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City Council Meeting Correspondence
8/20/2019
PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO.2019-01 TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
CHAPTERS 18, 21, AND 40 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWING VERTICAL AND
HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION OF CANNABIS BUSINESSES; UPDATING OWNERSHIP TRANSFERS,
PROCEDURAL STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS, SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND VARIOUS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES; UPDATING AND STREAMLINING REGULATORY COMPONENTS;
REDUCING CANNABIS TESTING TAXES TO TWO PERCENT OF GROSS RECEIPTS; ADOPTING A
Date of Name Representative of In Favor In Opposition Comment
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behalf of J. Luis Correa
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Page 1 of 1
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
J. LUIS. CORREA
46TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON OFFICE
1039 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-2965
SANTA ANA DISTRICT OFFICE
2323 N. BROADWAY, SUITE 319
SANTA ANA, CA 92706
(714) 559-6190
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August 20, 2019
Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council:
SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION
AND CRIZENSHIP
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE INTERNET
VICE CNUR
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER SECURITY,
FACILITATION, AND OPERATIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
AND MARITIME SECURITY
CHAIR
I congratulate the City of Santa Ana for being the first and true "green city" of Orange County.
As Santa Ana looks to create good paying local jobs, I recommend that you to continue to
develop and implement policies that encourage the development of the cannabis industry at all
levels, from cultivation to responsible medication.
I fully support the concept of local hire. Yet such a policy should not result in displacement of
existing workers. I suggest minimum local hire requirements be phased in over time, possibly
prospectively.
Ownership of local businesses is the cornerstone of the American dream. Ownership of one's
own business is the symbol of the free enterprise system that has made this Nation great.
Changing the rules on a business' investors, or changing ownership requirements, on those that
took a risk on Santa Ana in the early days, may be an overreach by local government. Such a
policy may also disincentivize future investments in this industry in Santa Ana.
Instead, consider issuing, "additional" business licenses to local aspiring entrepreneurs, who may
want to join together as a "collective" to operate a community owned business.
Again, I congratulate you on assuring that Santa Ana continues to generate "green" jobs. And I
commend your effort to encourage local hire and local entrepreneurship.
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J. Luis Correa
Member of Congress, 46`h District
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