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Home My WebLink About04.b. RECEIVE AGLANTIS/COCO SAN SUSTAINABLE FARM 2021 ANNUAL REPORT AND UPDATE Page 1 of 24 Item 4.b. id%` CENTRAL SAN April 22, 2022 TO: REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING COMMITTEE FROM: DANEA GEMMELL, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION MANAGER REVIEWED BY: JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES KENTON L.ALM, DISTRICT COUNSEL ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER SUBJECT: RECEIVE AGLANTIS/COCCI SAN SUSTAINABLE FARM 2021 ANNUAL REPORT AND UPDATE Central San approved the Lease Agreement with AgLantis for the CoCo San Sustainable Farm Project (Farm) on April 17, 2014, with a 10-year term that expires on April 16, 2024. The terms of the Lease provide for an Annual Report and an updated Business and Strategic Plan to be submitted annually by April 1 st of each year. AgLantis submitted its 2021 Annual Report on March 13, 2022 and included its planned activities for the following year as required. In 2020 AgLantis submitted a 5-Year Plan with performance metrics, which was approved by the Board. The following categories provides the planned goal and 2021 performance. Food Equity Goal: "We are going to change our focus to developing the field crops, because of the extraordinary increased need for food, with expected national food shortages. Over the next five years we hope to put about 8-10 acres of crops into production. That requires irrigation to be installed, beds to be cut, developed, weeded, planted, maintained, harvested and distributed." Performance: AgLantis has increased its farm plantings and installation of irrigation from half acre in 2020 to over an acre of the 14.8-acre site for 2021, which resulted in an increased donation of from 25,000 pounds to over 40,000 pounds of produce to non profits Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank (501c3) and Mt. Diablo High School (Cindy Gershen's Nutrition Program). Education Goal: "We will continue to educate the community through social media outreach. If possible, we will have interns this summer and every summer. If possible, we will continue on farm educational events and presentations in the community. We teach our volunteers and we plan to continue to involve hundreds of people, if the public health situation allows." April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 13 of 39 Page 2 of 24 Performance: Over thousand community members volunteered including several hundred high school volunteers, who came in groups and with their parents to work the farm as a safe activity during the Covid pandemic.Additionally, about 60 students came on different days with a Biology/AP Biology teacher to plant 60 citrus trees including lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit. Environment Goal: "We will continue to practice regenerative agriculture to demonstrate the value of these practices. We will continue to teach the community methods that they can protect the environment and about other environmental protection issues such as recycled water. If possible, we will continue to have students engaged at the farm and demonstrate Integrated Pest Management and other sound environmental practices." Performance: "AgLantis collaborated with the Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District and Xerces Society and planted two large areas of endangered Monarch butterfly habitat. AgLantis demonstrates and teaches volunteers sustainable methods that decrease GHG emissions and sequester carbon. The farm demonstrates that recycled water is fantastic for growing fresh produce.AgLantis used no additional fertilizers because Central San's recycled water has Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium and micronutrients needed to sustain plant health. Our produce and herbs were vigorous and lush." Dr. Carolyn Phinney was awarded a Leadership in Sustainability for the farm by Sustainable Contra Costa and a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from Congressman Mark DeSaulnier's office. Economic Development and Job Training Goal: "We also hope that we will be able to erect the Solar Light greenhouse and begin to equip and start some operations. Full operation will necessitate connecting to an energy source, probably a PG&E pole on the North end of the farm. Irrigation to the greenhouse must be installed to operate." Performance: Funded by the 2021 Summer Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act(WIOA) Internship, Mt. Diablo Unified School District's (MDUSD) WIOA assigned AgLantis a paid High School student who completed his third year of work at the farm. He obtained high school and college credits with our help and graduated from high school in 2021 and went on to continue college at Diablo Valley College as a Diamante Scholar. Strategic Plan Tie-In GOAL ONE: Customer and Community Strategy 1—Deliver high-quality customer service, Strategy 2—Maintain a positive reputation ATTACHMENTS: 1.AgLantis 2021 Annual Report submitted on April 15, 2022 2. Presentation April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 14 of 39 Page 3 of 24 AgLantis: CoCo San Sustainable Farm ANNUAL REPORT April 1, 2022 REPORTING PERIOD: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 PROGRAM OVERVIEW AgLantis and