55D - RESO - MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATION

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neighborhoods in which medical marijuana collectives operate, and in providing compassionate access to medical marijuana to its seriously ill residents. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows that: Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference. Section 2. Submission of Ordinance. Pursuant to the requirements of laws of the State of California, the City Council hereby orders the following proposed ordinance to be submitted to the voters of the City of Santa Ana at the general municipal election to be held on November 4, 2014: "Shall the City of Santa Ana amend the Municipal Code to limit YES the establishment of medical marijuana collectives/ cooperatives in the City to only industrial zones, enforce strict operating protocols, and impose a tax and regulatory fee upon NO medical marijuana collectives /cooperatives as provided for in Ordinance No. NS- 2864 ?" Section 3. Text of Ordinance. The full text of the proposed ordinance to be submitted to the voters is attached as Exhibit 1 (the "Ordinance ") hereto and shall be made available to the public upon request. If a simple majority of the qualified voters voting on the Measure vote in favor therefore, the Measure shall be deemed adopted upon the City Council's declaration of the results of the election and effective 10 days thereafter. Section 4. Conduct of Election. The Clerk of the Council is authorized, instructed and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections. Section 5. Notice of Election. Notice of time and place of holding the election is hereby given, and the Clerk of the Council is authorized, instructed and directed to five further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law. Section 6. Impartial Analysis. Pursuant to Elections Code section 9280, the City Council hereby directs the Clerk of the Council to transmit a copy of the ordinance to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the ordinance, not to exceed 500 words in length, showing the effect of the ordinance on Resolution No. 2014 -XXX 55D -35 Page 2 of 2