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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11098 authorizing submittal of the City’s Cannabis Mobile Delivery Enforcement Proposal for the PrR 11098 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: Resolution No. 11098 (2020 Series) Page 2 R 11098 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. ____________________________________ Mayor Heidi Harmon ATTEST: ____________________________________ Teresa Purrington, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _____________________________________ 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 ______________________. ____________________________________ Teresa Purrington, City Clerk