City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 3/28/2023 Page 1 of 3 Final Minutes Approved April 18, 2023
MINUTES
CUDAHY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING and
CITY OF CUDAHY AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY and
HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CUDAHY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION JOINT MEETING
March 28, 2023 6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor / Chair Lomelí called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Council / Agency Member Cynthia Gonzalez
Council / Agency Member Martin Fuentes
Council / Agency Member Elizabeth Alcantar (participated remotely)
Vice Mayor / Vice Chair Jose R. Gonzalez
Mayor / Chair Daisy Lomelí
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager, Alfonso Noyola, City Attorney, Stephanie Arechiga, City Clerk, Richard Iglesias, Finance Director, Joshua Calhoun, Administrative Services Director, Brenda Rodriguez, Community Development Director, Juan Arauz, Senior Planner, Cecilia Madrigal-Gonzalez, and Executive Assistant, Janet Andrade.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NONE
4. WAIVER OF FULL READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES Motion: Vice Mayor J. Gonzalez motioned to waive full reading of resolutions and ordinances, seconded by Council Member Fuentes. Motion passed 5-0 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: C. Gonzalez, Fuentes, Alcantar, J. Gonzalez and Lomelí NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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5. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Adoption of Proposed Resolution No. 23-16 Establishing New Fees for Adult-Use and Medicinal Commercial Cannabis Activities Pursuant to Cudahy City Council Ordinance No. 730
Presented by the Senior Planner
Recommendation: The City Council is requested to:
1. Open the public hearing;
2. Receive presentation from staff;
3. Pose questions to staff;
4. Allow members of the public to offer comment;
5. Pose follow up questions to staff;
6. Conduct additional deliberation, if needed;
7. Close the public hearing; and
8. Adopt the proposed Resolution No. 23-16 establishing new fees for adult-use and medicinal commercial
cannabis activities pursuant to Cudahy City Council
Ordinance No. 730 which added Chapters 3.50 and 5.30
to the Cudahy Municipal Code.
At 6:57 p.m. Mayor Lomelí opened public comment
Public Comments:
Damian Martin co-founder and attorney of Catalyst Cannabis Co., provided information regarding Catalyst Cannabis Co., explained why the ordinance was structured as is, mentioned the City of Lynwood fee being the same as Cudahy's proposed fee, and Cudahy's ordinance being similar to Lynwood's designed to achieve the same goal, Catalyst Cannabis Co. view on social equity and addressed Council Member Fuentes and Council Member Gonzalez comments.
At 7:24 p.m. Mayor Lomelí closed public comment
Motion: Council Member Fuentes motioned to adopt the proposed Resolution No. 23- 16 establishing new fees for adult-use and medicinal commercial cannabis activities pursuant to Cudahy City Council Ordinance No. 730 which added Chapters 3.50 and
5.30 to the Cudahy Municipal Code, seconded by Mayor Lomelí. Motion passed 4-0 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Fuentes, Alcantar, J. Gonzalez and Lomelí
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: C. Gonzalez
City Council/Successor Agency Minutes of 3/28/2023 Page 3 of 3 Subsequent Motion: Vice Mayor Gonzalez motioned to have the application fee set to $10,000. Motion not seconded; motion failed.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Lomelí adjourned the City Council / Agency meeting at 7:27 p.m. with no opposition.
Daisy Lomelí
Mayor
ATTEST:
Richard Iglesias
City Clerk