the CoCo San Sustainable Farm have four major foci: 1) Food Equity and Public Health 2) Environment 3) Education 4) Economic Development and Job Training I ' 3T4'W 7 1 YVIOq l 223AgX3 # , :. V010i M1 A a - a 1 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 15 of 39 Page 4 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 1) Food Equity and Public Health We had about 300,000 hungry or nutritionally challenged people in Contra Costa County before the pandemic. This has nearly doubled in the last year of the pandemic. Approximately 1 out of 6 residents of Contra Costa County receive food assistance from the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank. Poor nutrition is rampant among disadvantaged populations and the cost of fresh (especially organic) produce is rapidly increasing and becoming unaffordable to families in need. Urban farming with recycled water which is otherwise wasted, can provide a fresh produce to feed those suffering from hunger and poor nutrition. One of the primary purposes of the CoCo San Sustainable Farm is to grow fresh produce for donation to the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank, and/or local non-profits who distribute food to poor, and/or local schools and students needing food. Although in the future we might raise funding by having a subscription CSA box (Community Supported Agriculture) or by receiving a small price per pound from the Food Bank, we have chosen to donate and not sell any produce. Harvest Donated: We L spent early years on the ' 1 farm building soil, because ' a this land was aAL ' clean fill project of r minerals with topsoil taken z away, hence it was bereft --�, of organic material. We covered the farm with two feet of mulch and one foot of organic horse manure (carbon and nitrogen) and - �r A .i t� r waited for rain, microbes and organisms to break down this "compost lasagna" to create a planting medium. Finally, in fall 2018 after drought years, we just irrigated, planted and recycled water helped break down the materials we had added as amendments. Our years of ecological restoration provided fertile soil. Productivity that was greater than normal for an urban farm. We grew a wide variety of crops including: cucumbers zucchini, winter squash, tomatoes, potatoes, kale, lettuce, pumpkins, 2 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 16 of 39 Page 5 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 chard, peppers, eggplant, cabbage, broccoli, Romanesco, cauliflower, leeks, green onions, parsley, sage, thyme, dill, basil, rosemary and other herbs. Crops flourished in our amended soil and grew abundantly in recycled water. The quality of the produce was very good. Our first year of production (late 2018-2019) we donated over 12,000 pounds of produce from 1/4 acre. Our second year in production (2020), we doubled the land cultivated and donated over 25,000 pounds of fresh produce. In 2021 we increased planted crop land to over an acre and donated over 40,000 pounds of fresh produce to the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank (501c3) and Mt. Diablo High School (Cindy Gershen's Nutrition Program). Several hundred pounds of "ugly vegetables" were given to community member volunteers. We used regenerative agriculture methods (organic, no-till, Integrated-Pest-Management, cover crops, hedgerows, etc.), which focus on increasing carbon sequestration in soil and production. � . 4 , f _ r y V 1 x c ��``�`s: �'�� ■tom��. � -�E 3 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 17 of 39 Page 6 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 pal Our productivity is higher than regular organic f farming because we are using regenerative farming methods. Extrapolating to growing field crops on about 10 acres (5 acres for buildings, irrigation pipes, water tanks for fire, roads and other infrastructure), we expect to grow and donate hundreds of thousands of pounds of produce when in full production. The Solar Light •, � ' Greenhouse should increase that estimate when fully productive. y I W• wr ! y : r E. •� � 'J��:'i} 1 'at — wr.' •iii'-"'.� 1, - � '` 'F 'a. lL 4 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 18 of 39 Page 7 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 2) ENVIRONMENT: Protection and Enhancement Ecological Restoration, Fertility and Hydrology: The years we spent taking barren dirt andbuilding soil fertility and restoring the hydrology of the barren dirt that was imported from all over the county prior to our taking possession of the property have paid off. Now, the soil is rich in organic matter and very fertile, productive and holds much more water. r <y .��• ,,: s � f�� anew.. _ ' ."