TO: GENERAL GOVERNMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
FROM: Cannabis
MEETING DATE: September 25, 2024
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Sara McBurney
PHONE:
707-234-6680
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Steve Dunnicliff
PHONE:
707-463-4441
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 30 Minutes
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Providing a Referral to the Board of Supervisors Recommending Approval of an Amendment to Agreement 23-074 with Ascent Environmental, Inc., Extending the Agreement Date from December 31, 2024, through March 31, 2025
(Sponsor: Cannabis)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Provide a referral to the Board of Supervisors recommending approval of the Amendment to Agreement 23-074 with Ascent Environmental, Inc., extending the agreement date from December 31, 2024, through March 31, 2025.
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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.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST/REFERRAL:
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, will be lead agency in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA").
In August 2023, DCC is...
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