TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Cannabis
MEETING DATE: March 11, 2025
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Sara McBurney
PHONE:
707-463-6680
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Steve Dunnicliff
PHONE:
707-463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Second Amendment to BOS Agreement 23-074 with Ascent Environmental, Inc., Altering the Payment Terms
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve second amendment to BOS Agreement 23-074 with Ascent Environmental, Inc., altering the payment terms; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
At the March 14, 2023, Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board directed County Counsel to draft an ordinance that would streamline the cannabis permitting process while maintaining all existing environmental protection measures. At the same time, the Board directed the Executive Office and County Counsel to work with the Department of Cannabis Control ("DCC") to develop a pathway for applicants to obtain an annual state license.
On May 22, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved and entered into agreement 23-074 with Ascent Environmental for up to $5,000,000 in Environmental Planning Services from the Effective Date of the Agreement through December 31, 2024.
On September 25, 2024, the General Government Committee recommended approval to the Board of Supervisors.
On October 8, 2025, the BOS approved the first amendment with Ascent Environmental, extending the Agreement date through March 31, 2025.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The DCC and Mendocino County continue to work in partnership to support provisional cultivation licensees' transition to annual licensure and support the issuance of annual licenses for new cultivation within the County.
DCC, which is responsible for the issuance of state commercial cannabis licenses, is the lead agency in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA").
In August 2023, DCC i...
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