Sustainable Food for Urban Communities Thematic Network – Amersfoort Transnational Meeting

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Sustainable Food for Urban CommunitiesThematic Network – Amersfoort Transnational Meeting

Stephanie Mantell, Brussels Environment (IBGE)

25 April 2013

Photo credit: Dieter Telemans

Agenda for 25 April 2013

1.Contractual documents

2.Managing Authorities Webinar debriefing

3.Upcoming meetings

4.Semestriel reporting

5.Communication & your local activities

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1. Contractual documents

Application 13/12/2012 & commitment lettres

Confirmation lettreSubsidy contract 2/2013

Joint convention

2/2013

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2. Webinar with Managing Authorities

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Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Name: Quentin RichardOrganisation: Cellule de Coordination et de Gestion du FEDER 2007-2013, Ministry of the Government of the Brussels Capital Region (MRBC-MBHG), Belgium

ERDF: Operational Programme 'Brussels Capital Region'

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http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/country/prordn/details_new.cfm?gv_OBJ=ALL&gv_PAY=BE&gv_reg=ALL&gv_THE=ALL&gv_PGM=1020&LAN=7&gv_per=2&gv_defL=7

West Netherlands

Name: Adri HartkoornPosition: Secretary Kansen voor West

Organisation: Managing Authority (municipality of Rotterdam),

Operational Programme 'West Netherlands'


http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/country/prordn/details_new.cfm?gv_OBJ=ALL&gv_PAY=NL&gv_reg=ALL&gv_THE=ALL&gv_PGM=1186&LAN=7&gv_per=2&gv_defL=7

Sicily, Italy

Name: Maria Basile Position: Manager Unit Urban Policy

Organisation: Department of Planning-Sicily Region, Italy

ERDF: Operational Programme 'Sicily'


http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/country/prordn/details_new.cfm?gv_OBJ=ALL&gv_PAY=IT&gv_reg=ALL&gv_THE=ALL&gv_PGM=1044&LAN=7&gv_per=2&gv_defL=7

Romania

Name: Liana BojneaguPosition: Public Manager

Organisation: General Directorate Managing Authority for SOP Environment, Romania

Romanian Operational Programme 'Environment'


http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/country/prordn/details_new.cfm?gv_OBJ=ALL&gv_PAY=RO&gv_reg=ALL&gv_THE=ALL&gv_PGM=1038&LAN=7&gv_per=2&gv_defL=7



Rhone-Alpes, FRANCE

Name: Sophie Boussac-Loarec Organisation: MA OP ERDF Rhône-Alpes (for current OP only)

Operational Programme 'Rhône-Alpes'


http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/country/prordn/details_new.cfm?gv_OBJ=ALL&gv_PAY=FR&gv_reg=ALL&gv_THE=ALL&gv_PGM=1125&LAN=7&gv_per=2&gv_defL=7

Attica, Greece

Name: Alexandra MAVROGONATOU (excused)Position: Executive of UNIT A’

Organisation: INTERMEDIATE MANAGING AUTHORITY of OP “Attica 2007-2013”

ERDF: Operational Programme 'Attica'


http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/country/prordn/details_new.cfm?gv_OBJ=ALL&gv_PAY=GR&gv_reg=ALL&gv_THE=ALL&gv_PGM=1251&LAN=7&gv_per=2&gv_defL=7

South West England, UK

Name: Matthieu Havard & Lynn Dockerty (excused)

Position: Programme Delivery Team: South West

Organisation: Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), South West England, UK

ERDF: Operational Programme 'South West England'


West Sweden

Name: Thanos Pinakas (excused)

Position: Program manager

Organisation: Tillväxtverket (Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth)

ERDF: Operational Programme 'West Sweden'


3. CURRENT Operational Programme & Food

Have you funded projects related to (sustainable) food production, distribution or consumption?

