To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Project Trellis: The County of Humboldt Cannabis Micro-grant, Marketing, and Local Equity Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a presentation on the framework for creating Project Trellis: The County of Humboldt Cannabis Micro-Grant, Marketing, and Local Equity Program;
2. Review and discuss the advisory body that shall administer the Cannabis Micro-Grant program, and direct staff to return with an appropriate resolution (Page 2-3);
3. Establish a cannabis micro-grant program and guidelines for eligibility (Page 3);
4. Establish a cannabis marketing program (Page 4);
5. Adopt the attached resolution creating the County of Humboldt Local Equity Program (Attachment 1);
6. Respond to staff's recommendations for the amount of funding to be allocated to these programs, at no additional cost to the cannabis industry (Page 5); and
7. Direct staff to provide annual reports to the Board on the progress of Project Trellis (Page 6).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
County of Humboldt cannabis excise tax revenue (106100); Potential for SB 1294 funding if local equity program is adopted; Fines and penalties from cannabis code enforcement.
DISCUSSION:
On Nov. 13, 2018, your Board discussed Humboldt County's cannabis industry, the county's cannabis excise tax, and ways that the County of Humboldt can support local cannabis businesses. As part of this discussion, your Board directed staff to return to the Board with a "...collective cannabis marketing and branding strategy and grant program for cannabis impacted communities." Since receiving this direction, the County Administrative Office - Economic Development team has been engaged in due diligence working to identify the type and magnitude of programs which would be most effective at meeting the aims and visions of your Board.
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