To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Amendment to Standard Agreement Terms and Conditions Between the County Administrative Office-Economic Development Division and College of the Redwoods Adult and Community Education for the Project Trellis Local Equity Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute, the attached Amendment to the Standard Agreement Terms and Conditions with the College of the Redwoods Adult and Community Education regarding the implementation of cannabis business courses and certification in the amount of $64,000 for the period of August 11, 2021 through June 30, 2023;
2. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached Amendment to the Standard Agreement Terms and Conditions with the College of the Redwoods Adult and Community Education, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Project Trellis Equity 1120-275422
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
DISCUSSION:
On March 19, 2019, your Board adopted Resolution No. 19-24 adopting the Humboldt County
Cannabis Local Equity Program Manual for the operation of the County of Humboldt Local Equity
Program (LEP), in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1294: the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018. The Humboldt County Local Equity Program Manual (Manual) focuses on inclusion and support of individuals and communities in Humboldt's cannabis industry who are linked to populations or neighborhoods that were negatively or disproportionately impacted by cannabis criminalization.
With the adoption of the manual, your Board also authorized the County of Humboldt's Economic Development Division (EcDev) to apply for Cannabis Equity Grant (CEG) funding for the maximum amount of funding available, based on criteri...
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