AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING — STUDY SESSION OF THE MAYWOOD CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025 AT 5:30 PM
Maywood City Council Chambers
4319 E. Slauson Avenue, Maywood, CA 90270
www.cityofmaywood.com
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
II. CITY OFFICIALS
MAYOR
Mayra Aguiluz
MAYOR PRO TEM
Heber Marquez
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Eddie De La Riva
Frank Garcia
Jaime Flores
CITY CLERK
Jennifer E. Vasquez
CITY TREASURER
Jennifer E. Vasquez
CITY MANAGER
Jennifer E. Vasquez
CITY ATTORNEY
Roxanne Diaz
III. MEETING PROCEDURES
THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON.
THE MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING VIA ZOOM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83098994491 AND VIA THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE.
Public Participation Options:
1. In-Person: Council Chambers located at 4319 E. Slauson Avenue, Maywood, CA
2. Before the Meeting: Public comment will be accepted for the record in advance by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting by email to [email protected];
or if you are unable to email, please call the City Clerk's Office at (323) 562- 5714. Your comment will be made part of the written record but will NOT be read verbally at the meeting.
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IV. MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF COMMENTS
V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Agenda Items Only; Time allotted: 3 minutes) Speakers wishing to address the City Council on an item on the agenda may use the instructions provided in section III. MEETING PROCEDURES beginning on page 1 of this agenda.
VI. DISCUSSION/ITEM
1. OVERVIEW OF STATE AND LOCAL CANNABIS SALES TAXED AND DISCUSSION
AND DIRECTION REGARDING SAME
VII. ADJOURNMENT - The next Adjourned Meeting of the Maywood City Council is November 19, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
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AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MAYWOOD
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1.
DATE: November 18, 2025
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER VASQUEZ, CITY MANAGER
BY: DAISY GUERRERO, DEPUTY DIRECTORY OF BUILDING AND PLANNING
RIMO HANSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: OVERVIEW OF STATE AND LOCAL CANNABIS SALES TAXED AND DISCUSSION
AND DIRECTION REGARDING SAME
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council review and provide direction to staff regarding the City's cannabis sales tax rate adjustment.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Maywood adopted its Cannabis Regulatory Program in August 2018 (Ordinance No. 18-12). In November 2018, the City placed the Commercial Cannabis Activity Tax (Measure CT) on the ballot, which was approved by voters with more than 70% support. Measure CT established an initial tax rate of 6% of gross receipts for all commercial cannabis activities and authorized the City Council to adjust the rate by resolution.
The measure also allowed the City to establish different rates for various types of cannabis activities, provided that no rate exceeded the maximum of 10% of gross receipts.
In January 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6010, setting the tax rate for all retail cannabis activities, including both storefront and non-storefront delivery services and microbusinesses—at the maximum rate of 10%. Currently, the city has five active commercial cannabis businesses operating under this regulatory framework.
Since its implementation, the cannabis sales tax has become the City’s second-largest source of tax revenue, providing essential funding to support public safety services and general city operations. To date, the city has collected the following cannabis sales tax revenues as shown in table 1.
Table 1
DISCUSSION:
The interest in bringing this discussion before the Council stems from concerns raised by industry representatives regarding the City of Maywood’s cannabis sales tax rate as it is higher than those of neighboring cities. Tonight’s presentation is intended to provide a clear overview of how state and local taxes affect the City’s cannabis business owners, along with a legislative update and comparative analysis of cannabis tax rates.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed this report.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact on this discussion.
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