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ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2019-01
August 20, 2019
City Council Meeting
Evaluating the City's cannabis program
for best practices requires a proactive
approach with ordinance amendments
Regular review of ordinances helps the
City:
Ensure that Santa Ana maintains its competitiv(
position in the region
Remain compliant with applicable State
Streamline its imp
taxation
aws
Financial updates
Taxes and security deposits
Vertical/horizontal business integration
Responses to State level changes
Self-examination to ensure best practices
Reviewing the code to ensure internal
consistency and
implementation
consistency with current
practices
Facilitate cannabis business operations in
Santa Ana
Support a regulatory ordinance, which
location of multiple cannabis business
the same site
allows co -
activities
Establish a maximum security deposit
requirement of $10,000 for integrated
activities
at
{Alternate Square Footage Calculation using
gross allocated SF vs. gross SF for vertically
and horizontally integrated cannabis
businesses
Reduce tax rates for testing laboratories
from 5% to 2% of gross receipts
State -Level Changes
Improve patient access
cannabis by amending
years old
to medicinal
purchasing a
Allow microbusiness licenses for co -located
businesses
Best Practices
Create badge "portability" by allowing
screened employees to work at multiple
cannabis businesses within the City
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Remove zoning distinction between volatile
& non-volatile cannabis manufacturing
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Operating Agreement is required for each
commercial cannabis business
Emphasize Community Benefits and Investments
Local sourcing of materials and labor
Community engagement programs
Sustainable business practices
Creation of opportunities for disadvantaged communities
through job creation, community investments, mentorship
and education programs, and ownership pathway
opportunities
Revisions to this requirement will strengthen and
enhance commitments to the community
chieve measurable results critical to social
equity goals
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Require 50% local hire
Require submission of a plan for community
reinvestment & commitments identifying:
Equitable ownership and employee investment
opportunities
Social equity goals and implementation measures
Job opportunities & coordinating with City's Workfor
Development Program
A commitment
and assistance
to implement future City prog
measures
should the competitive
licensing program be expanded
Qualifying low-income and resident applicants
Expedited processing & renewal assistance
Potential deferral of fees
Staff and technical assistance
7
Reduce processing
background checks
process
delays by requiring
during the Phase 2
Matches existing requirements in Chapter 18
(medical marijuana collectives/cooperatives)
Set annual audit deadline to September
30th for medicinal and adult -use
businesses MONEMNOW
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