To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Third 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 (LEP) Manual;
2. Approve, and authorize the County Administrative Officer (CAO) and Agricultural Commissioner, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the County Administrative Office Economic Development Division and the Agricultural Department for the Project Trellis Local Equity Program;
3. Authorize the CAO and Agricultural Commissioner, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached MOU, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management;
4. Approve, and authorize staff, to draft an MOU with Coast Central Credit Union for business account services to be provided to Local Equity Program recipients; and
5. Authorize the CAO, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all agreements with partner agencies to provide services for the LEP recipients after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development (1120-275)
DISCUSSION:
On March 19, 2019, the Board adopted Resolution No. 19-24 adopting the Humboldt County
Cannabis Local Equity Program Manual for the operation of the County of Humboldt
LEP, in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1294: the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018. The Humboldt County LEP 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, the Board authorized the Economic Development Division (EcDev) to apply for the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) Cannabis Equity Grant (C...
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