›Directly: West Netherlands

›Indirectly: West Sweden, Brussels Capital Region, Rhône-Alpes

›No: Sicily, Attica, Romania Environment, possibly West England


Growing tomatoes on waste water. Pilot Sustainable water cycle. Developing new technology to re-use waste water. ERDF – Innovation. ERDF 315,292 euro

Direct ERDF funding

Taskforce Green Port Westland to make greenhouse cultivation more sustainable. ERDF – Innovation. ERDF 776,968 euro

Direct ERDF funding

BRUSOC project finances SMEs projects including food servicesERDF

Indirect ERDF funding

Brussels Sustainable Economy (BSE) supports entrepreneurship by study & coaching 6 sectors including sustainable food sector (production)ERDF – 1 Million


Construction of indoor food market combined with 3.000 m² rooftop farm ERDF – 6 Million euro


Small scale food production in Angered, suburb of Gothenburg as part of large urban development projectERDF – 5 Million euro (priority 1. “Entrepreneurship, innovative business and sustainable urban development”)


NO food related projects to our knowledge

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3. CURRENT Operational Programme & Food

There is no (more) funding available that could be used to finance parts of a Local Action Plan on Sustainable Food.


3. Next Programming period & Food

Are you consulting local stakeholders active or knowledgeable in the area of (sustainable) food production, distribution or consumption? Who should be consulted and how?

›Other bodies are working on this: West Sweden, West England, Rhône-Alpes

›Consultation is starting: Attica, West Netherlands, Sicily, Brussels Capital Region,

›Not a priority: Romania Environment


Other bodies are working on this:

› West Sweden

In Sweden, it is not the managing authority, Tillväxtverket, that has the main responsibility for drafting the Programmes. It is the regional actors, and for West Sweden it is the Region of Västra Götaland, Region Halland as well as the city of Gothenburg.

› West England

the proposed mechanism for delivering EU Common Strategic Framework Funds in England is through an EU Growth Programme with a single governance structure . The funds available will be nationally allocated to Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas and the LEPs have been tasked to develop EU Strategic Investment plans for 2014-2020. LEPs will get in touch with the most appropriate local stakeholders, i.e. those which are most susceptible to support the delivery of their plans in the future.

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Consultation is starting

› Attica:

Consulting local stakeholders will be a basic part of the drafting preparations of the new OP (through regular meetings...).

In that framework the Greek partner of the network could prepare and develop a specific plan on how actions connected to sustainable food production could “match” to the goals of the next programming period for Attica Region, which are going to be focused mainly on research & innovation projects.



› West Netherlands:

Yes, there is consultation.

The focus will be on the so-called top sectors in the Netherlands.

One of the top-sectors is Agr-Food, another is Horticulture.

Cross cutting theme for the top-sectors is Sustainability. So, there will be space for sustainable interventions.

Stakeholders include Universities and the entrepreneurial organisations of the sector.



› Sicily:

Participatory drafting of the 2014/2020 ERDF OP is about to start and the mapping of stakeholders to be involved in the process is ongoing.

The opportunity to consult stakeholders active in these specific issues has to be addressed soon along with the identification of the most representative one(s) with whom to share aspect related to this issue to be included in the OP.


Not a priority for our OP

› Romania Environment:

Since the SOP Environment does not include a Priority Axis related to food production, distribution and consumption, the drafting process of the operational programme doesn’t include consultations with local stakeholders active in food domain.

A relevant Authority able to offer more information regarding food production, distribution and consumption should be the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.


3. Next Programming period & Food

Is a specific budget line foreseen under which sustainable food actions would be eligible?

If yes, which and under what conditions?

›Not foreseen: Romania Environment

›To early to say: Attica, West Netherlands, Sicily, West Sweden

›A clear link could be made: Brussels Capital Region


A clear link to the food sector could be made

› Brussels Capital Region: The buget line categories of OPs are not well-defined enough today to express it definitely but a link can clearly be made with several of the Thematic Objectives of the (future) Regulation

Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (TO3), with a specific attention to this sector

Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency (TO 6, with “protecting biodiversity, soil protection and promoting ecosystem services”)

Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility (TO8, with “development of business incubators and investment support for self- employment and business creation”)

Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning by developing education and training infrastructure (TO10, with specific training programmes dedicated to this job opportunity sector).


