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EXHIBIT 3 LS 6.4.19 RESOLUTION NO.2019-xx A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REDUCING THE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS GROSS RECEIPTS TAX FOR TESTING LABORATORIES FROM FIVE (5%) PERCENT TO TWO (2%) PERCENT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. In November 2016, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA or Proposition 64) was approved by the voters of the State of California. The AUMA legalized recreational marijuana. B. In 2017, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 94 also known as Medicinal and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) establishing state regulations and licensing for retail sales, manufacturing, distribution, delivery and testing of adult -use (also called recreational) marijuana. C. On November 9, 2017, the City Council created Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, allowing adult -use commercial cannabis retail businesses in the city, and amended certain sections of Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to ensure consistency with State law and Chapter 40. Since 2014, the City has allowed medicinal marijuana collectives/ cooperatives to operate within the City pursuant to regulations set forth in Chapter 18 and Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. D. On March 20, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance NS-2941 and NS-2942, allowing and regulating commercial cannabis testing laboratories. E. A general business license tax based on the gross receipts derived from commercial cannabis businesses and gross square footage would generate essential funds for protecting vital City services and facilities and place such businesses on more equal footing with existing City businesses, including medical marijuana businesses which already pay a business license tax. 75A-65