*Authorize grant agreement with Cascadia Policy Solutions PLLC for a total amount not to exceed $75,000 as part of the City's participation in the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment, a multi-state food waste reduction project

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: Through a Memorandum of Understanding, the states of California, Oregon and Washington, the Canadian Province of British Columbia, the Counties of Alameda (CA) and King (WA), the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, and Cascadia Policy Solutions, the World Wildlife Fund, ReFED, and WRAP have agreed to continue to jointly implement the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment Project (PCFWC) to reduce food waste in all food business sectors via voluntary agreements and technical assistance. Between 25 and 40 percent of all food grown or imported into the U.S. and Canada for human consumption is wasted. Food waste accounts for 20 percent of natural resource use, including water, land and fertilizer and contributes 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, 40 million Americans and 4 million Canadians are food insecure. Project Drawdown, the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming, ranked food waste reduction as the first most effective solution out of 100 solutions evaluated. At the Global Climate Action Summit in 2018, Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC) participating state and local governments made a commitment to: 1) adopt the same target of reducing food waste 50 percent by 2030; 2) emphasize prevention of wasted food by adopting prevention-specific goals and targets; 3) set 2015 as the regional baseline to measure overall progress towards this PCC and international goal; and 4) engage with food businesses to align goals and maximize reductions through commitments, measurements and actions. The complexity, scale and scope of reducing wasted food by 50 percent far exceeds the capacity of the City’s resources (staff, funding and expertise). By contributing to this project, the City is able to leverage funding across governmental, nonprofit and private philanthropic funding sources. To meet these goals, the City of Portland continues, together with PCFWC project participating governments, in contributing grant funding this project. The City will provide $75,000 with $25,000 per year for a three-year period (2023, 2024 and 2025). NOW THEREFORE, The Council directs: The BPS Director is hereby authorized to execute the agreement attached as Exhibit A. BPS is authorized to perform all administrative matters in relation to the grant application, grant agreement or amendments, requests for reimbursement from the grantor, and to submit required grant documents on the Mayor’s behalf. The BPS Director is authorized to execute amendments to the Agreement, provided such modifications do not increase the City’s financial obligation or risk. Any modifications that increase the City’s financial obligation or risk must be authorized by the City Council. The City Council waives the competitive application process required in FIN 2.04 – Budget. This is a multi-government agreement whereas the Pacific Coast Collaborative is uniquely positioned to carry out this work. Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because a delay could jeopardize the Grantee’s ability to perform the activities authorized by the grant; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.