Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan, Seattle, Washington

Jurisdiction Name: Seattle
State/Province: WA
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 608,660
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: Web
Policy type: plan
Year: 2016
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Keywords: climate change, comprehensive plan, culture, development, distribution, economy, education, employment, environment, equitable, health, infrastructure, land use, local, plan update, transportation
Adopting Government Department(s):

Seattle City Council

Lead Implementing Entity(s): n/a
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: Unknown
Funding Sources: Seattle City Council
Policy Outcome(s):

The City of Seattle first adopted this Comprehensive Plan in 2016 but has made amendments in subsequent years. The 2019 adopted version of the plan outlines policies and strategies for both the entire city and neighborhoods. Goals of the Comprehensive Plan include: maintaining a vibrant city with livable urban neighborhoods and concentrations of development where residents have access to employment, transportation, and other needs-meeting services; accommodating city expected growth while maintaining/enhancing community identity; maintaining the city’s cultural identity and heritage while promoting economic opportunities, environmental benefits and benefits of preservation; create an interconnected city where people have reliable, easy-to-use, and affordable travel options that contribute to a safer city; provide fair and equal housing for all people in Seattle that is affordable, healthy, safe and environmentally sustainable; provide capital facilities that contribute to a high degree of personal and public health and safety, are equitably distributed based on Seattle’s Race and Justice principles while meeting different needs across individuals and communities, and support a resilient natural environment while building community; foster healthy forest and water habitats and ensure that the environmental benefits and minimized burdens are equitably distributed. All goals and objectives of the plan are driven by “Seattle’s Core Values:” race and social equity, environmental stewardship, community, and economic opportunity and security.

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Local Food Action Plan, Columbus, Ohio

Jurisdiction Name: Columbus
State/Province: OH
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality/County
Population: 879,170 (city of Columbus)
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: WebPDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2016
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Keywords: city, collaboration, community engagement, coordination, development, economic development, education, food affordability, food waste, food waste reduction, healthy food, healthy food access, intersectoral collaboration, local food, nutrition education, partnership, waste
Adopting Government Department(s):

Columbus City Council and the Franklin County Board of Commissioners

Lead Implementing Entity(s): City-County Joint Local Food Team (Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Economic Development and Planning)
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: n/a
Funding Sources: n/a
Policy Outcome(s):

This plan was first conceptualized in 2014 by the Local Food Action Plan Project Team, consisting of staff from Columbus Public Health, Franklin County Economic Development & Planning, and Local Matters, a local community nonprofit. The planning process consisted of three phases: (1) current conditions and visioning; (2) policy and program recommendations; and (3) plan development, and included public comment during each phase of development. The Local Food Action Plan is explicitly intended to inform public policy development and influence programming and community collaboration. The plan consists of four main goals: (1) enhance coordination and communication among existing food resources and agencies; (2) improve access to and education about healthy food, affordable food, and local food; (3) increase the role of food in economic development; and (4) prevent food-related waste. These four goal areas contain a total of 27 specific action items, each of which includes current status (e.g., new work, in process, etc.), organization currently working toward each action, objectives, starting steps, potential measures to evaluate implementation, and resources (existing and required).

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Cleveland Climate Action Plan (2018 Update), Cleveland, Ohio

Jurisdiction Name: Cleveland
State/Province: OH
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 385,525
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2018
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Keywords: climate, climate change, climate resiliency, community engagement, economic development, economic viability, environment, environmental projects, environmental quality, environmental sustainability, equitable, food access, plan, sustainability, waste
Adopting Government Department(s):

Cleveland City Council

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Climate Action Advisory Committee; Mayor's Office of Sustainability
Support Entity(s):

City of Cleveland; Brendle Group; Cleveland Neighborhood Progress; ioby; The Racial Equity Institute; BrownFlynn; Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative; University at Buffalo

Funding Amount: $104,000 total for one year
Funding Sources: Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, the George Gund Foundation, and the Cleveland Foundation
Policy Outcome(s):

This plan provides a comprehensive update on the climate action plan launched by the City of Cleveland in 2013. While many of the focus areas have remained the same over the course of the five years, this plan focuses on scaling up the strategies currently in place in order to increase access to those most in need. Attention was given into “equitably-driven sustainability and climate action,” through an community engagement process, which includes workshops, demographic diversity, and the joint identification of climate priorities by city officials and community residents. The priorities identified by city officials and community residents (i.e., social and racial equity; good jobs, green jobs; climate resilience; and business leadership) were addressed in each of the plan’s primary focus areas: energy efficiency and green building; clean energy; sustainable transportation; clean water and vibrant green space; and more local food, less waste. The latter point, which focuses on local food sourcing and waste reduction, is meant to achieve three specific goals (i.e., encouraging waste reduction and diversion in homes and businesses; reduce food waste and hunger; and enhance the local food system and resident access to high quality, affordable, healthy food) while increasing equity, access, economic viability, climate resiliency, and leadership.

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PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York, 2011 Update

Jurisdiction Name: New York
State/Province: NY
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 8,175,133
Population Range: 1 million or more
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2011
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Keywords: access, community garden, distribution, farm, farmers market, farmers market expansion at community garden sites, farming, food access, food distribution, food retail, food transport, food waste, food waste reduction, healthy food, healthy food access, healthy food retail, plan update, retail, school, school garden, school gardens, sustainability, sustainability plan, sustainable farming techniques, transport, waste, watershed agricultural council
Adopting Government Department(s):

New York City Council

Lead Implementing Entity(s): New York City Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning And Sustainability, New York City Mayor's Office of Recovery and Resiliency
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: not available
Funding Sources: not available
Policy Outcome(s):

Published pursuant to Local Law 17 of 2008; established food as one of several cross-cutting topics; food policy initiatives are integrated throughout the plan: housing and neighborhoods, parks and public space, brownfields, water supply, transportation, and solid waste; plan established goals and strategies related to healthy food access, healthy food retail, farmers market expansion at community garden sites, school gardens, Watershed Agricultural Council, sustainable farming techniques, food distribution and transport, food waste reduction for food-related businesses.

