COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT - File #: 23-1215

• File #: 23-1215
• Version: 1
• Type: Zoning Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/25/2023
• In control: Planning and Building
• On agenda: 9/26/2023
• Final action: 9/26/2023
• Title: Professional Services Agreement with Planet Labs PBC to Continue to Provide High-Resolution Imagery Services
• Previous Action/Referral: 18-298

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2023	1	Board of Supervisors	approved	Pass

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Planet Labs PBC to Continue to Provide High-Resolution Imagery Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Planet Labs PBC for high resolution imagery in the amount of $623,062.62 for the term of the agreement, not to exceed $207,687.54 annually; and
2. Authorize the Director of Planning and Building to execute subsequent amendments during the term of this agreement following review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Planet Labs PBC to the Planning and Building Department.

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Code Enforcement General Fund Allocation (1100269)

DISCUSSION:
Since 2018, the Planning and Building Department has pursued increased efficiency and effectiveness through the innovative use of aerial imagery. To allow these efforts to continue, the Planning and Building Department is requesting that the Board of Supervisors approve the extension of the existing professional services agreement with Planet Labs PBC.

By incorporating Planet Labs PBC aerial imagery into the county geospatial information system (GIS), the Planning and Building Department has been able to address several inspection challenges, which include:

Code Enforcement:
The Humboldt Environmental Impact Reduction (HEIR) team is responsible for processing complaints and opening and closing violations related to cannabis cultivation violations. The team utilizes the aerial imagery to monitor compliance progress and/or continued non-compliance on active cannabis violations and to investigate comp...