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LS 11.21.17 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2017-074 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR ADULT - <br />USE CANNABIS RETAIL OPERATIONS AND <br />AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE <br />OPERATIONAL LETTERS TO THE STATE FOR ANY <br />APPLICANT THAT MEETS ALL CONDITIONS SET FORTH <br />HEREIN AND TO EXECUTE ADULT -USE CANNABIS <br />RETAILER OPERATING AGREEMENTS <br />WHEREAS, the City has adopted an ordinance to permit certain adult -use <br />cannabis retail uses in the City's M1 and M2 zones; and <br />WHEREAS, the State is developing a permitting process and intends to issue <br />temporary operating permits if a City deems an applicant to be operational; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has decided to permit adult -use cannabis retail uses at all <br />existing, legally operating medical cannabis collectives/cooperatives where such <br />operators are not in violation of any laws and have paid all fees and taxes. <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, all <br />existing medical marijuana collectives/cooperatives that wish to sell adult -use <br />cannabis, as well as any new Adult -Use cannabis retail business seeking to operate in <br />Santa Ana, must enter into an operating agreement with the City. The agreement will <br />specify terms and conditions including local hiring and sourcing, community benefit <br />plans, and fees. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares asfollows: <br />A. The City Manager is authorized, but not required, to accept applications for <br />adult -use cannabis retail operations in advance of the effective date of the <br />Ordinance. <br />B. The City Manager is authorized, but not required, to issue operational letters <br />to the State for any applicant who files an application for a permit under the <br />Ordinance so long as the applicant meets all of the following conditions: <br />1. The applicant has been engaged in legal cannabis operations in <br />accordance with the Santa Ana Municipal Code in an M1 or M2 zone in <br />the City by December 14, 2017. <br />Resolution No. 2017-074 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />