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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />75A. PUBLIC HEARING – APPROVE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2019-01 TO <br />AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 18, 21, AND 40 OF THE SANTA <br />ANA MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL <br />INTEGRATION OF CANNABIS BUSINESSES; UPDATING OWNERSHIP <br />TRANSFERS, PROCEDURAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS, SECURITY <br />DEPOSITS, AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES; UPDATING AND <br />STREAMLINING REGULATORY COMPONENTS; REDUCING CANNABIS <br />TESTING TAXES TO TWO PERCENT OF GROSS RECEIPTS; ADOPTING A <br />CANOPY MEASUREMENT AND SQUARE FOOTAGE ALLOCATION SERVICE <br />FEE; AND AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS <br />OPERATING AGREEMENT TEMPLATE {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3, 2; 3, 3; 3, 5; 4, <br />3} - Planning and Building Agency and Finance and Management Services Agency <br /> <br />Legal Notice published in the Orange County Reporter August 9, 2019 and August 16, <br />2019. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION: <br /> <br />1. Place ordinance on first reading and authorize publication of title. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA AMENDING AND ADDING CERTAIN SECTIONS TO ARTICLES <br />XIII, XII, AND VII OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE PERTAINING TO OWNERSHIP TRANSFERS, CLOSE OUT AUDIT <br />PROCEDURES (SECTIONS 21-131.1 AND 21-141); VERTICAL <br />INTEGRATION (SECTIONS 21-131.2 AND 21-142); REDUCTION IN THE <br />GROSS RECEIPTS TAX RATE FOR CANNABIS TESTING FACILITIES, <br />DEDUCTIBILITY OF INTERPARTY SALES AND TRANSFERS OF <br />GOODS, CLARIFICATION OF SQUARE FOOTAGE TAX MEASUREMENT <br />REQUIREMENTS (SECTION 21-133); AND REDUCTION OF SECURITY <br />DEPOSIT AMOUNTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATED <br />PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS (SECTIONS 21-80, 21-80.1, 21-86 AND 21- <br />136) <br /> <br />2. Place ordinance on first reading and authorize publication of title. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ARTICLE XIII OF CHAPTER <br />18 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO <br />MEDICINAL MARIJUANA AND CHAPTER 40 OF THE MUNICIPAL <br />CODE PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL CANNABIS TO UPDATE AND <br />STREAMLINE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMERCIAL CANNABIS, <br />INCLUDING MEDICINAL CANNABIS PURCHASING AGE (SECTION 18- <br />613), EMPLOYEE BADGES (SECTIONS 18-613 AND 40-8), <br />CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 20 AUGUST 20, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />