To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Allocation of 2021-2022 water quality improvement grant program funds from the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO) Mitigation and Remediation Fund (Case # PLN-2021-17061).
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and consider the staff report and grant applications received (Attachment 2), open the public hearing, and accept public comment; and
2. Close the public hearing; and
3. Approve the slate of grant applications from the Mitigation and Remediation Fund Awards by approving the attached Resolution ____ (Attachment 1); and
4. Authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the grant agreements when completed, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
The Board authorized creation of the "CCLUO Mitigation and Remediation Fund" with $1,100,000 from the General Fund the first year, and up to that same amount for the next three years with funding from fines and penalties of cannabis civil enforcement actions, potentially augmented by other grants and/or funding from other sources (File 19-1675, December 10, 2019).
In both fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22, an additional $200,000 was allocated per the agreement, totaling an additional $400,000. On August 17, 2021, the Board authorized the Auditor Controller's Office transfer of $1,000,000 from General Fund Contingencies to the CCLUO Mitigation and Remediation Fund, and $500,000 from General Fund Contingencies to Public Works for high-priority projects that reduce sediment delivery in the Redwood Creek and Sprowel Creek. (See Attachment 3 Supplemental budget).
DISCUSSION:
On August 17, 2021, the Board adopted Resolution 21-86 approving the Commercial Cannabis Land Use Ordinance (CCLUO) Mitigation and Remediation Fund Grant Program, a 4-year water quality improvement program that seeks to impro...
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