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AGENDA
City of Modesto
CANNABIS PROGRAM AND PERMIT REVIEW COMMITTEE
/ COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Held Via Teleconference
(To Access Meeting Please See Instructions Below)
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM
*Roll Call: Rosa Escutia-Braaton, Chair
Sue Zwahlen, Vice-Chair
Tony Madrigal, Member
Alternates: Jenny Kenoyer, Chris Ricci, David Wright
* Please Note: In order to respond to COVID-19, and pursuant to AB 361, the City will hold this meeting via teleconference and Committee Members will be calling in. “Wordly” can translate into 25+ different languages! To access written translation during the meeting, please scan the QR Code or click this link https://attend.wordly.ai/join/RJDY-6364.
"Wordly" puede traducir a más de 25 idiomas diferentes! Para acceder a la traducción durante la reunión, por favor escanee el código QR o haga clic en el enlace https://attend.wordly.ai/join/RJDY-6364.
THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE PHYSICALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
In order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, this meeting will be conducted pursuant to AB 361, which amended the Brown Act’s teleconferencing provisions and will not be physically open to the public. You may observe and participate in the meeting via teleconference as indicated below.
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PARTICIPATING IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN CONFORMANCE
WITH AB 361
The City of Modesto is providing alternatives to observe and participate in Committee meetings.
If you wish to make either a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, you may use one of the following options:
SUBMITTING COMMENTS BY E-MAIL
Written comments may be submitted via email to: [email protected] (include Agenda Item Number in the subject line). All comments will be shared with the Committee Members and placed in the record, but will not be read aloud during the meeting. Written comments must be received by 2:00p.m. on the day of the meeting.
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION BY ZOOM VIDEO
CONFERENCING AND TELEPHONE
Joining the Committee meeting via Zoom
The City of Modesto is now offering the ability to view and participate in Committee meetings via telephonic conferencing via “Zoom” video conferencing computer technology. The meeting may be accessed through the use of Zoom using the following options:
Enter the following link into an Internet Browser
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86945970570,
Enter the following link into an Internet Browser https://zoom.us/ and using the Webinar ID 869 4597 0570
Passcode 84326
To use Zoom, please visit: https://zoom.us/ and either sign-up for a free Zoom account or continue as a guest. Once you have downloaded the app onto your mobile device, joined from your web browser, or downloaded the Zoom software on your computer you will be ready for the upcoming Committee meeting.
Joining the Committee meeting via Telephone
If you don’t have a smart phone or computer to access the meeting via Zoom, you can participate by phone, by calling 1-877-853-5257 (Toll Free) or 1-888-475-4499 (Toll Free) and enter the Webinar ID 869 4597 0570 Passcode 84326
Providing Public Comment on Zoom and by Telephone
The Committee Chairman will request public comment during the Public Comment periods on the meeting agendas and during each Regular Calendar Item on the Committee Agenda. Once the Chairman has announced the public comment period, please do one of the following.
USING A COMPUTER OR SMART PHONE APP:
Click on the “Raise Hand” feature in the webinar controls. This will notify City staff that you have raised your hand.
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public comment.
A prompt will appear to confirm you would like to be unmuted and then you will have three minutes to provide public comment.
Once your public comment has ended, you will be muted again.
USING A REGULAR PHONE (not using a computer or smart phone APP):
Dial *9 (star 9), this will notify City staff that you have “raised your hand” for public comment.
City staff will unmute your microphone when it is your turn to provide public comment.
You will hear “you are unmuted” and then you will have three minutes to provide public comment.
Once your public comment has ended, you will be muted again. If your phone is unmuted, and you are unable to be heard, the host may ask that you Dial *6 to toggle mute on/off in Zoom.
Additional Zoom resources/support
Please visit Zoom’s website support page on helpful tips to prepare for the meeting:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/201146643
Council has not delegated directive or final approval authority to the Committees. Committee actions are recommendations to the full City Council, not final decisions on an issue.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Please refer to special public comment instructions above.
Three-minute time limit per speaker
Only interested persons in the audience may present these matters. Under State law, Committee members may respond to matters being presented under this item only as follows:
a. Briefly respond to statements made or questions raised. b. Ask a question for clarification.
c. Provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information. d. Request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting. e. Finally, a Committee member or the Committee itself may take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
1 Consider accepting a Cannabis Equity Assessment Report, adopting a Cannabis Equity Program; approving the submission of a grant application for the Governor’s Office of - 4 -
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Business and Economic Development Cannabis Equity Grant Program for Local Jurisdictions and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: General Fund) Motion accepting the City of Modesto Cannabis Equity Assessment Report and forwarding to Council for approval.
Motion adopting a City of Modesto Cannabis Equity Program based on this report, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to take all actions as may be required to implement this resolution and program, including but not limited to the establishment of internal controls, administrative functions, and application submittal processes as necessary and forwarding to Council for approval.
Motion authorizing the City Manager to apply for a State of California Cannabis Equity Grant Program for Local Jurisdictions, for the purpose of funding a cannabis equity program and to complete and submit the grant application and any subsequent application with the Governor’s office of Business and Economic Development in relation thereto and forwarding to Council for approval.
CED; Sean Rando, 209-577-5473, [email protected]
ADJOURNMENT
Posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 on the bulletin board at Tenth Street Place on at by
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