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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 2, 2015 <br />UPDATE ON MEASURE BB ENFORCMENT <br />EFFORTS AND COSTS (STRATEGIC PLAN <br />NO. 1; 4; 5) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />mrr�. i..wi.00 <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Receive and file the update on Measure BB enforcement efforts and costs. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On November 4, 2014, the voters of the City of Santa Ana approved Measure BB (Ordinance No. <br />NS -2864) to regulate the establishment, operation, and taxation of Medical Marijuana Collectives <br />and Cooperatives. On November 18, 2014, in response to the voter approved measure, the City <br />Council approved the Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (MMD) Enforcement Plan to effectively <br />provide for the closure of illegal medical marijuana dispensaries and to ensure the monitoring of <br />permitted collectives /cooperatives operating legally under Measure BB. <br />On February 17, 2015, the City Council approved an appropriation adjustment recognizing <br />$880,580 in Medical Marijuana Registration Application and Regulatory Permit revenue to fund <br />the Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Enforcement Plan. As approved, the MMD Enforcement <br />Plan required additional staffing in various departments that work collaboratively to ensure <br />ongoing compliance of the operational standards established under Measure BB. The additional <br />staffing is comprised of one Police Sergeant and five Police Officer positions in the Police <br />Department, two Community Preservation Inspector positions in the Planning and Building <br />Agency, one Revenue and Contract Compliance Examiner position in the Finance & <br />Management Services Agency, and one Assistant City Attorney position and funding for <br />contractual services in the City Attorney' s Office. The appropriation adjustment funded five <br />months (February through June 2015) of MMD Enforcement Plan operations of which $464,044 <br />(or 53 %) has been expended thus far. The FY 2015 -16 proposed budget includes funding to <br />continue the MMD Enforcement Plan operations. <br />The MMD Enforcement Plan process is initiated by the Planning and Building Agency Community <br />Preservation Division through research and field inspections to confirm the existence of illegal <br />dispensary operations. Following confirmation, Community Preservation communicates directly <br />29A -1 <br />