To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing the Signing and Submission of a Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program Grant Application to the California Department of Conservation for Funding Allocation in the Amount of $500,000 to Conduct a Natural and Working Lands Carbon Stock Inventory and Carbon Sequestration Feasibility Study to be Known as the Humboldt Natural and Working Lands Carbon Stock and Management Study
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to take the following actions:
a. Authorize submittal of an application to the California Department of Conservation and for the SALC Grant Program in the amount of $500,000; and
b. Authorizing and directing the Planning and Building Department Director (Attachment 2) to execute in the name of the County of Humboldt the application, the Standard Agreement, and all other documents required by the Department of Conservation for application to and participation in the SALC Program, while any amendments thereto may be executed after review and approval from the Office of County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed, certified copy of the attached resolution to the Planning and Building Department for submission to the California Department of Conservation.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Sustainable Natural Resources & Infrastructure Stewardship
Strategic Plan Category: 5001 - Enhance climate adaptation landscapes and communities
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors is being asked to allow the Planning and Building Department to submit a grant to fund the proposed Natural and Working Lands Carbon Stock Inventory and Carbon ...
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