To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Second Modification to Humboldt County Local Equity Program Manual
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve modifications to the Humboldt County Local Equity Program Manual.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development Fund
DISCUSSION:
On March 19th, 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 LEP, your Board also authorized the County of Humboldt's Economic Development Division (i.e. EcDev) to apply for the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) Cannabis Equity Grant (CEG) funding for the maximum amount of funding available, based on criteria and allocation formula set forth in the BCC Program Guidelines.
During the time between your Boards approval of the LEP, and submittal of the county's application for CEG funding the BCC's criteria for local equity programs changed. These changes, coupled with the publication of Humboldt County's Equity Assessment, necessitated that staff make certain modifications to the LEP Manual. Your Board approved those changes on October 8, 2019. These modifications included:
* Adding clarification to the Manual under section "A. Qualifications" by creating criteria for "Program Eligibility" and "Alternate qualifications" thereby increasing the types of individuals who can qualify for services under the LEP.
* Adding section "D. Provision of Services" to the ...
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