Specifications include, but are not limited to: Baseline Assessment & Advising • Conduct a review of the current 2030 strategic planning process design to identify opportunities to further embed participatory practices (e.g., ways to enable communities to play active roles in decision-making) and DEI principles in the development of the 2030 plan • Present findings and recommendations from this review to the Steering Committee to both orient members on structuring fair and just decision-making processes as well as update process to be more DEI-focused and more participatory. • Advise Strategic Planning Team on ways to embed equity, justice, and inclusion throughout the strategic planning process, including through a focus on stakeholder engagement, decision-making, strategy development and evaluation. • Provide advisory support and expertise to the STP and Strategic Planning Consultant on best ways to center DEI throughout the strategic planning process, such as: o Strengthen decision-making processes (e.g., currently adopted a consensus-based model) (Winter 2023) o Adoption of working framework including justice, equity, diversity and inclusion principles (Winter 2023) o Advice on development of a stakeholder engagement plan (Winter 2023) o Co-development of a template for food system briefs to ensure a focus on DEI. Template should contain framing questions to assist authors in approaching brief development through a DEI lens (Winter 2023) o Support of strategy development with key stakeholders and general public through listening sessions, strategy sessions and public comment period in collaboration with the Strategic Planning Consultant (Spring 2024) o Ensure stakeholder engagement in public launch and early implementation plan is centered on DEI (Summer/Fall 2024)