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File Number: 13-545 <br />may open in the City until after November 2014. Given the implementation schedule below, <br />staff believes that it is realistic to assume that either one or both permitted dispensaries will <br />not be ready to open until after November 2014 anyway. <br />Staff proposes the following implementation schedule : <br />1.Approval of the first reading (pass-to-print) of the ordinance. (November 4, 2013) <br />2.The ordinance will be placed on a subsequent meeting’s agenda for second reading and <br />adoption. (November 18, 2013) <br />3.Staff will present the approved ordinance and proposed amendments to the Zoning Code <br />to the Board of Zoning Adjustments for review and comment . Staff will present the same <br />to the Planning Commission for its review and recommendation to the City Council as to <br />the approval of the Zoning Code amendments. (February / March 2014) <br />4.Staff will engage a consultant to assist the City with the drafting , preparation, and <br />administration of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to determine which medical <br />marijuana dispensary operators should be recommended for award of a permit. (February <br />- August 2014) <br />5.Staff will prepare materials for a ballot measure to approve a percentage of gross receipts <br />tax (or other similar legally permissible calculation method) for placement on the <br />November 2014 general election ballot. (By June 2014) <br />Previous Actions <br />·October 4, 2010: The City Council passed An Interim Urgency Ordinance Prohibiting <br />Consideration and Approval of Use Permits , Variances, Building Permits, Start of New <br />Construction, or Other Entitlements for Any Establishment or Operation of Medical <br />Marijuana Dispensaries, Marijuana Cultivation Facilities, or Other Land Uses that Could Be <br />Proposed Should Prop 19 Be Approved by Voters for a Forty -Five Day Period. <br />·November 15, 2010: The City Council extended the Interim Urgency Ordinance to <br />October 1, 2012. <br />·May 16, 2011: The City Council heard and did not pass an ordinance that would prohibit <br />the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries in the City. The moratorium <br />continued in effect . <br />·June 18, 2012: The City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance prohibiting the <br />establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries with a sunset date. <br />·July 2, 2012: The City Council took no action on an ordinance prohibiting the <br />establishment and operation of medical marijuana dispensaries with a sunset date. <br />·July 16, 2012: The City Council directed the City Council Rules and Communications <br />Committee to work with staff on an ordinance that would permit the establishment and <br />operation of medical marijuana dispensaries within the City. <br />·November 7, 2012: The City Council Rules and Communications Committee approved the <br />proposed ordinance, and forwarded it to City Council for review and comment. <br />·December 3, 2012: Action item (Prior to the Action item, the City Council accepted the <br />11/07/2012 Rules and Communications Committee highlights and its recommendation to <br />consider the proposed medical marijuana ordinance.). There was a consensus amongst <br />the City Councilmembers to hold a City Council work session in February 2013 to receive <br />public input on the draft medical marijuana dispensary ordinance. <br />·February 12, 2013: Special meeting: “Staff Presentations including Background <br />Information and Next Steps for Development of Proposed Medical Marijuana Dispensaries <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/30/2013