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the same level of stringent testing now required by the State of California. Without cannabis testing laboratories/facilities in Santa Ana, the retail cannabis sold in the City may contain toxins, adulterants, pesticides, or other harmful elements that pose serious threat to public health, safety, and welfare of Santa Ana's residents and visitors. M. Prevention of detrimental impacts to residents, the public interest, health, safety and welfare requires the immediate enactment of this ordinance. Untested commercial cannabis may be in conflict with or frustrate other provisions of the SAMC intended to guarantee or preserve the public peace, health, or safety. Moreover, permitting the sale of commercial cannabis without allowing the required cannabis testing laboratories/facilities would create impacts on the public health, safety and welfare that the city council, in adopting this ordinance, has found to be unacceptable. N. The Request for Council Action for this ordinance dated March 20, 2018 and duly signed by the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency shall, by this reference, be incorporated herein, and together with this ordinance, any amendments or supplements, and written and oral testimony constitute the necessary findings for this ordinance. O. The city council has held a duly noticed public hearing in connection with consideration and adoption of this ordinance. P. The city council finds, determines and declares that the current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the city and its citizens necessitates the immediate enactment of the ordinance. The facts constituting such urgency are set forth in paragraphs A -M of this ordinance. Q. The city council of the City of Santa Ana intends that nothing in this article shall be deemed to conflict with federal law as contained in the Controlled Substances Act, nor to otherwise permit any activity that is prohibited under that Act or other applicable law. Section 2. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the state CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15061(b)(3), which is applicable if it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. As a result, a Notice of Exemption will be filed upon adoption of this ordinance. Section 3. Any ordinance declared by the City Council to be necessary as an emergency measure for preserving the public peace, health and safety, and containing a statement of the reasons for its urgency, may be introduced and adopted at one and the same meeting if passed by the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City Council members pursuant to Section 415 of the City Charter. Ordinance No. NS -2941 Page 3 of 32