�__ r 'f Cover Crops: The perennial mustard crop self-seeding and thriving.. Carbon Sequestration in Soil. AgLantis demonstrates and teaches sustainable methods that decrease GHG emissions and sequester carbon. We use principles of agroecology and regenerative agriculture. Much of our public education outreach is about how to increase 5 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 19 of 39 Page 8 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 carbon sequestration in soil and increase water retention. Cover crops sequester carbon, as does any plant life. Mulch protects the soil microbes, providing carbohydrates and shade and increasing the hydrologic cycle. During drought mulch is a good substitute for a cover crop. Water Reuse, NPK and Micronutrients. The farm demonstrates that recycled water is fantastic for growing fresh produce. We used no additional fertilizers because Central San's recycled water has Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium and micronutrients needed to sustain plant health. Our produce and herbs were vigorous and lush. We utilized an otherwise wasted precious resource. Our farm was so productive that one volunteer harvested and donated over 1000 pounds of produce in one morning. W-V. ;49 Op - - Low Electricity Use. Pumping water uses about 10% of the electricity used in the state of California. Growing food adjacent to a water reclamation facility greatly reduces the GHGs due to electricity generation for water pumping. Our farm demonstrates the value of placing urban farms next to water reclamation/recycling facilities, especially on public buffer land. This dramatically reduces the total amount of electricity required to irrigate crops because water pressure from being close to the source substitutes for pumps. We also do not use electricity for our irrigation system. All of our irrigation controllers are battery operated with 9 volt batteries, which last about one year. Integrated Pest Management (IPM), No-pesticides and No Fossil Fuel Based Fertilizers. We use organic IPM to grow our crops and intercropping strategies (putting crops next to each other that attract insects that eat the other crops predators or repel the other crops predators) and the produce flourished. Pesticides are not only toxic to humans, but they also kill the micro-organisms that work with plants to sink CO2 into the soil and increase soil organic matter. We have many bee hives on the farm and we need to provide safe food sources year round. We plant California natives to provide biodiversity and food for beneficial insects year round. 6 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 20 of 39 Page 9 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 y . �11�.�.f' �IW4Y14•IF �Y '4 Nj�J � pl Glllw�119n1�1fdPh # .�� r HA ITAT) j Monarch Butterfly Habitat. We collaborated with the Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District and Xerces Society and planted two large areas of endangered Monarch butterfly habitat. s - 7 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 21 of 39 Page 10 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 r k j Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food by Reducing Transportation. By growing right in the middle of an urban area, we dramatically reducing the GHGs due to transportation miles from farm-to-fork. We delivered our harvests to the Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank and White Pony Express (501 c-3) which are both within a few miles of the farm. 3) EDUCATION: This year we had hundreds of high school student volunteers on the farm. With Covid, the farm was one of the safer places for youth to find community activities. Students came in groups, sometimes with their parents and about 60 came on different days with a Biology/AP Biology teacher with the goal of planting citrus trees. They planted 60 lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit trees which are already starting to produce. 6 8 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 22 of 39 Page 11 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 Public Education via Press Coverage: We continue to receive press coverage this year, reaching tens of thousands of readers. This press coverage provide much public education about the value of recycled water. https://foodtank.com/news/2021/09/irrigating-crops-with-wastewater-may-be-the-future-of- farming/ https://thebolditalic.com/this-east-bay-farm-uses-recycled-water-to-grow-food-for-kids- fb1e5b263304 https://www.Vesmagazine.org/environment/2021/03/01/california-farm-water-dry-future YouTube Presentation: https://sustainablecoco.org/event/sustainability-live-meet-the-award-winners/ Community Education of Volunteers: Despite Covid 19, thousands of volunteer hours were worked at the farm. It was a great opportunity for families to spend time together and get some exercise and learn. We always included an educational component. We focus on regenerative agriculture methods and healthy soils impact on soil organic matter and impact for maintaining moisture in soil. We describe the impact of unhealthy and health soil on climate change. In particular, we explained how we regenerated barren soil, the climate benefits of our no-till methods, and how cover crops sequester carbon in soil. We also talk about the benefits of using recycled water for agriculture, explaining what recycled water is and why it is safe for agriculture and other uses. Social Media Educational Outreach: AgLantis has a social media public education reach on Facebook and Instagram and reaches the public with information about recycled water and water reuse, regenerative agriculture, increasing soil organic matter, carbon sequestration in soil, climate change, restoring hydrologic cycle, carbon cycle, ecosystem restoration and other environmental topics. We also promote Central San's Household Hazardous Waste facility. Tens of thousands of people are reached through social media. https://www.facebook.com/aglantis https://www.facebook.com/groups/383856271668096 https://www.instagram.com/cocosansustainablefarm/ Volunteer Outreach on Websites: AgLantis has signed up with several volunteer websites. Each of these provide public education to those volunteers who read about the opportunity, whether or not they sign up. For instance, https://www.meetup.com/CoCo-Urban-Farm-Meetup-Group/ We had almost 300 Meetup volunteers signed up by the end of 2021 , some of whom volunteer weekly. We also have information posted on statewide websites and Silicone Valley websites. https://www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp3298155.msp which reached 1656 volunteers, according to their report. 