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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Commercial Cannabis Unit, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II to competitively bid Agreement 4600 with Helix Environmental Planning Inc. for as-needed assistance with Commercial Cannabis current planning activities, including project management and analysis, permit entitlement, and California Environmental Quality Act compliance services, replacing Article XX, Conflict of Interest in its entirety, and, extending the term of the Agreement by three (3) years for a revised expiration date of December 9, 2028, with no changes in the agreement amount of $400,000 or the scope of work.
FUNDING: Applicant/Developer Funded.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On July 17, 2018, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors placed five (5) ballot measures on the ballot for the November 2018 election, which enabled voters to decide whether to allow different aspects of Commercial Cannabis and its taxation. The ballot measures named Measure N (taxation, permitting and enforcement of commercial cannabis), Measure P (commercial outdoor and mixed-light cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use), Measure Q (commercial outdoor and mixed-light cultivation of cannabis for recreational adult use), Measure R (retail sale, commercial distribution, and commercial indoor cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use), and Measure S (retail sale, commercial distribution, and commercial indoor cultivation of cannabis for recreational adult use) were passed by the voters. In response to the approved measures, County staff began studying various Commercial Cannabis permitting processes and found that many jurisdictions with efficient and effective permitting programs used a project management services firm.
In June of 2019, the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, issued Request for Proposals (RFP) for Commercial Cannabis Consulting Services. In accordance with the County’s P...
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