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LAW AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Katie Valenzuela, Chair, District 4
Lisa Kaplan, District 1
Eric Guerra, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
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
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, November 28, 2023
10:00 a.m.
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City of Sacramento
Law and Legislation Committee
City Hall Complex, 915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Council Chamber, 1st Floor
Special Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
10:00 AM
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Law and Legislation Committee unless otherwise noted.
Open Session - 10:00 a.m.
Special session called to order by Chair Valenzuela at 10:02 a.m. Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at the Sacramento City Hall Council Chamber.
Members Present: Eric Guerra (at 10:02), Rick Jennings, Lisa Kaplan, and Chair Katie Valenzuela.
Land Acknowledgement – Led by Council Member Jennings.
Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Council Member Jennings.
Discussion Calendar
1. City Cannabis Business Operation Taxes
File ID: 2023-01579
Location: Citywide
Members of the public provided public comments.
Action: Received and filed a report providing additional information on the State and other municipalities’ cannabis business taxation programs and the City’s cannabis business operation tax (CBOT) program as requested by the Committee at its September 5, 2023 meeting.
Contact: Davina Smith, Cannabis Program Manager, 916-808-4772, [email protected]; Lindsay Brown, Administrative Officer, 916-808-5931, [email protected]; Office of Cannabis Management, Office of the City Manager
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Committee Comments-Ideas, Questions and Meeting Reports
Adjourned – 12:14 p.m.