Body: Council Type: Budget Meeting: Public Date: 2023 Collection: Budgets Municipality: Frontenac County
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Jannette Amini Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk 2069 Battersea Road Glenburnie, Ontario K0H 1S0 September 12, 2023 To the Frontenac County Council; On behalf of the Food Policy Council for Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, we wish to thank you for your service to our communities. The purpose of the FPC is to create a more secure, accessible, and sustainable food system in our region, working on commitments related to: • Celebrating community and culture • Promoting the health of individuals, families and our community • Improving education • Protecting our environment • Upholding social justice • Fostering economic sustainability As you may recall, the FPC is tasked with advancing and implementing the Food Charter, which was endorsed by the County in 2012. Our recent work has included working with the provincial government to advance school food programs, and initiating a food asset mapping project with assistance from Queen’s University students. This year, our major project is to develop a draft community food security report card which will provide baseline data as to where the KFL region stands currently with local food systems and food security. This report will assist the County in measuring progress in its goal of supporting small business, including ag and food-related businesses. It also strongly support the City of Kingston strategic goal of developing a community food strategy. We look forward to working on these projects with the support of Frontenac County, and thank you for appointing Bilol Saunders as your representative on our Council. In the past, Council has provided financial support in the amount of $500, which helps us to maintain our website at www.foodpolicyKFLA.ca and promote our community events. We hope we can count on your continued support in 2024. Please contact us at your convenience if you have any questions about the FPC or suggestions for more ways we can be involved in food policy development throughout Frontenac County. Best regards, Co-Chairs Dr. Rupa Patel rupa.patel@queensu.ca Sarah Keyes sarahkkeyes@gmail.com Ellen Mortfield ellen.mortfield@sfcsc.ca