3. Upcoming meetings

› 3 transnational workshops of 2,5 days

23-25 April 2013 Amersfoort Workshop “Delivering» (Tuesday-Thursday)

28-30 May 2013 Goteborg Workshop “Enjoying”(Tuesday-Thursday)

10-12 September 2013 Oslo Workshop “Growing” (Tuesday-Thursday)

Remember:PPs need to plan LSG meetings before & in between


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Sustainable Food Network Meetings(mandatory)

URBACT programme meetings

Transnational6 Workshops

2 Conferences

Local8 ULSG meetings

1 Dissemination event(mandatory)Bilateral

field trips(optional)

2014?

Mandatory1 or 2 National

Capacity building seminars(2d – 3p)

InternationalSummer

UniversityDublin 28-30/8& conf in 2014

Optional & limited Elected officials

pilot schemeIn Brussels

(3x, 2,5d, for 30p)

6 teleconf

Meetings

URBACT National Training on Participative Action Planning

What? Training seminars organised for Local Support Group members, in national languages, to strengthen their capacities in participative action planning.

1 or 2 per country (or group of countries)

≥ 3 participants from LSG

http://urbact.eu/en/news-and-events/urbact-events/national-training-on-participative-action-planning/


URBACT National Training on Participative Action Planning

Romania: 21-22 May in Bucharest

Italy: 23-24 May in Rome & autumn?

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland:

29-30 May in Malmö & autumn?

Netherlands: 5-6 June & autumn?

UK & Ireland: 6-7 June in London & autumn?

Greece: 6-7 June in Athens

France & Belgium: 11-12 June in Paris & November in Paris

Spain: 2x ?


URBACT Summer University

Dublin 28-30 August 2013 (tbc)

Specifically designed for people participating in the URBACT

Local Support Groups (ULSG), the first URBACT Summer

University which is a unique learning opportunity for urban

practitioners from all over Europe.

With a good 'mix of fun and hard work' the University allows

participants to learn new theories, methods and tools for

coproducing integrated local urban policy with key stakeholders

http://urbact.eu/en/news-and-events/view-one/urbact-events/?entryId=4903


3. Semestriel reporting

› Will you be in charge of activity reporting?

› Will you be in charge of financial reporting?

› Did you receive access codes to Presage?

I will arrange a webinar for financial officers in the coming weeks

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First reporting period (1/2/2013-30/6/2013)

› Report activities in Excel form by 5/8 (or 15/7)

› Report costs online in Presage system:

– Partner enters costs by 5/8 (or 15/7)– Lead Partner oks costs as related to activities– Partner submits costs to First Level Controler– FLC oks costs and sends signed originals to LP

by 5/9– Lead Partner compiles reports &

issues payment claim by 30/09


How to report costs: Presage

All partners to enter costs

https://urbact.presage-cte.org/


How? Presage guidance

Dropbox Folder « Phase 2 Reporting »

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http://urbact.eu/en/documents-and-resources/documents/

Dropbox Folder « URBACT Programme Manuals »


Be precise in comment box: describe the why and the how of the expenditure (what? where? when? for whom?)

Staff: actual hours, actual costs, use timesheet (all in WP1 project management)

External expertise: invoices + supporting documents(all in WP1 project management)

Travel: report costs as paid by municipality with supporting documents (in WP2 transnational or WP3 local)

Meeting organisation: invoices + supporting docs (in WP2 transnational or WP3 local)

Communication (printing, designing…) (in WP4)



Expenditure amount: Insert the amount in €.

If VAT is recoverable, ensure that the amount is indicated without VAT

If payment in a different currency, please convert the expenditure into EUR using the monthly official EC accounting exchange rate in the month during which the expenditure has been paid (i.e. date when amount is debited from the partner institution’s bank account).

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm

Indicate monthly exchange rate used in comment box



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5. Communication & your local activities

› Did you receive the 1st issue of the electronic newsletter

› How often did you local support group meet?

› How did you communicate locally with your group and beyond?

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