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Revise Community Action 44 and New Community Action (Section 6.2 Strengthening Local <br />Agriculture): <br />Ms. Mendoza moved to approve Revised Community Action 44 with the suggested <br />amendment of adding "... and Federal..." to the last bullet, so it reads: <br />Community Action 44: <br />"Strengthen #w local agriculture volue ehein through the following: <br />■ Develop a marketing brand for Hdmdkua products (Assist in the promotion of products <br />produced in Hdmdkua (GP 2.3(t)). <br />■ Support Farm to School/Farm to Table Programs, CSAs, and other local farm -to - <br />consumer initiatives, <br />■ Support and develop celebratory events that support agriculture (e.g., festivals, <br />rodeos, parades, community gathering events at farmers' markets, etc.). <br />■ Work to effectively manage or eradicate invasive species that impact agricultural <br />production. <br />■ Develop agricultural cooperatives to facilitate farming collaborations, cost- and <br />resource -sharing opportunities, provide a mechanism for marketing assistance and <br />educational opportunities, and coordinate with County, State, and Federal Agricultural <br />specialists. <br />■ Pursue the development of incubator community kitchens for the production of value- <br />added agricultural products." <br />New Community Action listed as 21 on page 12 in Revision Document #3 as presented: <br />New Community Action: <br />"To better address issues relatina to the Lower Hdmdkua Ditch: form a cooperative <br />community group (for example, a "Friends of the Lower Hdmdkua Ditch" group) composed <br />of adjacent landowners to the ditch and other affected parties to advocate to and <br />collaborate with the Department of Agriculture in developing a cooperative management <br />plan that would seek to resolve issues relating to water quality, water efficiency, ditch <br />maintenance, and to assess ditch trail access opportunities." <br />Second by Ms. Pahi'd. Motion passed with 7 votes aye and 0 votes nay. <br />iii. New County Action (Section 6.6 Revitalize Hamakua's Town Centers): <br />Mr. Carvalho moved to approve New County Action Policy listed as 22 on page 13 in Revision <br />Document #3 as presented with the amendment of replacing the word "Identified" with <br />"Examples of" to read: <br />New County Action: <br />"Develop underutilized private and public properties within existing towns to be used as <br />gathering places, community gardens, open squares and markets, auxiliary parking lots <br />Page 18 <br />