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RESOLUTION NO. 11098 (2020 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE CITY’S
CANNABIS MOBILE DELIVERY ENFORCEMENT PROPOSAL FOR
THE PROPOSITION 64 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY GRANT
ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo (City) desires to participate in the Proposition
64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program funded through the California State and Local
Government Law Enforcement Account and administered by the Board of State and Community
Corrections (BSCC); and
WHEREAS, the Proposition 64 Public Health & Safety Grant is consistent with the
purpose of City’s Municipal Code Section 9.10 Cannabis Regulation, which states that is primary
purpose and intent is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City’s residents from the
negative impacts of illegal commercial and noncommercial cannabis activity; and
WHEREAS, the City has not banned the cultivation or retail sale of marijuana or
marijuana products and instead has created a cannabis program that worked with the community
to create a thoughtful, transparent and fair process for granting permits to cannabis businesses,
including retail sales, cultivation, manufacturing, distributing, testing, and delivery; and
WHEREAS, the City is eligible as identified under the Medium Sized County definition
of the BSSC Request for Proposals (RFP) as a City in the San Luis Obispo County; and
WHEREAS, the City will be able to meet Project Purpose Areas 1 Youth
Development/Youth Prevention and Intervention by designating a minimum 10% of the proposed
grant budget towards this project area; and
WHEREAS, the City will be able to meet Project Purpose Area 2 Public Health because
resources from the proposed grant would go towards activities that protect the safety and improve
the health of communities through inspection and enforcement programs and research; and
WHEREAS, the City will be able to meet Project Purpose Area 3 Public Safety because
resources from the proposed would go to costs associated with bringing cannabis mobile delivery
operators into compliance and eradicating illicit cannabis mobile delivery operators from the City;
and
WHEREAS, the grant meets the City’s Grant Management Policy outlined in Section 740
because there is an opportunity to significantly leverage City funds on balance with only modest
staff time required to prepare the grant application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows that:
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SECTION 1. Grant Application. The City Council authorizes the City Manager or their
designee to submit a Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety grant application to the BSCC.
SECTION 2. Document Execution. The City Council authorizes the City Manager or their
designee to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited
to applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests and so on, which may be necessary
for the completion and execution of awarded funding.
SECTION 3. Eligible Activities. The grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to
supplant City expenditures and the City agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant
Agreement as set forth by the BSCC.
SECTION 4. Environmental Determination. The City Council has determined that the
above actions do not constitute a “Project,” as defined by the California Environmental Quality
Act Guidelines 15378.
Upon motion of Vice Mayor Gomez, seconded by Council Member Pease, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Pease, Stewart, Vice Mayor Gomez and
Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 17th day of March 2020.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick, City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
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Teresa Purrington, City Clerk