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Update on Measure BB Enforcement Efforts and Costs <br />June 2, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />with the taskforce members in the Police Department and City Attorney's Office to determine the <br />appropriate enforcement action, which includes notifications and follow -up phones calls with <br />property owners and may escalate to warrants for possible criminal charges. Through a <br />collaborative effort to determine the appropriate enforcement action, compliance is achieved <br />effectively allowing more time and resources to be dedicated on illegal dispensaries unwilling to <br />comply. <br />Members of the Medical Marijuana Dispensary Task Force (MMDTF) meet formally on a weekly <br />basis and communicate daily. This consistent communication and collaboration has formed a <br />well- organized team, which has proven to be effective. The mutual efforts have provided an <br />enforcement plan that is progressive, balanced, and flexible. Because of this approach, the Task <br />Force can implement an enforcement plan ranging from voluntary closure to search warrant <br />service in support of criminal charges. As a result of the collective efforts conducted by each of <br />the respective departments, the MMDTF has accomplished the following enforcement activities: <br />• Approximately 50 community complaints have been received and addressed <br />• 46 of the 87 illegal dispensaries (53 %) have been closed <br />• Eleven (11) search warrants have been prepared and served <br />• Seven (7) marijuana cultivation operations have been located and closed <br />• Twenty -six (26) individuals have been arrested <br />$11.6M in marijuana product seized <br />• Approximately $130,000 US Currency seized from illegal dispenses <br />• $48,000 in enforcement costs recovered from illegal dispensaries <br />Community Preservation has also played a critical role when addressing grow operations by <br />issuing of Notice & Orders, identifying utilities to be disconnected, and red tagging properties to <br />ensure that they are brought back into code compliance. As of the date of this staff report, all <br />properties where illegal marijuana grows were ceased remain vacant. <br />City staff has worked diligently, cooperatively, and effectively to implement and enforce the voter <br />approved measure and the enforcement plan and will continue its efforts to close illegal medical <br />marijuana dispensaries. <br />29A -2 <br />