City Council

12A. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION OPENING AN APPLICATION PERIOD FOR\nCOMMERCIAL CANNABIS RETAIL STOREFRONT BUSINESS PERMITTEES TO\nAPPLY FOR A COMMERCIAL CANNABIS DELIVERY BUSINESS PERMIT\nAt the April 9, 2024 City Council meeting, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1142,\nwhich affirmed the Council’s sole authority to open a commercial cannabis application\nperiod. The Ordinance also clarified that the City Council has the authority to determine\nwhich type of permits the application period would be for, and which businesses, firms,\nand/or organizations could apply for a permit during an application period. The proposed\nResolution would set an application period so that existing commercial cannabis retail\nstorefront permittees may apply for delivery permits.\nApril 23, 2024\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council find that these actions are not subject to California Environmental Quality\nAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15378(b)(5) (Organizational or administrative\nactivities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in\nthe environment) and even if they were considered a project, they would still be\nexempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(C)(2), and\n15061(B)(3); and\n2. Consider and adopt Resolution No. 2024-12, entitled:\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STANTON,\nCALIFORNIA, OPENING AN APPLICATION PERIOD TO ACCEPT\nAPPLICATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL CANNABIS DELIVERY BUSINESS\nPERMITS, FROM EXISTING COMMERCIAL CANNABIS RETAIL\nSTOREFRONT BUSINESS PERMITTEES AND DETERMINING THE\nRESOLUTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTIONS 15060(C)(2), 15061(B)(3), AND 15378(b)(5)”.