AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 07/01/2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department, Police Department, and Administrative Services Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of actions to authorize three (3) full-time positions and approve appropriations from the General Fund for the Cannabis Program.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Authorize one full-time Associate Planner (Community Development Department), salary range 457-497 ($5,884-$7,183 per month).
b. Authorize one full-time Administrative Assistant (Police Department), salary range 352-392 ($3,485-$4,255 per month).
c. Authorize one full-time Police Detective (Police Department), salary range 488-538 ($6,868-$8,813 per month).
d. Approve appropriations totaling $363,531 from the General Fund ($100,830 for the Community Development Department and $262,701 for the Police Department), for staffing, equipment, and training for the Cannabis Program.
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ANALYSIS:
The Cannabis Ad Hoc Committee has been meeting since July 2019 to develop the regulations, policies, and standards for the Cannabis Program. The Committee's progress has been presented and discussed at multiple public study sessions, most recently on June 24, 2020. Based on the June 2020 study session direction to move forward with the development of the program, additional staffing is needed to establish the application process, review submittals, conduct applicant background investigations, and other program functions.
The Associate Planner in the Community Development Department will oversee the cannabis permit process allowed by the city's proposed commercial cannabis ordinance. Although the number of permits to be issued for cannabis retail storefronts are capped in the proposed ordinance, the ordinance does not limit the number of applications from being submitted to the city for a commercial cannabis b...
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