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File Number: 16-371 Operations DSWC and Blum SL also offer distinctly unique visions and stated approaches for how their facilities will operate. Blum SL proposes a tested, more traditional model of dispensing medical cannabis that is informed by its four years of experience operating a dispensary in Oakland, and more recently in Las Vegas. Blum SL’s application includes photos of the Las Vegas location, which will be the model for the San Leandro dispensary. Blum SL will be structured as a new community collective, although managed by many of the same executive team members who manage Blum Oakland. Since the time of its initial application as part of San Leandro’s first dispensary award process in 2015, Blum Oakland merged with a publicly traded parent company -- Terra Tech Corporation. As a result of this merger, Blum SL states that it will have greater access to “working capital, state of the art equipment, grow technology, human resources services, community partners, and industry expertise.” Terra Tech is a publicly traded company; as such Blum SL states that the merger increased levels of transparency through more stringent financial and performance auditing requirements, which resulted in stricter operating standards (Blum SL has indicated, for example, that product and cash diversion has decreased to 0.0005% since the merger). Blum SL proposes that it will employ 21 employees in year 3 and operate up to 10 patient stations to handle 300 patients per day. All employees at Blum SL would be offered access to a health medical plan, dental, vision, employee assistance, 401(k) retirement match, and various other employee benefits upon hiring. Similar to Harborside San Leandro, Blum SL plans to handle vendor purchases at its Oakland location and transport product to San Leandro as needed. Blum SL would also like to relocate its laboratory and manufacturing operations for its IVXX brand to the remaining 8,300 square feet of the site. DSWC states that it will offer an innovative new approach to dispensing medical cannabis. According to DSWC’s application materials, its facility will dispense medical cannabis in a clinical setting that will include an “advisory board of doctors and specialists to offer panel reviews of individual patients, observing symptoms and recommending treatment accordingly.” When applicable, DSWC also proposes to refer patients to its partner facility, the Davis Street Family Resource Center (hereafter referred to as “DSFRC”), for “additional consultation, assistance, or treatments.” However, because DSFRC is a federally qualified healthcare provider and because cannabis continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 substance at the federal level, DSWC is clear that DSFRC doctors would not be able to provide formal written recommendations for medical cannabis treatments to patients. DSWC proposes to employ 17 employees in years 1 and 2, which would increase to 22 employees by the second half of Year 3. DSWC will provide vacation time for all full-time employees who have worked for the company for at least two continuous calendar years, and employees will be able to take sick leave following their first 90 days of employment. DSWC will also offer continued education, health insurance, dental plan, 403(b) retirement match and various other benefits. DSWC anticipates 250 patients per day upon initial start-up, which would increase to 765 patients per day by the end of Year 3. DSWC’s proposed operations include a vendor area with a separate entrance for the purchasing of cannabis from approved vendors on an appointment only basis. Page 6 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2016 405