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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 26, 2010 Page 2 a. Emergency Food Shelf Network in Roseville Mayor Klausing introduced Emergency Food Shelf Network (EFSN) Outreach Coordinator Sophia Lenarz-Coy, representing the Emergency Food Shelf Net- work, to alert the community to this recent resource addition to the community of Roseville. Ms. Lenarz-Coy provided a brief summary of the work of the Food Bank Network and their work with individuals and cooperative work with corpo- rations and area senior groups. Ms. Lenarz-Coy highlighted another program open to everyone regardless of their income bracket, entitled "Fare for All" (formerly Fair Share in existence for thirty years) with select products purchased cooperatively, trucked to a central location and displayed for purchase, allowing for better negotiated prices with wholesalers as more people participated, and providing fresh food and vegetables as well as quality meat items. Ms. Lenarz-Coy distributed information as a bench handout to Councilmembers, and staff and members of the public in attendance, advising that the Fare for All was currently available at Real Life Church, with this location sponsored by Love, Inc. since October of 2009. Ms. Lenarz-Coy asked for help in spreading the word to increase participation, which had not met with anticipated levels yet; and reite- rated that this program was open to all citizens as a community resource, and was volunteer operated, and encouraged everyone to stop in to check out this program offering select grocery items for approximately forty percent (40%) less than gro- cery stores. Ms. Lenarz-Coy advised that they were open the first Tuesday of each month at Real Life Church, 3453 Chatsworth Street N, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., with the next two dates being August 17 and September 14. At the request of Mayor Klausing, Ms. Lenarz-Coy advised interested citizens to contact Fare for All at 763-450-3880 for general information on all locations; or stop in person, with no need to order in advance; with information available on the web at www.emergencyfoodshelf.org or www.fareforall.org. Councilmember Pust asked for clarification about the distinction of their service and Keystone, with Ms. Lenarz-Coy advising that while they worked cooperative- ly with Keystone, the Keystone program was a food shelf where people filled out forms regarding their income status, and did not pay for the groceries received; but that the Fare for All program was a cooperative food purchasing program di- rectly from grocery wholesalers, with no income limits or questions asked. Councilmember Pust noted that there were a number of faith-based organizations in the area that provided free produce for neighborhoods and other organizations; as well as Farmers Markets offering nutritious produce at reduced rates. Ms. Lenarz-Coy noted that availability, with Fare for All providing ayear-round cooperative purchase program.