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Sx i! A' City of San Leandro Meeting Date: June 18, 2012 00 11 . Staff Report File Number: 12 -296 Agenda Section: ACTION ITEMS Agenda Number: 10.B. TO: City Council FROM: Chris Zapata City Manager BY: Luke Sims Community Development Director FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum Finance Director TITLE: Status Report for Medical Marijuana Regulations RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the City Council direct staff to prepare an ordinance prohibiting the establishment and operation of medical marijuana cooperatives, collectives, dispensaries and cultivation facilities in the City of San Leandro. BACKGROUND • On October 4, 2010, the City Council adopted a 45 -day interim urgency ordinance prohibiting consideration and approval of use permits, variances, building permits, start of new construction, or other entitlements for any establishment or operation of medical marijuana dispensaries, marijuana cultivation facilities, or other land uses that could have been proposed if Proposition 19 was approved. • On November 8, 2010, the City Council held a work session to review legal issues related to medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation facilities, including the Qualified Patients Association v. City of Anaheim ( 2010) case (Case No. G040077). • On November 15, 2010, the Moratorium was extended by 10 months and 15 days to September 30, 2011. • The City Council, at the February 28, 2011 City Council work session, directed staff to prepare an ordinance prohibiting Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Cultivation Facilities. • The City Council, at its May 16, 2011 meeting, indicated a desire to postpone a vote on a Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Cultivation Facilities prohibition, pending additional information from other municipalities regarding their Medical Marijuana ordinances relative to cultivation facilities. City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 611212012