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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment 1 to 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 (CEQA) compliance services, increasing the compensation amount by $200,000 for a not-to-exceed amount of $400,000, adding a revised Fee Schedule, and extending the term of the Agreement by three (3) years for a revised expiration date of December 9, 2025, with no changes to the scope of work; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute any further documents determined necessary related to Agreement 4600, including amendments which do not increase not-to-exceed amount or term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Applicant/Developer Funded.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On July 17, 2018, the County 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 effect...
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