on our docket proposal. Number 47 in proposal number, 48, the first proposal number. 47 reappoint Kate, how to the Indianapolis Community Food Access Advisory Commission. And Katie is be here today, which is wonderful. Thank you so much, Kate. Could we have you come up and to the microphone? This is this is a reappointment and you guys can see her information here. But can you
just tell us a little bit about why enjoyed your time on the on the committee and why you'd like to continue. Sure. I actually I'm not sure what materials you have. So I'm just gonna tell you who I am briefly. I'm the executive director of an organization called Hunger Network and we're a coalition of organizations, agencies and corporations working and food, security, food, insecurity in our community. And then we called the greater Indianapolis area. So Indianapolis and surrounding counties and being on the Food Access Advisory Commission has allowed me to share the food insecurity, peace with other folks working on food It's not just food security through food, pantries and meal sites, but other folks on the commission are working on urban, agriculture and retail grocers, making sure that food
deserts have access to food. So we're bringing together people from all different sectors of the food system to work together and better policy and better programs to feed our cities. So it feels like important work. It's not easy, I've enjoyed my time. And I feel like we've really just gotten started since it was a new commission when I was appointed and I hope to be able to continue that work with the group. Fantastic counselors. Do we have any questions? With no questions? Do I have any motions? Gansa Thank you, MADAM Chair. I could you tell us some of the things that you guys are considering on the board in what the future planning look like for long term goals. Yeah. So we developed for priority areas with the first is a food equity plan, public ally is working on this year through the city's Office of
Public Health and Safety. The second is to work on better access to federal nutrition programs for residents of the city. So helping people, learn if they're eligible for snap and wic school, free school meals, things like that and help access those programs. If they're able. Supporting urban agriculture and that could be through a zoning changing zoning laws or access to water. Lot of people are trained to farm in abandoned lots and there is no water access to those Caring jugs of water in their cars to be able to farm. And let me think what the fa the 4th one is the food have, which I believe Juli Burns came to talk with you about earlier this year. So trying to improve access to low-cost groceries and urban agriculture, commodities in local markets, Make sure that we have high quality food in all of neighborhoods in our
city. Wonderful. Thank Councils. Any other questions. Do I have a motion? Council Gibson? MADAM Chair. I move that we suppose number 47, which appoints Kate, how to the Indianapolis community Food Access Advisory Commission to the Full Council for final adoption. Second, it. The with the with the motion and a Any other comments counselors. Okay. Good to Tippecanoe. You ready for the vote? All those in favor of sending propose a number. 47 of the do pass recommendation to the full council meeting say Aye, Any opposed. Propose a number. 47 will be sent with the do pass recommendation. Thank you so much, Kate, for joining I appreciate it. Okay, councilors. We're not going propose a number. 48 which proved reappoint Tasha Ahmed to the Indianapolis Community Food Access Advisory
Commission is Tasha here. Just making sure counselors, how would you like to proceed? Council earning anything? Comments Yeah, I personally would like to postpone or to the next meeting just because her her attendance. She's she has missed more than she's made. And I just would like to hear from are in better understand why that might be the grid. Councilor Gibson. Did you have comment on Know I was gonna question her attendance rate to an end. Not here tonight. This the message as maybe she's not answers. I don't know what that means, but I think we have further. Okay. Well, with that and I would ask can we make sure that we email and reach out to her? Make sure she knows needs to be here for next meeting. So can I get a motion to send
proposal? 48 to next month. COUNCILMAN, thank you, MADAM Chair. I would move to postpone proposal. Number 48 to the next meeting of the Community Affairs Committee meeting. Proposes been moved in second. Any other comments. Okay. We'll take a vote. All those in favor of sending proposal. 48 down the road to next month say Aye. Any opposed. That's it. Thank you so much council. That's all we have tonight. Meeting is