TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Alexandria Latragna, Policy and Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a California Elections Code Section 9212 Report on Impact to the City of a Citizen-Initiated Ballot Measure to Repeal the City's Existing Prohibition of Commercial Cannabis Activity and Allow Three Cannabis Retail Stores in the City (City Manager Moe).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
A) RECEIVE REPORT
B) SELECT ONE OF THE TWO FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
1. ADOPT THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE WITHOUT CHANGE
2. CALL THE ELECTION AND PLACE THE INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT WITH THE REGULAR GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022
C) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A) Receive a California Elections Code Section 9212 report regarding the impact to the City of a citizen-initiated ballot measure to repeal the City's existing prohibition of commercial cannabis activity and allow three cannabis retail stores in the City;
B) Select one of the following two options:
1. Adopt the initiative ordinance without change
2. Call the election and place the initiative on the ballot with the regular general municipal election on November 8, 2022; and
C) Discuss and provide direction.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City Clerk's Office contacted the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office and requested a quote. The approximate cost of the election including the initiative and two scheduled City Council seats on the November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election ballot is $111,911. The addition of the initiative increases the estimate by $19,448. Staff will incorporate the cost provided by the County into the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 budget. Other costs associated with the November 8, 2022 election such as developing candid...
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