To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding for Funding with Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding by and between County of Humboldt and Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria for fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20; and
2. Authorize the Director of Planning and Building to sign the Memorandum of Understanding by and between County of Humboldt and Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria for fiscal years 2018-19 and 2019-20.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Applicant fees.
DISCUSSION:
The County Planning and Building Department is requesting permission to allow the Director of Planning and Building to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria (Rancheria) to assist in funding additional Bear River staff to review projects within the jurisdiction of the Rancheria.
Both the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) and the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO) require all applications be reviewed by the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) in for the areas of Traditional Tribal Affiliation. This often results in the review of an archaeological report and/or a site visit. The department has received over 1,600 permit applications for cannabis cultivation within the area of traditional tribal cultural affiliation for the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria. This is an enormous workload for a single THPO and has resulted in significant processing delays. The Rancheria indicated that they do not have the funding to pay for additional staff to review these projects.
The proposed MOU would provide funding to allow the Rancheria to bring on staff in order to be better equipped to respond to the referrals from the county. The term of the...
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