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<br />ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. ________ <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE LANE COUNTY <br />FOOD POLICY COUNCIL. <br /> <br /> The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> <br /> A. <br />Food is one of the basic necessities of life and access to safe, nutritious, <br />affordable, adequate and culturally appropriate food is the basis for a healthy, productive <br />community. <br /> <br />B. <br /> Food production, processing, distribution, retail, consumption and related <br />business activities have historically been, and continue to be, a vital part of the Lane County <br />community. <br /> <br />C. <br /> Lane County is home to high-quality farmland and other natural resources <br />necessary for the production of food, and there is untapped potential to feed hungry people, <br />generate sustainable income for local producers and bring locally grown food to local consumers <br />and world markets. <br /> <br />D. <br /> Unacceptable numbers of Lane County residents are suffering from diet related <br />diseases, are unaware of basic food nutrition, safety, preparation and production information, or <br />are hungry or at risk of hunger. <br /> <br />E. <br /> A number of state, county and city governmental programs and operations address <br />food, nutrition, agriculture, education and economic development matters, but there is not <br />currently comprehensive food planning. <br /> <br />F. <br /> A partnership of local organizations, businesses and community members are <br />dedicated to the creation of a Lane County Food Policy Council and have worked on such a <br />concept for over a year. <br /> <br />G. <br /> A community-based food policy council which engages public and private entities <br />and citizens in the discussion of food and agricultural issues, identification of priority policies <br />and actions and the education of public and private sectors about food issues can provide <br />significant improvement to Lane County’s food system. <br /> <br />H. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners of Lane County endorsed the creation of a <br />community-based Lane County Food Policy Council on April 13, 2005. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Resolution - Page 1 of 2 <br />L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M061113\S0611133C-attA.DOC <br /> <br />