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EXHIBIT 2 <br />Ls 6A.19 <br />RESOLUTION NO.2019-xx <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA REDUCING THE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS <br />GROSS RECEIPTS TAX FOR TESTING LABORATORIES <br />FROM FIVE (5%) PERCENT TO TWO (2%) PERCENT <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br />A. In November 2016, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also <br />known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA or Proposition 64) was approved by the <br />voters of the State of California. The AUMA legalized recreational marijuana. <br />B. In 2017, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 94 also known as <br />Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) establishing <br />state regulations and licensing for retail sales, manufacturing, distribution, delivery and <br />testing of adult -use (also called recreational) marijuana. <br />C. On November 9, 2017, the City Council created Chapter 40 of the Santa <br />Ana Municipal Code, allowing adult -use commercial cannabis retail businesses in the <br />city, and amended certain sections of Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code to ensure consistency with State law and Chapter 40. Since 2014, the City has <br />allowed medicinal marijuana collectives/ cooperatives to operate within the City <br />pursuant to regulations set forth in Chapter 18 and Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code. <br />D. On March 20, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance NS-2941 and <br />NS-2942, allowing and regulating commercial cannabis testing laboratories. <br />E. A general business license tax based on the gross receipts derived from <br />commercial cannabis businesses and gross square footage would generate essential <br />funds for protecting vital City services and facilities and place such businesses on more <br />equal footing with existing City businesses, including medical marijuana businesses <br />which already pay a business license tax. <br />ResolWon No. 2019-roc <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />75F-33 <br />