To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Project Trellis Update
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a presentation on Project Trellis;
2. Receive the staff report on the Project Trellis Marketing Request for Proposals (RFP);
3. Confirm the conclusions and analysis of the Fair Political Practices Commission's (FPPC) formal advice letter to exclude Humboldt Community Business Development Center's (HCBDC) proposal in response to the RFP; and
4. Consider appointing a District Supervisor as a liaison to the Project Trellis Committee.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development (1120)
DISCUSSION:
The County of Humboldt's Cannabis Business Micro-grant, Marketing, and Local Equity Program, are commonly referred to as Project Trellis, and is a cannabis support initiative.
* The Micro-grant program utilizes Measure S funding to provide cannabis businesses with funding for business-related expenditures.
* The Local Equity program utilizes state funding and provides resources to local communities and individuals who have been impacted by the War on Drugs.
* The Marketing program utilizes Measure S funding and is designed to promote and maintain Humboldt-grown cannabis as a national and industry brand.
Since inception of Project Trellis, in 2019, the program has funded over 200 projects for the cannabis community, totaling approximately $4.1 million in awards for grants (more detail on these projects is included in Attachment 3).
Trellis Micro-grant Program Updates
Between fiscal years (FY) 2019-20 and 2020-21, 30 projects have been funded, for a total of approximately $800,000. Emergency Micro-grant applications for the $1 million allocation from your Board in September 2021 are in final review, with funding expected to go before the Project Trellis Committee in February 2022. The FY 2021-22 Micro-grant is scheduled to open to applic...
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