Cannabis Community Benefit Committee

ATT: A MINUTES CITY OF PLACERVILLE CANNABIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE October 3rd, 2023 – 3:30PM TOWN HALL, 549 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA 1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Aubrey at 3:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Chair Aubrey, Vice-Chair Chiusano, Silvester, Hawthorne, City Manager Morris, Chief Wren, CSD Director Zeller Members Absent: NONE Staff Present: Lilly Palmer 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA. Adoption of the Agenda was moved by City Manager Cleve Morris and seconded Member Catherine Silvester. Motion carried 6-0. 4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING June 6, 2023 Adoption of the Agenda was moved by Member Catherine Silvester and seconded by Member Ben Hawthorne. Motion carried 6-0. 5. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC: None received. 6. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: No informational items were discussed. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS: A. Report on Available Funding: Chair Aubrey reviewed the report reflecting new revenues and expenditures. City Manager Morris noted we have $30,061.37 in unobligated funds. B. Discussion regarding Scholarships for High School Students. Chief Wen suggested a potential option to use the El Dorado Community Foundation to administer the scholarships since the High School is not in agreement with accepting a scholarship from a Cannabis funded entity. City Manager Morris spoke with Bill Roby from the El Dorado Community Foundation and discussed the possibility of an anonymous donation. Chair Aubrey suggested students already out of High School. City Manager Morris will reach out to local community colleges to get more information.  ATT: A C. Review of Grant Applications and recommendation by Subcommittee: Chair Aubrey reviewed the recommendations of the Subcommittee. Adoption of the Cannabis Grant Recipients as shown in the chart below was moved by Vice-Chair Chiusano and seconded by Member Hawthorne. Motion carried 6-0. CANNABIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT GRANTS AWARDED Amount Recipient Granted Community Emergency Radio $1,400.00 Chamber $1,000.00 Community Pride $1,000.00 ED Gold $1,000.00 EDC Farm Trails $1,000.00 Myrtle Trees $1,000.00 Save the Graves $5,000.00 Sierra $3,600.00 $15,000.0 TOTAL 0 PUBLIC COMMENT: Tony Miller with Community Emergency Radio Association thanked the committee for the funding. There are 600 volunteers across El Dorado County and celebrated their 55th anniversary this year. 8. STAFF AND COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS: None 9. ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA: - Look at new proposals for grants, - Scholarship funding opportunities for community colleges, - Budget review at ¾ mark, - Next step for the next process of applications - Possible logo submissions and form. 10. NEXT MEETING: There will be a meeting held at Town Hall on March 5th at 3:30PM. 11. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned by Chair Aubrey at 4:35PM.