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Staff Report for Resolution Approving an Amended Consulting Services Agreement with ICF Resources, LLC for Medical Cannabis Program Implementation
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an amended consulting services agreement with ICF Resources, LLC to increase the not to exceed amount of the agreement from approximately $49,969 to a total not to exceed of $89,096. Staff further recommends that the City Council transfer $39,127 from the City's economic uncertainty reserve in order to complete the next steps in implementation of the medical cannabis dispensary ordinance.
BACKGROUND
In December, 2013, the City Council approved a medical cannabis regulatory ordinance to facilitate the approval, regulation, and operation of one medical cannabis dispensary in San Leandro. On February 18, 2014, the City Council appropriated $50,000 towards the initial costs of implementing the ordinance. Following a Request for Proposals that was issued in May, 2014, City staff entered into a $49,969 consulting services agreement with ICF Resources, LLC on July 1, 2014 to assist in the implementation of the adopted ordinance. On September 15, 2014, the City Council authorized a timeline that was developed in partnership with ICF that is designed to culminate in a staff recommendation to the City Council for selection of a single dispensary operator, tentatively scheduled for Spring, 2015. On November 3, 2014, the City Council authorized the associated fee schedule, and on December 15, 2014, the application materials that will be used to invite applicants seeking to be selected as the one dispensary operator were released.
Since the time of developing the consulting services agreement with ICF, City staff has identified several areas of additional work that are outside the current scope of services, but which will be necessary in order to complete the project. This work include...
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