REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Acting Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2023-39 authorizing the acceptance of $325,000 in grant funds from the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to assist in the development of a cannabis retail access program.
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Statement of Issue:
The Huntington Beach Community Development Department applied for and received a $325,000 DCC Retail Access Grant award to help fund the continued development of a cannabis retail access program, including land use controls and administrative regulations. A resolution adopted by the City Council is required to accept and receive the grant award.
Financial Impact:
A new grant fund will be established, and the $325,000 grant award will be appropriated upon approval by the City Council.
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-39, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing the Acceptance of Funds from the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) from the Cannabis Local Jurisdiction Retail Access Grant" and appropriate the $325,000 grant award; and
B) Assign authority to the Community Development Director as the official to execute and sign for the award and to approve amendments and extensions as needed; and
C) Formally dissolve the City Council Cannabis Ad-Hoc Committee.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
City staff and Councilmembers have been developing a potential cannabis license program for both retail and non-retail cannabis activities since December 2021. More recently, Huntington Beach voters approved Measure O in the November 2022 General Election, thereby enabling the City Council to establish a general excise tax on future cannabis businesses, providing...
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