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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 18, 2016 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:16-380 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION Establishing November 8, 2016, as the Date for an Election on <br />a Proposed Ballot Measure Seeking Voter Approval of a Tax On Cannabis <br />Businesses, Establishing Policies and Procedures in Connection with Such an <br />Election, and Requesting that the Alameda County Registrar of Voters <br />Conduct Such an Election, and Requesting that the City Attorney Prepare an <br />Impartial Analysis of the Proposed Ballot Measure <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro desires to impose a tax on <br />cannabis businesses that may seek to operate within San Leandro in the amount of up to <br />$100.00 for each $1000.00 of gross receipts for cannabis businesses; and <br />WHEREAS, California Constitution Article XIIIC, Section 2(b), provides that no local <br />government may impose a general tax unless and until that tax is submitted to the electorate <br />and approved by a majority vote; and <br />WHEREAS, the proposed Cannabis Business Tax is a general tax, the revenues of <br />which would be used for general governmental purposes, and placed in the City’s general <br />fund for the usual expenses of the City; and <br />WHEREAS, California Constitution Article XIIIC, Section 2(b), requires that a measure <br />proposing to impose a general tax must be consolidated with a city’s general municipal <br />election for members of the City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, November 8, 2016 is the date of the City’s regular municipal election; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by California Elections Code Section 9222 to <br />place measures before the voters; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council desires to place the Cannabis Business Tax, attached <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/13/2016 <br />554