To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Counsel
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Introduction of an Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, County of Humboldt, State of California Adding Division 10 to Title V of the Humboldt County Code Relating to the Prohibition of the Storage and Handling of Coal and Petroleum Coke on County-Owned Property
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Introduce the attached Ordinance and waive the first reading;
2. Set the Ordinance for adoption on February 8, 2022;
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the pre-adoption summary of the Ordinance and to post a certified copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance in the office of the Clerk of the Board, both the publication and posting to be done at least five (5) days prior to the Board meeting at which the Ordinance will be adopted [Government Code section 25124(b)(1)]; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board, within 15 days after the adoption of the Ordinance, to publish a post-adoption summary of the Ordinance with the names of the Supervisors voting for and against the Ordinance, and to post in the office of the Clerk of the Board a certified copy of the full text of the adopted Ordinance and amendments along with the names of those Supervisors voting for and against the Ordinance [Government Code section 25124(b)(1)].
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)
DISCUSSION:
At the regular Board meeting of Oct. 5, 2021, your Board discussed and received input regarding a potential ordinance to regulate the use of coal in Humboldt County. At that meeting, your Board adopted a resolution declaring the county's opposition to negative impacts from potential coal export through Humboldt County and Bay. In this resolution, your Board directed staff to begin work on a local ordinance to protect the public and public trust resources from and mitigate the negative health and safety impacts caused by coal, to the exten...
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