Memorandum
Date: October 21, 2025
To: The Honorable Eddie Crandell, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Ben Rickelman, Deputy County Administrative Officer
Subject: (a) Approve Agreement between the County of Lake and Lake County Chamber of Commerce for Visitor Information Services and Marketing Support in the amount of $34,000 and authorize the Chair to sign; and (b) Approve Agreement between the County of Lake and the Lake County Economic Development Corporation for Entrepreneurial Support Services and Event Programming in the amount of $26,000 and authorize the Chair to sign
Executive Summary:
On September 23, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved funding for the Lake County Chamber of Commerce for $34,000 and the Lake County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) for $26,000. The Board of Supervisors requested that agreements for both the EDC and the Chamber be enacted with the County for this financial support. Both agreements cover the respective organizations’ operations for the upcoming year. Since the September 23 meeting, the EDC was notified by the US Department of Agriculture that it will not receive the $109,000 in Rural Business Development Grant funding it has received annually since 2019. At this time, no organization in California is receiving this funding.
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Recommended Action: (a) Approve Agreement between the County of Lake and Lake County Chamber of Commerce for Visitor Information Services and Marketing Support in the amount of $34,000 and authorize the Chair to sign; and (b) Approve Agreement between the County of Lake and the Lake County Economic Development Corporation for Entrepreneurial Support Services and Event Programming in the amount of $26,000 and authorize the Chair to sign.