Meeting Date: 11/1/2022
AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
City Council Meeting
Department: Community Development
Prepared By: Adam Atamian, Deputy Community Development Director Subject:
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Agenda Item: 4F
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SITE AT 380
AVENIDA PICO (THE CITY'S WATER RECLAMATION PLANT PROPERTY) AS A POTENTIAL
LOCATION FOR AN EMERGENCY FOOD STORAGE UNIT
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Summary:
On June 28, 2022, the Public Safety Committee (PSC) approved forwarding a recommendation to the City Council to consider providing space at the City's Water Reclamation Plant located at 380 Avenida Pico for a food storage unit.
Background:
This item was presented at the City Council meeting of September 6, 2022. At that meeting, the Council directed staff to bring this item back for Council consideration after Councilmembers, either individually or in pairs, had an opportunity to meet with representatives of Abound Food Care (AFC).
Council members who were interested met recently with AFC to learn more about the operations of their organization and the food storage-unit program. As result, this item is being brought back for the Council's consideration.
As part of the PSC's 2021-2022 Annual Work Plan, the PSC received a special presentation by AFC related to disaster preparedness and planning, specifically methods to make food available for distribution during an emergency. The food-storage units are typically manufactured from shipping containers, measuring 20 ft. by 8 ft. by 8.5 ft.
Discussion:
AFC has worked with other local government agencies and organizations in Orange County to place emergency, food-storage units around the County. The meals inside would be available for distribution to the community in case of a natural disaster or other serious emergency. If no emergency occurs, the meals are distributed to local nonprofits at regular intervals, then new meals are prepared for storage in the unit.
AFC staff indicated to the PSC that they are looking for a location in San Clemente for placement of a food-storage unit. Attachment 1 provides a location map of the proposed area. AFC has grant funding to cover expenses related to the preparation of the food and provision of the food-storage unit, no costs of this program are required to be paid by the City. This consideration relates only to the approval of a location on City property for the potential placement of a food-storage unit at a date CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE Page 1 of 3 Printed on 10/27/2022
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