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Staff Report for a Resolution Awarding the City of San Leandro's Third Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permit to Blum San Leandro, to be Effective on June 1, 2017.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Per the direction of the City Council provided at its September 6, 2016 and September 19, 2016 meetings, the City Manager presents to the City Council for its consideration the below analysis and attached draft resolution awarding the City's third medical cannabis dispensary permit to Blum San Leandro. The resolution awarding the permit, which includes relevant conditions of approval, would be effective on June 1, 2017. If the resolution is approved, the applicant could secure the required Conditional Use Permit, building permits, and carry out tenant improvements prior to June 1, 2017 but would not be permitted to dispense to patients until after that date.
BACKGROUND
Following extensive dialogue with the community and numerous City Council discussions over several years, 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. That ordinance, in conjunction with the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act of 2015, imposes strict zoning, security, and operational requirements on the operation of medical cannabis dispensaries.
To assist in developing a process to implement that ordinance, following a publicly announced Request for Proposals, the City contracted with ICF International, an independent third-party consultant with expertise assisting governmental agencies across a wide range of subject areas, including medical cannabis program implementation, application review, business plan analysis, public health, safety and security. ICF also directly supported the statewide medical marijuana dispensary application review process for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As part of its contract with the City, the ICF...
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