To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget Increase in the Amount of $30,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 due to Receiving Grant Funding from the California Department of Conservation through it Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program for a Natural and Working Lands Carbon Stock Inventory and Carbon Sequestration Feasibility Study. (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the supplemental budget (Attachment 1) for $30,000 in the Advance Planning budget unit 1100-282. (4/5 Vote Required)
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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:
This is a request to allocate additional funds the Planning & Building Department - Advance Planning budget unit due to receiving funds from a grant to initiate work on the Natural and Working Lands Carbon Stock Inventory and Carbon Sequestration Feasibility Study.
On June 24, 2025, your Board adopted Resolution 25-118 (Attachment 2) which authorized the Director of Planning and Building to submit a grant application to the California Department of Conservation (DOC) through its Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program and execute a standard agreement in the name of the County of Humboldt. On Oct. 10, 2025, the DOC awarded the county grant funding in the amount of $500,000 for a Natural and Working Lands Carbon Stock Inventory and Carbon Sequestration Feasibility Study, which aims to develop a better understanding of the existing and future carbon sequestration capacity in Humboldt countywide. The project would have a lifespan of three years.
On Feb. 12, 2026, the DOC fully executed the Grant Agreement Number ...
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