Medical Cannabis Task Force

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 · 6:00 PM AM · 241 Cedar Avenue First Congregational Church Social Hall

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Medical Cannabis Task Force meeting held Wednesday, July 1, 2015.
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Recommendation to approve and finalize the following list of recommendations to the City Council:
ZONING
2. 1 Recommendation to include buffers for schools in other cities; dispensaries site placed at 1,000 feet; and not allow cultivation sites open to the public.
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2. 2 Tentative recommendation to eliminate print advertising in newspapers and other circulation.
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2. 3 Tentative recommendation to change the point system of which three (3) points would be earned for vetted operators/individuals who won the lottery and two (2) points for those operators in original locations who can pass a live scan.
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2. 4 Tentative recommendation to change the point system to include operators who have done volunteer work will earn two (2) points.
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2. 5 Tentative recommendation to include buffers around Libraries and Child Care Centers.
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2. 6 Tentative recommendation to take into consideration high crime areas around the Zoned Commercial (red) areas (May 27, 2015 map reference).
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2. 7 Recommendation to receive a crime heat map for the next meeting.
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2. 8 Tentative recommendation that the amount of crime be considered in the areas of located businesses; buffers of 1,000 feet between businesses; and no co-locations of businesses.
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2. 9 Tentative recommendation that home delivery be made available.
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CULTIVATION
2. 10 Tentative recommendation that testing be done by a 3rd party qualified lab.
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2. 11 Tentative recommendation that only a necessary amount of product would leave Cultivation site for testing (approximately 1 oz.).
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2. 12 Tentative recommendation that testing should only be done in a Long Beach lab.
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2. 13 Tentative recommendation to have the testing lab(s) registered with the City.
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2. 14 Tentative recommendation that a phase-in approach be used to determine the number of dispensaries.
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2. 15 Tentative recommendation that collectives be allowed to help other collectives, by providing supply.
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2. 16 Tentative recommendation to create a business license to allow patients to buy directly from other patients.
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2. 17 Tentative recommendation that safety standards in the ordinance be set as the minimum safety standards.
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2. 18 Tentative recommendation to eliminate all restrictions on cultivation.
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2. 19 Tentative recommendation to discuss the location of edible production.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
2. 20 Tentative recommendation that the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) and Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) maintain and track calls, crimes, and compare benchmarks against other cities.
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2. 21 Tentative recommendation that designated funding be provided for public safety (Long Beach Police Department and Long Beach Fire Department) including City Attorney's costs.
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2. 22 Tentative recommendation to receive data on cost for public safety.
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2. 23 Tentative recommendation that armed security guards be allowed only inside the premises of the business.
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2. 24 Tentative recommendation to focus on commercial operators that are in the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and not engage or restrict patient activity rights from State law.
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FISCAL IMPACT
2. 25 Tentative recommendation that video recordings be kept for 12 months rather than 30 days.
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2. 26 Tentative recommendation that tax payments are made by check and not by cash.
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2. 27 Tentative recommendation that the City provides letter of support to collective(s) facing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audit.
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2. 28 Tentative recommendation that the ordinance stipulate what would happen to businesses when facing legal challenges.
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2. 29 Tentative recommendation that the ordinance prohibit the presence or use of firearms at dispensaries.
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2. 30 Tentative recommendation that the ordinance require the City to comply with all Federal law reporting requirements.
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CITY MANAGER'S MEMO
2. 31 Tentative recommendation to add an annual regulatory fee assessment to businesses.
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2. 32 Tentative recommendation to specify an application fee.
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2. 33 Tentative recommendation to know the cost that cannot be recouped for enforcement.
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2. 34 Tentative recommendation that no further action be taken until the State takes action.
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2. 35 Tentative recommendation to find the cost of implementation of this ordinance so they do not over exceed Proposition 218.
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2. 36 Tentative recommendation to harmonize this ordinance with Assembly Bill 266.
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2. 37 Tentative recommendation that taxes generated should be redistributed back into the districts of which the collectives are located.
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2. 38 Tentative recommendation that City Council disclose all monies received from a collective.
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2. 39 Tentative recommendation that City Council continue the ban on medical cannabis.
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2. 40 Tentative recommendation to license delivery services.
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ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS JULY 1, 2015
2. 41 Tentative recommendation that transfer of ownership not be permitted and that any change of ownership requires a new Conditional Use Permit (CUP).
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2. 42 Tentative recommendation to submit his ordinance in place of the City's ordinance.
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2. 43 Tentative recommendation that permits be allowed by the Planning Department and not by a Conditional Use Permit (CUP).
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2. 44 Tentative recommendation to set a specific time requirement (60 days) for the City to issue permits, once application has been submitted.
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2. 45 Tentative recommendation that all applicants pass a lengthy background check at their own cost.
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2. 46 Tentative recommendation that all applicants be a resident of Long Beach for two (2) years prior to approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP).
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
3. Recommendation to discuss seed-to-sale concepts; suggestion to have cultivation only in Long Beach; selling only to Long Beach residents; impact cultivation center would have in industrial area; limiting cultivation and retail sites; and buffers around parks and high schools.
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NEW BUSINESS
4. Recommendation to discuss future Task Force meeting dates and topics.
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PUBLIC COMMENT
ADJOURNMENT
I, Carolyn Hill, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. _____________________________ Date __________
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