City Council on 2024-05-14 6:00 PM - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER Meeting Time: 05-14-24 18:00
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City Council on 2024-05-14 6:00 PM -
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City Council on 2024-05-14 6:00 PM - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 05-14-24 18:00
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J.1. 24-0815 For eComments and Emails Received from the Public 1 0 0 1 N.2. 24-0808 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE
PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CANNABIS REGULATORY
ORDINANCES AND APPLICATION GUIDELINES
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Agenda Item: eComments for J.1. 24-0815 For eComments and Emails Received from the Public Overall Sentiment
Brandee Keith
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Submitted At: 7:38am 05-14-24
Hello, from South Coast Air Quality Management District. I wanted to share with you a few updates from our agency:
Compliance Training Available
Compliance assistance training is provided by South Coast AQMD to enhance understanding of applicable air quality regulations, introduce new control technologies and assist industry with achieving and maintaining compliance with federal, state and local clean air requirements.
Courses currently being offered by South Coast AQMD include:
• Asbestos Demolition & Renovation (Rule 1403)
• Certified Person (Rules 463 &1178)
• Certified Inspector --Sumps and Wastewater Separators (Rule 1176) • Controlling Fugitive Dust (Rule 403 & 403.1)
• Gasoline Transfer & Dispensing (Rule 461)
• Hexavalent Chromium (Rule 1469)
• Combustion Gas Portable Analyzer Training & Certification (Rules 1146, 1146.1 & 1110.2) • Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) Training (Rule 2202) Due to the popularity of this training, all classes require pre-registration; no walk-in registration is available. To find out more or to register, visit: https://bit.ly/aqmd-training Public Workshop
A virtual workshop will be held on May 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. to present and solicit comment on South Coast AQMD's Draft 2024 Annual Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan, federal requirements, and the PM 2.5 Continuous Monitor Comparability Assessment. A draft plan of the 2024 Annual Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan will be made available by May 16, 2024 for public inspection and comment for 30 days prior to the submission of the final plan to EPA on July 1, 2024.
South Coast AQMD seeks public input to the plan. The Federal requirements and overview of the plan will be discussed along with the results of the assessment for PM2.5 Continuous Monitors.
For more information and links to participate in the May 16 workshop, visit https://bit.ly/draft-plan-workshop .
Agenda Item: eComments for N.2. 24-0808 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE
CANNABIS REGULATORY ORDINANCES AND APPLICATION GUIDELINES Overall Sentiment
Lauren Fontein
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Submitted At: 4:16pm 05-14-24
Hello,
I am one of the founders of The Artist Tree, a retail cannabis company with locations throughout CA. I am writing to oppose the recommendation by TWA to require a location as part of the cannabis retail license application process (Administrative Report Item #7).
The Artist Tree has participated in many license application processes, and we have seen firsthand that requiring a location in the first phase of permitting is unnecessarily costly and burdensome on applicants and often results in the best applicants not being selected as "winners" because applicants are selected primarily for their locations rather than based on their experience, business model and qualifications. Excluding locations from the application process is especially crucial in Redondo Beach, because the city is licensing only 2 retail locations, so that the winning applicants have access to the best possible retail cannabis locations and are not competing against losing applicants for highly sought after locations.
We have also seen that requiring a location during the application process does not expedite the permitting process or result in stores opening sooner than if no location was required. For example, in the city of West Hollywood, no location was required, and The Artist Tree was able to open its retail store less than 1 year from the time that the city selected the winning applicants. Similarly, in Hawthorne, no location was required and The Artist Tree, along with several other applicants, are scheduled to open within 18 months of the city selecting its winners. In contrast, in the cities of Oxnard and Fresno and in Riverside and Contra Costa County, locations were required to apply, yet most applicants (other than The Artist Tree) took 2-3 years to open or never opened at all.
We strongly urge the City to leave the ordinance as currently written and not include a location requirement as part of the application process. This will allow the City to select the best possible applicants to operate cannabis retail businesses in Redondo Beach, while still giving the City the opportunity to review, approve or reject proposed locations later in the permitting process.