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Urban Agriculture Policy Plan

Jurisdiction Name: Minneapolis
State/Province: MN
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 392,880
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2011
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Keywords: agriculture, commercial, commercial urban agriculture, community garden, farm, farmers market, food production, land inventory, market garden, noncommercial, noncommercial urban agriculture, production, urban, urban agriculture, urban agriculture plan, urban farm
Adopting Government Department(s):

Minneapolis City Council

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development, Homegrown Minneapolis
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: not available
Funding Sources: not available
Policy Outcome(s):

incorporated into the City

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Baltimarket Grant Agreement

Jurisdiction Name: Baltimore
State/Province: MD
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 620,961
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: grant agreement
Year: 2014
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food security
Keywords: SNAP, affordability, corner store, culturally appropriate, food access, food desert, food infrastructure, grocery store, health, healthy corner store program, healthy eating, healthy food, institution, school, seniors, supermarket
Adopting Government Department(s):

Baltimore City Council

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Maryland Community Health Resources Commission
Support Entity(s):

Baltimore City Health Department

Funding Amount: $275,000
Funding Sources: Baltimore City Council
Policy Outcome(s):

Provided funding through February 28, 2015 to implement the Baltimarket Healthy Stores project, a suite of community-based programs that aim to improve the health and wellness of Baltimore City residents and includes the Virtual Supermarket Program and the Neighborhood Food Advocates Initiative.

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Philadelphia Food Charter

Jurisdiction Name: Philadelphia
State/Province: PA
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 1,526,006
Population Range: 1 million or more
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: charter
Year: 2008
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food security
Keywords: access, affordability, agriculture, buy local, food access, food charter, food infrastructure, food production, food security, food system, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy food access, infrastructure, local, local food, non-binding policy, philadelphia food charter, production, sustainability, sustainable food, urban, urban agriculture
Adopting Government Department(s):

Philadelphia City Council

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Philadelphia Mayor
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: not applicable
Funding Sources: not applicable
Policy Outcome(s):

Articulated the City’s commitment to supporting a food system that benefits the community, economy and environment.  Additionally, it mentions the intention to establish a Food Policy Council.

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Multnomah Food Action Plan

Jurisdiction Name: Multnomah
State/Province: OR
Country: United States
Type of Government: County
Population: 735,332
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: WebPDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2010
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Keywords: collaboration, food policy, food policy coordinator, food policy council, health, sustainability
Adopting Government Department(s):

Multnomah County Office of Sustainability

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Multnomah Food Initiative
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: n/a
Funding Sources: n/a
Policy Outcome(s):

Identified four action areas containing 16 goals and 65 community-wide collaborative actions for local government, businesses, non-profit organizations, faith communities, and learning institutions; offered 40 actions for individual community members whose daily choices or lack of choices in what to eat, where to shop, and how to become an advocate for change.

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Healthy Communities Wyandotte: Recommendations for a Better Future

Jurisdiction Name: Wyandotte County
State/Province: KS
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality/County
Population: 161,777
Population Range: 50,000 to 249,999
Policy Links: PDF
Policy type: plan
Year: 2010
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food security
Keywords: community health, education, health promoting, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy food access, incentives, infrastructure, nutrition education, public health, school garden, zoning ordinance
Adopting Government Department(s):

Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas

Lead Implementing Entity(s): Healthy Communities Wyandotte Steering Committee
Support Entity(s):

Community Action Teams

Funding Amount: n/a
Funding Sources: n/a
Policy Outcome(s):

The coalition convened “Action Teams” in select focus areas to create recommended strategies for improved health in the county. The Action Teams strive to improve Wyandotte County’s food environment so that all residents can and want to eat healthy food by recommending changes in the realms of communication, environmental infrastructure, education, nutrition, and health services.

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Community Garden Funding, Proposition C – Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund, Charter Amendment

Jurisdiction Name: San Francisco City and County
State/Province: CA
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality/County
Population: 827,420
Population Range: 250,000 to 999,999
Policy Links: WebPDF
Policy type: charter amendment
Year: 2000
GFC Topic: community food connections, community food production, community food security
Keywords: budget, charter amendment, community garden, fund, general fund, open space, open space fund, parks, parks and recreation, property tax, proposition, proposition c, public funds, recreation, tax
Adopting Government Department(s):

City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Lead Implementing Entity(s): San Francisco Recreation and Park Department
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: minimum allocation of $150,000 for support and maintenance of community gardens
Funding Sources: General Fund, Open Space Program Funds
Policy Outcome(s):

San Francisco voters approved Proposition C, which amended the San Francisco Charter to reallocate the Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund – property tax funding sources that might otherwise be subsumed by the General Fund for the operation and capital improvements associated with the recreation and park system – to include a minimum of $150,000 for community gardens, and extend the Fund through Fiscal Year 2030-2031; Fund sets aside $0.025 for each $100 assessed in property tax valuation for the City to purchase open space, recreation facilities, and maintain or renovate properties acquired under the program

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