City Council

31. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT - DISCUSSION REGARDING STATUS OF COMMERCIAL\nCANNABIS REGULATIONS, INCLUDING: (1) CONSIDERING WHETHER TO ELIMINATE\nTHE MERIT-BASED SELECTION PROCESS FOR STOREFRONT RETAIL PERMITS NOW\nTHAT THE PRIOR RANKING LIST HAS EXPIRED; (2) CONSIDERING WHETHER TO\nDECREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STOREFRONT RETAIL PERMITS; AND (3)\nPROVIDING DIRECTION ON WHETHER TO RESEARCH THE FOLLOWING: (A)\nCOMMERCIAL CANNABIS TAX RATES; (B) CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS\nREQUIREMENTS FOR STOREFRONT RETAIL BUSINESSES; AND (C) CHANGING THE\nPROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERING A PERMIT OR SELLING 50% OR MORE\nOWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF THE PERMIT\nThat the City Council:\na. After considering and providing direction on whether to decrease the number of\ncommercial cannabis permits available for storefront retailers and storefront\nretail microbusinesses from twelve (12) to eight (8) or more, adopt attached\nResolution No. 2024-092 to: (1) amend the City’s commercial cannabis rules and\nregulations to eliminate the merit-based selection process for those storefront\nretailers and storefront retail microbusinesses allowed to apply for commercial\ncannabis business permits; and (2) implement the City Council’s direction\nregarding whether to decrease the number of commercial cannabis permits\navailable for storefront retailers and storefront retail microbusinesses from\ntwelve (12) to eight (8) or more.\nb. Provide direction to staff regarding whether to research a possible reduction in\nthe commercial cannabis tax rates imposed by CMC Chapter 3.38.\nc. Direct staff not to change the community benefit actions or measures that prior\npermittees for storefront retailer and storefront retail microbusiness permits have\ncommitted to implement, but to extend this requirement to future applicants\nwho are not part of the merit-based selection process, as provided for herein\nand in the new commercial cannabis rules and regulations adopted by Resolution\nNo. 2024-092\nd. Provide direction to staff regarding whether to research a possible change to the\nprohibition against transferring a commercial cannabis permit or selling 50% or\nmore ownership or control of the permit.\nAgenda\nLEGISLATIVE MATTERS\nThis portion of the agenda is for proposed ordinances presented for the City Council's consideration.\nBOARDS AND COMMISSIONS – REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL,\nCOMMISSIONERS, AND STAFF FOR THE:\nThis portion of the agenda lists items from Commissions and Boards.\nA) Library Board of Trustees\nB) Planning & Housing Commission\nC) Parks & Recreation Commission\nD) Regional Meetings