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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	May 9, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Healthy Retail

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/09/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

Contact:

Enid Mendoza, (925) 655-2051

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: May 9, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE report on the topic of healthy options at points of sale in retail stores in unincorporated areas of the County,

DISCUSS the healthy retail policy considerations and workplan recommendations for healthy food options in aforementioned retail store checkout areas, and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

PROVIDE direction to staff on the best approaches to address the issues presented, including consideration of directing Contra Costa Health Services Public Health Division staff to request guidance and legal support from County Counsel on the drafting of an ordinance for further Board consideration.

FISCAL IMPACT:

At this time, the fiscal impact would be costs associated with staff time needed to continue the work on any policy options and workplan direction provided by the Board. Public Health staff costs are already budgeted.

BACKGROUND:

At the May 24, 2022 Board of Supervisors meeting, Healthy Options at Point of Sale (HOPS) youth advocates and Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) presented information and recommendations for healthy food options in the retail environment of unincorporated Contra Costa County. The presentation concluded with a unanimous Board vote to refer to the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) the topic of Healthy Options at Point of Sale so that the Health Services Department's Public Health Division, in collaboration with the HOPS youth advocates, could look further into the issues presented and prepare policy or ordinance recommendations for the full Board's consideration.

On February 27, 2023, Contra Costa Health Services Public Health staff, HOPS youth advocates, and BACR made a joint presentation to the FHS Committee with FHS Chair Anderson directing staff to solicit feedback to retailers about the proposed policy options and return to the full Board for further discussion. The attached report and presentation seek to provide supplementary information regarding the health benefits of Healthy Retail and offer considerations for action to be reviewed by the full Board of Supervisors.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Board does not receive the report, discuss the topics presented, and provide further direction to staff, Public Health Division staff will not know the full Board's position and recommendations on how to best address the health disparity issues community advocates have raised.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speakers: Tim James, California Grocers Association, Luis Hernandez. CONTINUED to May 16, 2023.