HomeMy WebLinkAboutWORKSTUDY - MEDICALMARIJUANADISPENSERYCity of Santa Ana
Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Study Session
Santa Ana City Council
Study Session
09-02-2014
Presentation by Chief of Police Carlos Rojas and Planning &
Building Agency Interim Executive Director Karen Haluza
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Work Study Session
Update from July 15Meeting
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July 1, 2014 –City Council voted to place a competing initiative on
November ballot to allow, but regulate, medical marijuana
collectives/cooperatives in Industrial zones.
July 15, 2014 –City Council directed staff to:
Create an enforcement task force using current resources
Allocate $500,000 for overtime pay to fund additional enforcement
Identify and prioritize medical marijuana collectives operating illegally
for shut down.
August 5, 2014 –Item to formally approve the appropriation
adjustment was continued September 2, 2014.
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Enforcement Update
Operational Focus –SAMC 18-612 Medical marijuana
dispensary prohibited
Four Deployments
126 Arrests (Includes 3 security guards that were in
violation of the Business & Professions Code related
to their firearms/guard cards
Cases have been submitted to the City Attorney’s
Office for filing
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Staff Resources for
Enforcement
Three Funding Scenarios
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Task Force Agencies
City Attorney’s Office
Planning and Building Agency
Building Official
Code Enforcement
Building Inspectors
Santa Ana Police Department
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Scenario 1 –$1 Million Scenario
The staffing allocation in this funding scenario focuses on enforcing
both legal and illegal medical marijuana collectives/cooperatives from
a land use perspective and as a result predominantly proposes the
addition of Code Enforcement and City Attorney staff. One police
officer would be utilized to assist and investigate minor criminal
violations that would not require extensive investigations or significant
resources from the police department. This scenario is developed to
achieve compliance through the citation, fines and litigation processes
and would include adding:
(2) Code Enforcement Officers
(1) Senior Code Enforcement Officer
(1) Senior Office Assistant
(2) Assistant City Attorneys
(0.5) Combination Building Inspector
(1) Police Officer
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Scenario 2 -$1.5 Million Scenario
Similar to the above scenario, this funding allocation would
serve to enhance the land use enforcement model with
additional Code Enforcement Inspectors, Building
Inspectors and Police Officers. This scenario would include
adding:
(3) Code Enforcement Officers
(1) Senior Code Enforcement Officer
(1) Senior Office Assistant
(2) Assistant City Attorneys
(1.5) Combination Building Inspector
(2) Police Officers
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Scenario 3 -$2 Million Scenario
This funding scenario would provide sufficient resources to
develop an enforcement unit within the Police Department to
pursue investigations of illegal drug trafficking, money
laundering, and other related public safety issues in addition to
the Code Enforcement and Attorney’s Office enforcement of
land use violations. This scenario would include adding:
(3) Code Enforcement Officers
(1) Senior Code Enforcement Officer
(1) Senior Office Assistant
(2) Assistant City Attorneys
(1.5) Combination Building Inspector
(4) Police Detectives
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