To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Restated 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 Restated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County Administrative Office, Economic Development Division and the Department of Planning and Building for the Project Trellis Local Equity Program; 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 Restated MOU, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development, 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 (Ec Dev) to apply for Cannabis Equity Grant (CEG) funding for the maximum amount of funding available, based on criteria and allocation formula set forth in the Program Guidel...
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