REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Travis K. Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Grace Yoon-Taylor, Senior Administrative Analyst
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Consider the Adoption of Resolution Nos. 2022-48, 2022-49, 2022-46, and 2022-47 to place Cannabis Business Regulation and Taxation Measures on the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election Ballot for Voter Approval
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Statement of Issue:
On July 5, 2022, the City Council voted to place two City-sponsored measures regarding cannabis business regulation and taxation on the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election ballot for voter approval. Staff has since prepared ballot measure language for City Council's consideration, as well as four resolutions that are required to place the measures on the ballot:
1. Resolution No. 2022-48 - Order the submission of a (1) general tax measure with ordinance to amend Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 3.25 and (2) advisory measure to regulate commercial cannabis businesses;
2. Resolution No. 2022-49 - Request to place the aforementioned cannabis-related measures on the November General Election ballot;
3. Resolution No. 2022-46 - Set priorities for writing arguments; direct the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis for each measure;
4. Resolution No. 2022-47 - Provide for the filing of rebuttal arguments for each measure.
To place these two measures on the November ballot, the City Council must approve the proposed ballot measure language and adopt the four resolutions identified above. Following adoption of the resolutions, the City will prepare an impartial analysis for each measure and gather written arguments and rebuttals - all of which must be submitted to the OC Registrar of Voters (ROV) by the filing deadline of August 12, 2022.
Also on July 5, the City Council provided direction on several key policy areas regarding commercial...
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