NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Brentwood will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits, on October 10, 2023 to consider the following matter:
Repeal Chapter 17.780 (Marijuana Facilities and Cultivation) and Chapter 9.50 (Marijuana Facilities and Cultivation) of the Brentwood Municipal Code and replace them in their entirety with new Chapter 17.780 (Cannabis Facilities and Cultivation) and Chapter 9.50 (Cannabis Facilities and Cultivation) to prohibit cannabis cultivation, cannabis dispensaries, and non-medicinal cannabis deliveries within the City of Brentwood.
This action in its entirety is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq., as further governed by the State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR 15000, et seq., collectively “CEQA”) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption and implementation of new Chapters 17.780 and 9.50 may have a significant effect on the environment, and the Ordinance is thus exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(1), 15061(b)(2), and 15061(b)(3).
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in court to certain City decisions that require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Moreover, if you challenge the any of the matters listed under 'Public Hearings' in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.
How to View and Participate
City Council Members will be participating from the Council Chamber. Members of the public are invited to attend and participate at: Council Chambers, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood CA
As a courtesy and technology permitting, members of the public may continue to provide live remote oral public comment via the City’s Zoom Platform. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to time. In those instances, so long as the public may still attend the meeting in person, the meeting will continue. Members of the public desiring to provide comments as a part of the meeting are encouraged to either submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting or to attend the meeting in person.
HOW PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting using any of the following methods:
1. IN PERSON:
a. Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chambers. Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card. The Council Chambers will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.
2. REMOTE:
a. Zoom: www.brentwoodca.gov/vcc or Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037 b. Zoom Phone Numbers. Dial Toll Free: (833) 548-0276 or (833) 548-0282 or (877) 853-5247.
c. During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. If calling in via Zoom use *9 to raise and lower your hand. The meeting host will call on you, by name, and enable your microphone when it is your turn to speak.
In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by noon of the meeting date at [email protected] or 925.516.5182.)
3. E-MAIL
a. Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to
[email protected]. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:
1. distributed to the Council via email before the meeting,
2. posted online for public inspection at
https://www.brentwoodca.gov/councilmeetingonline, and
3. later summarized in the meeting minutes.
b. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.
4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a. The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov or via the City’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofbrentwoodca
In addition, any other disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the City Council less than 72 hours before any meeting will be made available online shortly thereafter.
Dated: September 29, 2023
/s/
Margaret Wimberly
City Clerk