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LAW AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Katie Valenzuela, Chair, District 4
Rick Jennings, II, Vice Chair, District 7
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Eric Guerra, District 6
CITY COUNCIL
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Sean Loloee, District 2
Karina Talamantes, District 3
Katie Valenzuela, District 4
Caity Maple, District 5
Eric Guerra, Vice Mayor, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, Mayor Pro Tem, District 8
COMMITTEE STAFF
Wendy Klock-Johnson, Assistant City Clerk
Steve Itagaki, Supervising Deputy City Attorney
Consuelo Hernandez, Director of Governmental Affairs
Special Meeting
DRAFT Minutes
Law and Legislation Committee/
City Council
City Hall Complex
Council Chamber, 915 I Street, 1st Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Published by the Office of the City Clerk
(916) 808-7200
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
12:00 p.m.
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City of Sacramento
Law and Legislation Committee/
City Council
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
Special Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
12:00 PM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Law and Legislation Committee/City Council unless otherwise noted.
Open Session - 12:00 p.m.
Special session called to order by Law and Legislation Committee Chair Valenzuela at 12:02 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Council Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings (at 12:03 p.m.), Lisa Kaplan, Caity Maple (at 12:05 p.m.), Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg (at 12:04 p.m.).
Council Members Absent: Sean Loloee and Karina Talamantes.
Law and Legislation Committee Members Present: Eric Guerra, Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
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Discussion Calendar
1. City Cannabis Business Operation Taxes Update and Options File ID: 2023-00751
Location: Citywide
Action: Moved/Seconded: Member Kaplan / Member Guerra.
Yes: Members Guerra, Jennings, Kaplan, and Chair Valenzuela.
Members of the public provided public comments.
1) City Council and Law and Legislation Committee received a report on City cannabis business operations tax (CBOT); and 2) Passed a Law and Legislation Committee Motion to forward a policy proposal to implement a Phased Tax model for CORE businesses, which reduces CBOT to 0% for the first year, and annually, thereafter, increase the CBOT by 1% each year until it reaches 4% to Council for consideration of adoption.
Contact: Davina Smith, Cannabis Program Manager, 916-808-4772, [email protected]; Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, 916-808-8925, [email protected]; Nhan Pham, Administrative Analyst, 916-808-4775, [email protected], Office of Cannabis Management, Office of the City Manager
Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
None.
Adjourned – 1:50 p.m.