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City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Date: May 19, 2025 Agenda Number: 10.d. Agenda Section: ACTION ITEMS File Number: 25-220 File Type: Staff Report Staff Report for First Reading of Draft Ordinance Revisions that will Authorize a Fourth Retail Cannabis Dispensary Business, as well as a Resolution Awarding the City of San Leandro’s Fourth Cannabis Dispensary Operating Permit to DSWC II Inc., to be Effective 30 Days Following the Adoption of the Ordinance SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The City Manager presents to the City Council the following analysis and attached application from DSWC, Inc. (doing business as NUG Wellness), which seeks to establish an additional cannabis dispensary in the City of San Leandro. Also presented for the City Council’s adoption, should it so choose, is a first reading of an ordinance that would authorize a corresponding fourth cannabis dispensary operating permit. Lastly, a draft resolution representing the aforementioned fourth operating permit and conditions of approval written into said permit is also attached to this staff report for the City Council’s consideration. The draft resolution awarding the fourth permit, if approved by the City Council, would be effective 30 days after the adoption of the ordinance. Background Following extensive dialogue with the community and numerous City Council discussions over several years, in December 2013, the City Council approved a medical cannabis regulatory ordinance to facilitate the approval, regulation, and operation of one cannabis dispensary in San Leandro. That ordinance, in conjunction with the California Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, implements strict zoning, security, and other requirements on the operations of cannabis businesses. In December 2014, a request for applications from parties interested in serving as San Leandro’s first dispensary operator was publicly released and 15 teams ultimately applied for the first dispensary permit. Following a robust review of the 15 applicant proposals, the following three teams (in alphabetical order) were identified as having demonstrated the optimal combination of knowledge, expertise, experience, and alignment with the City Council’s adopted selection criteria: · Blum San Leandro · Davis Street Wellness Center (now known as NUG Wellness) · Harborside San Leandro On September 8, 2015, a recommendation from the City Manager was presented to the City Council, and the City Council unanimously voted to award the first dispensary permit to Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025