Decision - Refresh of the Brighton & Hove Food Strategy

142.1    Councillor West introduced the report and stated that it outlined the refreshed Brighton & Hove Food Strategy which the council was being asked to endorse as one of the partner organisations to the development of the strategy.  He noted that it had a number of long-term aims and ambitious objectives and sought to support the Sustainable Community Strategy.  He also wished to thank the Food Partnership and officers involved in the revision of the strategy.

142.2    The Chair welcomed the report and stated that he felt a previous councillor, Joyce Edmond-Smith had been at the heart of the process and did a lot of work at the very start to take the idea of a strategy forward and make it the great success that it had become.

142.3    Councillor G. Theobald welcomed the report and supported the Chair’s comments and hoped that the aims and objectives would be delivered in due course.  He also suggested that it would be helpful if the Food Partnership sought to develop a working partnership with the National Park Authority.

142.4    Councillor Mitchell welcomed the report and queried whether it was intended to offer any discount to community allotments as was the case for other allotment holders.

142.5    Councillor West stated that he was happy to raise the question of partnership working with the National Park Authority and would provide a written response to Councillor Mitchell on the question of community allotments.

142.6    RESOLVED:

(1)   That the overall strategy as outlined in appendix 1 to the report be endorsed and commits to the actions identified under the remit of the city council as detailed in appendix 2 to the report;

(2)   That the role that food plays in meeting the citywide outcomes outlined in the strategy, as detailed in appendix 3 to the report be acknowledged; and

(3)   That the importance of the Food Partnership as the organisation that drives forward the delivery of the Food Strategy and action plan be recognised.