City Council

4.A. CANNABIS BUSINESS UPDATE AND CONSIDERATION OF AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD AMENDING SECTION 5.70.035 (APPLICATION\nPERIOD, SCORING, AND REVIEW) OF CHAPTER 5.70 (CANNABIS\nUSES) OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE AND\nAMENDING CHAPTER 3.36 (BUSINESS LICENSE TAX) OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A TEMPORARY TAX\nREBATE FOR ALL CANNABIS BUSINESSES [D. WILSON, L.\nLANGER, D. RIVAS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update on the cannabis\nlicensing and operations activities in the City and discuss adopting an\nordinance to clarify the criteria used when granting extensions of time to\ncannabis businesses and revising deadlines reflected in Section 5.70.035\n(Application, Period, Scoring, and Review) of the City of West Hollywood’s\nCannabis Licensing Ordinance, and to provide financial relief through a\ntemporary tax rebate to cannabis businesses for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 24-\n_______: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING SECTION 5.70.035 (APPLICATION\nPERIOD, SCORING, AND REVIEW) OF CHAPTER 5.70 (CANNABIS\nUSES) OF THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE AND\nAMENDING CHAPTER 3.36 (BUSINESS LICENSE TAX) OF THE WEST\nHOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A TEMPORARY TAX\nREBATE FOR ALL CANNABIS BUSINESSES;” 2) Receive a cannabis\nprogram update and provide any feedback; and 3) Determine that the\npause on deadlines to open should remain in effect until the previously\ndetermined July 1, 2024, date; but authorize staff to begin processing\napplications for license changes for businesses that are open and\noperating prior to July 1, 2024.