9 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 23 of 39 Page 12 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 https://causes.benevitV.org/causesapp/dashboard/840-464634430 no numbers available. Sustainable Contra Costa also has about 900 members and brought large groups of volunteers to the farm. r 4) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and JOB TRAINING: 2021 Summer Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Internship: Mt. Diablo Unified School District's (MDUSD) WIOA assigned us one paid High School student internship in summer 2021 (https://www.doIeta.gov/wioa/). This student was our intern in 2019, 2020 and 2021. He had been two years behind in high school when he first worked with us. He received special intern awards in 2020 and 2021. He obtained high school and college credits with our help and graduated from high school in 2021 and went on to continue college at Diablo Valley College as a Diamante Scholar. WIOA leads credit us with making a huge impact on his success. Teacher and Chef Cindy Gershen uses our produce to teach her nutrition class and to teach catering to her students. a 7 } s , 10 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 24 of 39 Page 13 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 5) Recognition and Awards V.. "California Recycled Water Milestones in Agriculture" (See farm 2nd from Right) 2019 International Water Reuse Conference Poster, San Diego, CA � 4j 2021 Leadership in Sustainability Award, Sustainable Contra Costa r41�T ~rr �•,� M F ' ! ' LOA t 2021 Certificate of Congressional Recognition from Congressman Mark DeSaulnier f'4 L•p Win,/r..t' - u„r/„�,..,.lb,.,/,.,N.. 11 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 25 of 39 Page 14 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 6) Capital Improvements: Hoop Propagation Greenhouse: The propagation greenhouse was completed and equipment installed. It is heavily used for growing our seedlings. Students and adults are learning seed starting and propagation. F � 1 te'- 12 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 26 of 39 Page 15 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 Recycled Asphalt Driveway: Heavy rains made the farm dirt driveway flooded so that the greenhouse and fields were inaccessible. County Quarry placed a light permeable layer of recycled asphalt over the dirt so that we could work. Once a Building Permit is obtained for the Solar Light Greenhouse, part of this area must be built to Fire Department specifications. Irrigation: We extended the irrigation to approximately another '/2 acre of rows. We consulted with the USDA irrigation expert, who calculated that we did not have enough recycled water flow and pressure to fully develop the farm, both land and new greenhouses. The USDA's engineer said that our original hookup should have been 4"- 6", instead of 3" and our 2" mainline is for the whole 10 planted acres. We have requested a second recycled water connection from the Southwest corner of the farm of 4" which would give us a much more stable and larger connection to reach the South and East side of the farm. We have enough water for the area we are currently planting and will increase our main to 4" as we go forward. However, we will not be able to irrigate the whole farm from the current 3" connection near the gate on the north side of the farm. Solar Light Greenhouse: Public Works finally approved our permit at the end of 2021. Now we must obtain a Building Permit, install the infrastructure and build the greenhouse. There is great potential for the greenhouse to add value to the farm and economic development for the county and region by demonstrating low water use, hydroponics growing. We hope to obtain the Building Permit and begin installing infrastructure in 2022. Fire and Water Tanks: In 2019, the Fire Marshall approved our fire plans, including plumbing plans and road design and other improvements. And the new fire chief approved our use of recycled water in our five 5,000 gallon storage tanks which have been delivered. However, they said that we were the only site in Contra Costa County that could do this. We got our foot in the door, at least. The water tanks are empty and plumbing is awaiting for us to obtain approval from the Building Department. Structural Engineering Upgrades for California Building Code: A structural engineering firm was hired in 2019 to provide the list of necessary parts to upgrade the greenhouse to current California Building Code. They will send a letter to update the date on their specs for the Building Permit. 7) NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS Approximately a thousand people volunteered in some capacity and many have volunteered repeatedly. Volunteer activities include, but are not limited to: hoop greenhouse construction; civil engineering; surveying, trenching, cutting new rows with tractor, spreading mulch and manure with tractor and other big equipment, Integrated Pest Management consulting; installing irrigation, distributing food to Food Bank and other non-profits, teaching, organic farming consulting, building planting beds, planting seeds, weeding, harvesting, donating materials, donating tractor work; videography, organizing, cooking, serving and otherwise 13 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 27 of 39 Page 16 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 helping with the events; fund-raising and in addition to all the tasks and jobs completed by the AgLantis Board members and those who help them directly and indirectly. 8) ALUC (Airport Land Use Commission) Term Sheet and BIRD and WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Birds were managed by covering much of the property with crops, cover crops and thick mulch which prevented birds from reaching worms and weed seeds. Only few birds come to the farm. We had the northwest area of the farm under crop production. Some of our seeds were covered with crop cloth during early growth phase. We heavily watered the seeds or planted just before rain, which deters birds from eating the seeds. We did not see Canadian geese this winter. The noise of the surrounding heavy industry on the property may have scared them away. We saw a few mammals on the farm this year, including coyotes, some ground squirrels which were coyote food and large jack rabbits (some being chased by coyotes). All of our crops and activities complied with the ALUC Term sheet. 9) GOALS FOR 2022 Capital and other improvements planned for 2022 include the following: 1. Install more recycled water mainline and headers and dripline to new planting beds; 2. If funded by the USDA/NRCS build up to 5 hoop greenhouses for growing high value crops under protection; 3. Grow more seedlings in propagation greenhouse; 4. Increase produce donations by 20,000 pounds; 5. Hire Farm Assistant 6. Engage and teach more high school students; 7. Continue public outreach and education, especially about recycled water and other environmental protection topics; 8. Work with interns from local high school to facilitate job skills; 9. Hold Summer Camp for Disadvantaged Youth taught by farm assistant https://www.gofundme.com/f/summer-urban-farm-camp-for-disadvantaged- youth?qid=bdOb9944e1ea83bd57f1e24aa77a897a 10.Plant more small citrus trees; 14 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 28 of 39 Page 17 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 11.Provide more hedgerows, flowers and natives for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects; 12.Continue practices that enhance carbon sequestration and ecological restoration and demonstrate these to public; 13.Continue to engage with engineer and County to obtain Building Permit and begin to install infrastructure needed (driveways to fire specifications, irrigation to greenhouse and water tanks and hooked up, PG&E, etc.) and start to build the Solar Light Greenhouse. Each of these steps is very complicated. 10) SCALABLE: Regional and National Importance of the Project There are about 5000 acres of buffer lands around Contra Costa sanitary/sanitation districts. These districts discharge 100,000 gallons per day or more of water that could be recycled and used to grow fresh produce for those in need. Our farm could be replicated by other sanitary/sanitation districts locally and elsewhere. We have the capacity to make a huge impact on hunger and nutritional poverty in the county. In November, 2021 Chad Davisson, General Manager, Ironhouse Sanitary District; Dan McIntyre, CEO Dublin San Ramon Services District; Director John Burgh and two staff from Contra Costa Water District; Shanelle Scales, District Director for Congressman Mark DeSaulnier and another staff member; and Suzannah Meyer, District Liaison, State Senator Steve Glazer and Tamia Brown, Executive Director Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County came to visit the farm. They were inspired and very surprised that the farm was still producing in November. Congressman DeSaulnier's District Director Shanelle Scales and Kaylee Deland staff member visited the farm in November 2021. Shanelle said she wants to bring the Congressman to the farm (to look at the federal implications for use of recycled water, food security and the carbon sequestration implications of regenerative agriculture). Staff in districts with land and recycled water discussed how they could bring their Board Members to the farm and what its would take to replicate the farm. In particular, they asked how they could identify a person for their farm who could , lead the replication. AgLantis has always anticipated replicating at other sites and has identified two volunteers who have said they would be willing to tackle a replication by AgLantis at another farm site. We want to be sure our first farm is more fully developed before we replicate. 15 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 29 of 39 Page 18 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 11. