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RESOLUTION Awarding the City of San Leandro's Second Medical Cannabis Dispensary Annual Permit to ________ Following the Effective Date of the Revised Medical Cannabis Dispensary Ordinance
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WHEREAS, in December, 2013, the City Council, to advance public health and welfare in the community by making access to medical cannabis available to City residents in a more convenient, safe, and legally compliant manner, approved a medical cannabis regulatory ordinance to facilitate the approval, regulation, and operation of one medical cannabis dispensary in San Leandro; and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2016, the City Council subsequently adopted amendments to that ordinance in order to allow for the issuance of a second medical cannabis dispensary permit and conducted a second reading of said amendments on June 20, 2016, thereby making that modified ordinance effective on July 20, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also directed staff to limit the selection process for the second dispensary permit to the two following teams: Blum San Leandro (hereafter referred to as "Blum"), and Davis Street Wellness Center (hereafter referred to as "DSWC"); and
WHEREAS, the City Manager appointed an inter-departmental stakeholder group consisting of City staff from several City departments in order to assist in the implementation of the adopted medical cannabis dispensary ordinance; and
WHEREAS, following a methodical and objective screening of the applications from the two teams that was guided by the Council-adopted screening criteria, the City Council determined that __________ demonstrated the superior combination of knowledge, experience and expertise, and offered the best fit and benefits for the San Leandro community.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does hereby RESOLVE as follows:
1. That said medical cannabis dispensary annual permit is hereby awarded to _________...
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