To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding between the County Administrative Office, Economic Development Division and the Department of Planning and Building for the Project Trellis Local Equity Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the County Administrative Officer and Director of Planning and Building, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (attachment 3) between the County Administrative Office, Economic Development Division and the Department of Planning and Building for the Project Trellis Local Equity Program in the amount of $300,000 for the period of Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024; and
2. Authorize the County Administrative Officer and Director of Planning and Building, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached MOU, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development (1120), Project Trellis Equity (1120-275422), Cannabis Equity Grant, Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
DISCUSSION:
On March 19, 2019, the 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, the Board also authorized the County of Humboldt's Economic Development Division (Ec Dev) to apply for Cannabis Equity Grant (CEG) fu...
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