OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-2200
Facsimile: (562) 436-1579
DAWN A. MCINTOSH
City Attorney September 15, 2026
GARY J. ANDERSON
Assistant City Attorney
20 Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation to declare an emergency to exist pursuant to City Charter Section 211 to implement the appropriations Ordinance for FY 27 by amending subsections
3.80,261.C.2, 3.80.261.C.5, and 3.80.261.F of the Long Beach Municipal Code setting the business license tax for adult use cannabis retailers at 8% of gross receipts, for cannabis cultivators at $15 per square foot under cultivation and sunsetting the Pilot Tax Program for all cannabis businesses to fund public services in FY27 that preserve public peace, health and safety; and
Recommendation to declare an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Long Beach amending subsections 3.80,261.C.2, 3.80.261.C.5, and 3.80.261.F of the Long Beach Municipal Code setting the business license tax for adult use cannabis retailers at 8% of gross receipts, for cannabis cultivators at $15 per square foot under cultivation and sunsetting the Pilot Tax Program for all cannabis businesses; declaring the urgency thereof to make the ordinance effective immediately as an emergency ordinance; and read the first time and lay over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading for regular ordinance.(Citywide).
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to your directive on September 8, 2025, this Ordinance has been prepared amending Section 3.80.261 of the Long Beach Municipal Code and is submitted for the Council’s review and consideration. The Ordinance is being submitted as both an emergency and regular ordinance to ensure the changes will take effect immediately.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Honorable Mayor and City Council
September 15, 2026
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Respectfully submitted,
Dawn McIntosh, City Attorney
By: Eliezer Ben-Shmuel
Deputy City Attorney
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