MEETING DATE: 2/4/2020
DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COUNSEL
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Barbara Thompson
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Barbara Thompson
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 160
SUBJECT:
COUNTY COUNSEL'S OFFICE - B. THOMPSON
Approve formation of a new Board Ad Hoc committee (two members) for a "Wine & Hospitality Committee, or a Board subcommittee establishing the duties of the committee and number and composition of committee members, staffing of the committee, and direct Clerk of the Board to notice the vacancy so that they may be filled at a future Board meeting. (Requested by Supervisor Hernandez)
SBC FILE NUMBER: 160
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
At the Ad Hoc Hemp Committee meeting, it was discussed whether the Board should create a new Wine & Hospitality Policy Committee. In 2015, the Board created in the General Plan a Wine & Hospitality Priority Area. General Plan Goal ED-4.1 states:
Wine and Hospitality Combining District
The County shall support the expansion of the wine and hospitality industries by establishing and maintaining a Wine/Hospitality Combining District that identifies areas of the county appropriate for expanding the wine and hospitality industries.
The Board is presented with three options today:
OPTION 1:
If a formal committee is established, the Committee would have the following functions:
Proposed Committee Duties:
a) Oversee and provide policy direction in the Development of a Wine/Hospitality Combining District Ordinance;
b) Review hemp and cannabis activities in the Wine & Hospitality Priority Area and provide recommendations to the Board as needed. General Plan Designation.
c) Other duties as designated by the Board of Supervisors
Members: Members may be appointed and removed at the will of the Board by majority vote. Term of appointment, unless otherwise removed, shall be for a period of two years.
The Board may determine membership at the meeting, but likely representatives could include: a Farm Bureau Representative, a representative of the Hemp Industry, an EDC Representative, an RMA Representative, a BOS Representative, and/or others as specified by the Board.
Staffing: The committee shall be staffed by the CAO's office, with assistance on planning matters from the RMA Department. The Clerk of the Board shall serve as clerk to the Committee.
OR OPTION 2:
The Board may form an ad hoc committee of limited duration, comprised of two members of the Board of Supervisors. This committee may not be a standing committee. Therefore, it cannot have continuing subject matter jurisdiction, and should be a limited term committee.
OR: OPTION 3
Alternatively, the Board could appoint an ad hoc committee immediately and determine whether to create a formal committee at a later date.
BUDGETED: