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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-087 - Establishing Fees for the Medical Marijuana Registration ApplicationROH: 12/16/14 RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -087 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGISTRATION APPLICATION AND THE REGULATORY SAFETY PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NUMBER NS -2864 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Ordinance Number NS -2864, approved as Measure BB by the voters on November 4, 2014, establishes a two -step process for determining appropriate locations for potential medical marijuana collectives / cooperatives and ensuring that operators at these locations meet the adopted development and operational requirements. The Ordinance also provided that the City Council may establish non - refundable processing fees for both the Registration Application and Regulatory Safety Permit components in the approval process. B. Section 18- 617.01 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code states that each collective / cooperative interested in operating within the City must submit an application together with a non - refundable processing fee established by the City Council. C. Based on the anticipated volume of Registration Applications for medical marijuana collectives / cooperatives, at full cost recovery, the Registration Application is recommended to be $1,690. D. Section 18 -617.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code also specifies that applications must be submitted to the Police Department for an annual Regulatory Safety Permit, along with a non - refundable fee as established by the City Council for the cost of the required review and investigation. E. Based on an analysis of the required thorough background check and inspection process, the proposed fee for the Regulatory Safety Permit is $12,086. F. The City Council hereby incorporates, as though fully set forth herein, the Request for Council Action accompanying this matter. Resolution No. 2014 -087 Page 1 of 3 Section 2. The City Council hereby establishes the following fees relating to medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives: A. The Registration Application fee in the amount of $1,690. B. The Regulatory Safety Permit fee in the amount of $12,086. Section 3. That without further action of the City Council the Registration Application fee and the Regulatory Safety Permit fee shall be incorporated into the City's Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. ADOPTED this 161h day of December, 2014. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna Sarmiento, Tinaiero (7) NOES: Councilmembers: None (0) ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0) NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Resolution No. 2014 -087 Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2014 -087 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on December 16, 2014. Date: D° Clerk of the Council f City of Santa Ana Resolution No. 2014 -087 Page 3 of 3