ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: C10
Prepared by: Angie Baggett, Grant Writer Meeting Date: February 28, 2023 Approved by: Amanda Lee, Acting City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar SUBJECT: AUTHORIZING STATE OF CALIFORNIA CANNABIS EQUITY ACT GRANT FUNDING RECOMMENDATION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , authorizing State of California Cannabis Equity Act grant funding.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Economic Development.
PRIOR ACTION: On November 15, 2022, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2022-166, authorizing the submittal of an application for the State of California Cannabis Equity Act Grant funding (Vote:4-1, Ritter opposed).
On August 9, 2022, City Council discussed commercial cannabis cultivation social equity program and accepted Option One (delaying the implementation of cannabis cultivation until a study is complete); and return to Council with information on the scope and cost of the study (Vote: 5-0).
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: On August 9, 2022, City Council discussed a commercial cannabis cultivation social-equity program and supported conducting a study. Subsequently, the City Council requested to delay the implementation of cannabis cultivation until a study is completed to develop a social equity component to the application process. In November 2022, the California Department of Cannabis Control released the Cannabis Equity Grant program for Fiscal Year 2022/2023.
On January 31, 2023, the City received notification of grant award in the amount of $75,000. Proposed grant activities include procurement of a consultant to lead community driven research, assessment, and analysis for social equity in new cannabis industries. This assessment will inform and help shape a cannabis social equity program for cannabis cultivation and potential future types of cannabis businesses in the City. A resolution is required to accept the Cannabis Equity Act grant funding (Exhibit 1).
FISCAL IMPACT: The awarded amount from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development is $75,000. The City will receive full disbursement of funds after the grant agreement is fully executed. The General Operating Budget will be amended to reflect this and has been included in the Q2 report for fiscal year 2022/23.
EXHIBITS:
1.City Council Resolution No. 2023- , authorizing State of California Cannabis Equity Act grant funding
2.Notice of award status
3.Budget for use of grant funds approved by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
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Approved above recommendation, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-19.
Vote: 5-0
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF
VISTA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING STATE OF CALIFORNIA CANNABIS
EQUITY ACT GRANT FUNDING
The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:
1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:
WHEREAS, the members of the California Legislature have recognized the need for cannabis equity grant funding;
WHEREAS, funding has been provided to the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to provide grant funds to local governments; WHEREAS, the City of Vista supports the development of a local equity program; WHEREAS, the City of Vista has determined that it will use grant funds from the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to conduct a cannabis equity assessment and/or assist the development of a local equity program as described in its application for grant funds.
2. Action.
A. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Manager or the City Manager's Designee of the City of Vista is authorized to execute by electronic signature on behalf of The City of Vista the grant agreement with the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, including any extensions or amendments thereof and any subsequent grant agreement with the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development in relation thereto.
B. IT IS AGREED that any liability arising out of the performance of this grant agreement, including civil court actions for damages, shall be the responsibility of the grant recipient and the authorizing agency. The Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development and the State of California disclaim responsibility for any such liability.
EXHIBIT 1
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3. Adoption. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Vista in a meeting thereof held on February 2811, 2023 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
JOHN FRANKLIN, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK By: By:
APPROVED
Walter C.Chung
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January 31, 2023
Amanda Lee
Acting City Manager
49 South Van Ness,Suite 660
San Francisco, CA 94103
Dear Amanda Lee,
Thank you for your Type 1 grant application for the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions.
Based on our review of your application,we are pleased to inform you that City of Vista is eligible for a grant award of$75,000. We intend to issue our press release announcing all the jurisdictions receiving funding within the next week. In order to proceed with providing you a grant agreement for signature, please provide the following to [email protected]:
1. Please review your enclosed budget spreadsheet.As soon as possible, and no later than February 17t", please make any updates so that we can finalize your budget for inclusion in your grant agreement.
2. All grant agreements must be signed via our electronic signature platform, DocuSign. Please provide the name,title, and email address for the individual that will be signing the grant agreement no later than February 171h.
3. Lastly,to receive grant funding a resolution is required from the jurisdiction's governing body authorizing the jurisdiction to enter into the grant agreement with GO-Biz and designating by title the individual who is authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the jurisdiction. It is important to place a resolution request on the governing body's agenda immediately to avoid funding delays. A sample resolution is attached.
Note:The approved resolution MUST contain all of the components found in the attached sample resolution exactly as indicated and must match its format.Authorizing resolutions must be received by GO-Biz no later than March 24, 2023.
The grant agreement must be signed by the jurisdiction using DocuSign no later than March 24, 2023.
Congratulations, and we look forward to working with you on next steps. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Fiona Lavelle,Assistant Deputy Director
Community and Local Equity Grants Unit
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development(GO-Biz) [email protected]
1325 J Street, 18th FLOO�_SA. 2(\Q�E CRNTO,CALIFORNIA 95814 02/28/2023 C 10 I I 1 4 of 5
Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions
Cannabis Equity Assessment/Program Development
Application Budget Detail -Funding Request Type 1
_JURISDICTION NAME: I City of Vista
Total Grant Amount Requested (may not exceed $75,000): $ 75,000.00 Equity Assessment Costs
(May not exceed $40,000)
Personnel Classifications Role in Project Annual Salary and Percentage of Total Benefits Time
1 $ -
$ - $ -
$ - $ -
I $ - $
I $ - $
Description of Other Costs Amount
Consultant Firm-Subcontracted for research, analysis, and assessment specific to the City of Vista $ 40,000.00 $
$
Equity Assessment Costs Subtotal $ 40,000.00
Program Development Costs
Personnel Classifications Role in Project Annual Salary and Percentage of Total Benefits Time
Management Analyst Administrative oversight $ 145,985.00 I 10.0%I $ 14,598.50 1 I $
$ - I $ -
$ - $ -
Description of Other Costs Amount
Consultant Firm-Subcontracted to provide program recommendations and report based on research, analysis, $ 13,000.00 Bi-lingual Interpreter-Subcontracted for interpretation services for community meetings $ 1,600.00 Technical Assistance-Subcontractor to create forms and process development(i.e. applications and $ 5,801.50 I $ -
I $ -
I $ -
$
Program Development Costs Subtotal $ 35,000.00
Grand Total I $ 75,000.00 1
EXHIBIT 3
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