CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 2017
PREPARED BY: Steve Rymer, City Manager
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
PROPOSITION 64, ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA ACT, WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Provide direction on the City's evaluation of its existing marijuana and secondhand smoke ordinances.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Enhancing Public Safety
Maintaining Fiscal Responsibility
Supporting Youth
Preserving and Cultivating Public Trust
2016 Focus Areas
Participate in Regional Issues
REPORT NARRATIVE:
Policy Considerations:
1. Knowing the level of resources necessary to achieve the Council's desired process as communicated during the Prop 64 workshop, does the Council still want to comprehensively evaluate its existing marijuana ordinance?
2. Does the Council want to perform a statistically valid community opinion survey?
3. Does the Council want to immediately move forward with revising its secondhand smoke ordinance to not allow any smoking on public sidewalks?
The City Council held a workshop on February 1, 2017, to discuss the legalization of marijuana in the State of California due to the passage of Proposition 64. At the conclusion of the workshop, the Council requested that staff evaluate the City's existing marijuana and second hand smoke ordinances by engaging the community and evaluating what other communities are doing in this area. The purposes of this report is 1) to communicate to the Council the anticipated resources necessary to accomplish the Council's desired evaluation process and 2) to receive formal direction from the Council.
Due to the complexity of the issue, this effort will require a significant amount of time, effort, and resources. Police Chief David Swing would manage the project and we anticipate teammates from the following departments being part of the planning team.
* Police
* Fire
* Planning
* Economic Development
* Finance
* Busine...
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