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2021 Operating Expenses (rounded): 2021 Operating Expenses (rounded): Rent ($13); Equipment ($13,271); Contractor ($599); Insurance ($3040); Office and Administration ($613); Processing fees ($126); Loan repayment ($1000); Travel & entertainment ($1862); Utilities & phone ($660) Indirect Contributions: Donations of mulch, spreading mulch, seedlings, trenching, backhoe ripping new planting beds, irrigation equipment, engineering, surveying, transportation costs, legal and financial, teaching time, cooking, planting, weeding, harvesting, organizing, fund- raising, etc. include thousands of hours of time donated and many hundreds of professional services, labor, materials and gas and equipment. The community has generously donated to make this urban regenerative farm a reality. Profit (Loss) and Cash Flow: Financial Income and Expenses Income: Direct Public Support: $15,824 Interest: $16 TOTAL INCOME: $15,841 Expenses: $ TOTAL EXPENSES: $21,184 Cash Assets at the Beginning of the Year: $48,042 Cash Assets at the End of the Year: $ 42,583 Cash Deposits with Agencies: $5,500 (not used) + Public Works Deposit of 2/21/2019 @ $6,937 (amount used is unknown) Non-Monetary Contributions: In-Kind Donations Valuation: $10,000 Volunteer Hours: 10,000 @ California's average is $29.95 per hour = $299,500 Misc. Pro Bono Services Including Heavy Equipment and Work: = $10,000.00 Professional Engineering: $5,000.00 Total Estimated Non-Monetary Contributions: $314,500 1/1/2022 Balance Sheet: Statement of Financial Position: See Exhibit 1 Attached 2022 Operating Budget: See Exhibit 2 16 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 30 of 39 Page 19 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 Approximate Cash on Hand as of 3/15/2022: $49,000 17 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 31 of 39 Page 20 of 24 AgLantis Annual Report for 2021 Exhibit 2: 2022 Operating Budget AgLantis Breakeven Analysis For Year Ending 12/31/2022 Projected Donations, Grants &Contracts 65,000 Fixed Costs: Contractors 1,000 Rent 13 Payroll 12,000 Travel & Ent 2,000 Prof. &Acctg 1,000 Equipment(If get USDA$) 15,000 Insurance 5,000 Interest 100 Rep & Maint. 1,000 Util. & Phone 1,000 Office & Administration 1,000 Other Taxes 1,030 Other Expense (start to build Solar Light Greenhouse) 20,000 Total Fixed Costs 60,143 Cost of Goods Sold Percentage 0% Breakeven 60,143 18 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 32 of 39 Page 21 of 24 ATTACHMENT 2 ylug a�F COCO SAN SUSTAINABLE A� • U RBAN FARM ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 22, 2022 Danea Gemmell, PE _ Planning and Development Services Division Manager SITE PLAN CoCo San Sustainable Farm. '` I 14.8 acres, / '• //// C -al Recycled Water Y a � + F,11 St ti Recycled Water Lateral Recycled Water Main / a Sewer Gravty Main —Fence corn san s.sta nable Farm Avgatlon Easement �•oor Ix n,„ayP—tilnzone _ ' 2 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 33 of 39 1 AGLANTIs Focus/GOALS 1. Food Equity and Public Health 2. •4. Economic 3. Education — '�, Development _ r • Job Training r rt<<CD Farmed a Produced and Over 1,000 Mt.Diablo variety of crops donated over Volunteers Unified School from 1 acre: 40,000 pounds Sustainable Contra District zucchini,winter squash, of fresh Costa assigned a paid tomatoes,potatoes, produce to: high school kale,lettuce,pumpkins, Weekly volunteers student High school chard,peppers, Contra eggplant,melons, Costa/Solano Food Bilo Biologyinternship for o cabbage,broccoli, Bank Biology/AP 3rd Year romanesco,cauliflower, class leeks,green onions, Mt.Diablo High parsley,sage,thyme, School Nutrition Hundreds of teens dill,basil,rosemary and Programand parents other herbs Page 23 of 24 MONARCH BUTTERFLY HABITAT COLLABORATED WITH XERCES SOCIETY AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT Over 1,000 feet planted �' �0� Yarrow Manzanita - • Indian milkweed HABITAT Narrowleaf milkweed • Showy milkweed • Coyotebrush • California lilac • California buckwheat ' • Toyon • Hollyleaf cherry • Goldenrod • Purple needlegrass 1 5 2022 PERFORMANCE GOALS 1. Install more recycled water mainline and headers and dripline to new planting beds; 2. If funded by the United States Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service, build up to 5 hoop greenhouses for growing high value crops under protection; 3. Grow more seedlings in propagation greenhouse; 4. Increase produce donations by 20,000 pounds; 5. Hire farm assistant; 6. Engage and teach more high school students; 7. Continue public outreach and education; 8. Work with interns from local high school to facilitate job skills; 9. Hold summer camp for disadvantaged youth taught by farm assistant; 10.Plant more small citrus trees; 11.Provide more hedgerows, flowers and natives for bees, butterflies,and other beneficial insects; 12.Continue practices that enhance carbon sequestration and ecological restoration and demonstrate these to the public; and 13.Obtain building permit and begin to install infrastructure and build the solar light greenhouse. ' 6 April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 35 of 39 3 Page 24 of 24 QUESTIONS? 1 � April 22, 2022 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 36 of 39 4