MARCH 14, 2022
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
ITEM 5.3
CONSIDER RESPONSE TO CITY RFP FOR
A RETAIL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
On February 14, 2022, City Council approved the issuance of a retail cannabis dispensary request for proposal (“RFP”) with a response deadline of 6 p.m. on March 8, 2022.
Council also approved a revised merit-based selection criteria and appeal procedures for the selection and subsequent application steps for the potential establishment of a commercial cannabis retail dispensary business within the City of Lathrop.
The RFP was posted on the City of Lathrop website on February 15, 2022.
Summary
A total of one (1) response was received to the RFP on March 8, 2022 by the 6 p.m. deadline. That response was submitted by Donald Jimenez, CEO of Central California Greens, Inc. Staff reviewed the response and confirmed the response meets the requirements of LMC 5.26 and the requirements of the RFP.
The City also received one (1) additional response to the RFP on March 9, 2022 which staff determined, pursuant to the submittal deadline established by Council and specified in the RFP, was untimely and therefore considered a “late RFP Response” and is not provided for Council consideration.
If initially selected by the City Council, the Cannabis Business applicant will then be required to apply for a Conditional Use Permit (“CUP”) and a Development Agreement (“DA”). The
application submittal materials will be reviewed by City staff to ensure that the application contains all of the required information. Once the application is deemed complete and the environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has been prepared, staff will advertise the CUP and DA for public hearings. The CUP would then be
reviewed and considered by the Planning Commission at a Public Hearing. The DA would also be reviewed by the Planning
Commission for General Plan conformity at a public hearing, potentially at the same meeting as the CUP hearing. The Planning Commission’s recommendation on the DA would then be considered by the City Council at an additional Public Hearing.
Council to consider whether to select Central California Greens to proceed to consideration for a CUP and DA to operate a retail cannabis dispensary in the City of Lathrop.
Recommendation