Item 26 - Ordinance Amending the Cannabis Public Benefit Fund

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SRC 11/20/18 ORDINANCE NO. NS -2959 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING ARTICLE XX TO CHAPTER 13 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A CANNABIS PUBLIC BENEFIT FUND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section XX is hereby added to Chapter 13 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and shall read as follows: ARTICLE XX.- CANNABIS PUBLIC BENEFIT FUND. Sec. 13-200. - Establishment of the Fund. There is hereby established within the City of Santa Ana the "Cannabis Public Benefit Fund", which shall be two sub -funds, one for Enforcement Services and one for Youth Services, within the City's General Fund (the "Cannabis Fund"). Sec. 13-201.- Purpose. The Cannabis Fund shall be used to fund new or additional Youth Services, as of the date of the fund creation, for City of Santa Ana residents. The Cannabis Fund shall not be used to supplement existing Youth Services. The Cannabis Fund shall also be used to fund community enforcement and code enforcement. Sec. 13-202.- Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases shall be construed as having the following definitions: Adult Use- shall have the same meaning as that set forth in Santa Ana Municipal Code (" SAMC") section 40-2( 2) as may be periodically amended. At the time of adoption of this Article, meaning cannabis or cannabis products that are intended to be used for non -medicinal purposes by a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Commercial Cannabis Activity — shall have the same meaning as that set forth in SAMC section 40-2( 9) as may be periodically amended. At the time of adoption of this Article, meaning the cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of cannabis or cannabis products as provided for in this Chapter Ordinance No. NS -2959 Page 1 of 4 EXHIBIT 1