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Page 2 THE NEW MARUUANA FRONTIER IN CALIFORNIA -PREPARING FOR PROPOSITION 64 ANOTHE MCRSA AND THEIR EFFECT ON CITIES AND COUNTIES Although we have no financial relationship with any! nclustryparticipants, SCI developed and maintains a network of relationships with government agencies and cannabis -related industry leaders, including attorneys, testing laboratories, cultivators, nursery owners, and retailers. SCI maintains these relationships and continually upgrades our knowledge base so we can provide expertise on the elements of the cannabis industry: retail operations, cultivation, manufacturing, delivery, monitoring and compliance, legal issues, ordinance development, and State regulations. SCI staff trained at the nation's premier cannabis educational entity, Oaksterdam University in Oakland, and investigated and gathered lessons learned and best practices regarding cannabis operations in Colorado, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Our new business comes almost entirely from word-of-mouth referrals. We encourage you to contact our clients who can attest to the level of service we provide, the long-term relationships we have developed, the u n matched accuracy of our approach, our successful experience with funding measures, and our industry-leading track record of winning ballot measures, and with creating other sustainable new or increased sources of funding. SCOPE OF WORK Task 1 - Cannabis Ordinance Development and in -lieu Tax Collection Agreement Drafting a cannabis health & safety and land use regulatory ordinance, orordinances, is one of the most important tasks in the implementation process. After we work with City staff to understand the goals and priorities of local non -medicinal cannabis policies, we will review the City's existing medicinal ordinance, Measure BB text, other relevant and supporting documents, as well as develop the draft non -medicinal ordinance including the draft in -lieu tax collection agreement document. In addition to establishing land use and operating criteria, the regulations must ensure compliance with all State regulations, reflect local preferences, be flexible enough to adapt to the dynamic aspects of this unique industry, and lay the foundation for monitoring and compliance activities so that appropriate regulatory fees can be calculated. We include input from City staff to help determine where the City's best fit is on a continuum ranging from minimal to significant local control of the industry. We will consider the political nature of local governance and the City's desire to create jobs and revenue for its citizens. We will use our established matrix of over 55 cannabis -related attributes to ensure completeness and highlight all areas that need expansion and/or reconsideration. We will include the best practices from other similar cannabis ordinances, as well as emerging or anticipated industry changes in the draft of the City's ordinance. Our work will be carefully documented with specific reference to the appropriate code or reason for a change. Wewill carefully research our workto be compliantwith all local and State laws and regulations, but the final ordinances should be reviewed by the City's legal counsel prior to implementation. We will help shepherd theordinance through the approval process. Our budget includes the development and support of cannabis -related ordinances through approval PROJECT TEAM NEIL HALL, SENIOR CANNABIS CONSULTANT Neil Hall brings over40years of intensive interaction with public agencies and communities throughout California. He is a recognized leader in municipal cannabis policy in California. As Owner and President of the Fairfield Research Group from 1995 to 2014, Mr. Hall conducted over 150 focus groups, and