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Sacramento City Council Meeting - Workshop on Cannabis Zoning and Business Regulations

Law and Legislation CommitteeTuesday, August 20, 2024
BodySacramento, California
SessionLaw and Legislation Committee
DateTuesday, August 20, 2024
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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Good morning.

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I'd like to call this meeting of the Sacramento City Council's Law and Legislation Committee

0:28

to order. Will the clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum.

0:32

Thank you, Chair. Council Member Maple?

0:34

Here. Council Member Gira?

0:36

I'm here.

0:37

Council Member Jennings is absent. Chair Brownswell?

0:41

I am here and we expect Vice Chair Jennings momentarily of vice mayor. Would you like to

0:46

lead us in the land acknowledgement in place?

0:48

Pleasure. Please stand if you are able.

0:53

Please rise for the opening acknowledgments and honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people

0:56

and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern

1:00

Midew, Valleam planes me walk, puts me in wind to the peoples of the Wilton Rancher

1:05

yes, Sacramento is only federally recognized tribe.

1:09

May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk the

1:12

status today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice

1:17

of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous people's history, contributions

1:22

and lives.

1:23

Now our main standing, so we and pledge.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for

1:31

which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

1:39

Thank you, Vice Mayor. We have a very packed agenda. Thanks everybody for joining us so early.

1:46

Just a reminder, if you want to give comments on any item, please fill out a slip in the

1:50

back. They're also available up here in the front and return them to the clerk and they

1:54

will help you if you have any questions. They're very nice. So make sure you get those

1:59

in so that we can make sure everybody gets heard. And with that, we will start with the

2:03

consent calendar. We have three items on consent to any of my colleagues have any questions

2:07

or comments on those items. Oh, Council Member, Cara.

2:15

Thank you. I will go ahead and move consent, but I would like to request that in the September

2:22

law and ledge committee that we get a end of session report wrap up from our registered

2:31

advocates.

2:32

Thank you. That's a great suggestion. Thank you, Council Member Gara. Do we have a second?

2:37

All second.

2:38

Great. And Vice Chair Jennings is joined us just in time. All in favor on the consent

2:41

calendar, please say aye. Any opposed?

2:44

Abistension that passes unanimously. Thank you. All right. Moving right along to the first

2:49

item on our discussion calendars item four and ordinance relating to the military equipment

2:54

use policy. I'd like to invite our chief and our plea. Oh, sorry, no. We can't end to

3:05

is a deputy chief. Sorry. I feel like I keep captain. Thank you, began in. I gave you

3:09

promotion there. It's an open us up and then we'll and then we'll hear from our police

3:15

commissioner on the recommendations. Go ahead and captain. Good morning, Clayton Buchanan,

3:20

captain, Zach PD. I just wanted to go follow up from the last last months presentation

3:25

we gave you. We had a overview of our military equipment last month of report and policy.

3:30

Just a clarification on a couple items. I talked last month about not purchasing a couple

3:35

of the U.S. We're moving forward with purchasing three new U.S. systems. They were approved

3:39

last year and they are on the last year's report policy and they'll be on next year's

3:44

report for quantity because we don't put them on the report until we actually receive

3:47

them. So, but we are moving forward purchasing those. You should have received a copy of

3:53

the 2022 and 2023 Sacramento Community Police Review Commission military equipment

3:59

recommendation responses. There was a slight error on those forms. It says they were returned

4:03

to commission. That's error on my behalf. They have not been to commission. They'll go

4:07

back next month to the police commission's meeting and they'll receive them then.

4:11

Just a little bit about the recommendations. If you're not aware, we've been working on

4:15

clearing a backlog of the police commission recommendation responses. Since February of

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20, 2023, we have responded to over 143 of the commission's recommendations to include

4:25

recommendations from 2018, 19 and 20. We also have a cleated military equipment recommendation

4:30

responses from 2022 and 2023. Those are the ones you guys received yesterday. So,

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basically out of those, we have approved an implemented 78 of them. Approved a pinning

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or six partial implementation is 19. Pending further review or four and 33 of them we

4:45

were unable to implement. I want to talk a little bit about the community feedback that

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning Regulations████████████████████████████████████████40%
Cannabis Business Permits██████████████████████████████30%
Equity in Cannabis████████████████████20%
Community Engagement██████████10%
Summary of Proceedings

Sacramento City Council Meeting - Workshop on Cannabis Zoning and Business Regulations

The City Council held a comprehensive workshop discussing the cannabis industry in Sacramento, focusing on recommendations for zoning amendments and permitting processes. The meeting aimed to gather feedback from council members and the public regarding the expansion and regulation of cannabis-related businesses, particularly storefront dispensaries and production facilities.

Opening Remarks

  • Introduction by Chair Valenzuela, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful discussions regarding cannabis regulation.
  • Overview of the workshop objectives and agenda.

Zoning and Cannabis Permits

  • Recommendation to change the permitting process from Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) to Administrative Permits for cannabis businesses to streamline operations and reduce processing time.
  • Proposal to allow storefront dispensaries in additional zones (RMX, C1, and C3) to improve access and opportunities in the central city areas.

Sensitive Uses

  • Continuation of existing buffers for K-12 schools and substance abuse treatment facilities, with re-evaluation of other sensitive uses such as parks and childcare.
  • Recommended inclusion of community centers and libraries as youth-oriented facilities instead of broadly categorizing all youth facilities, which could hinder dispensary locations.
  • Removal of certain buffers for childcare facilities based on their operational characteristics.

Production and Manufacturing

  • Recommendations to exclude cannabis production uses from stringent zoning restrictions to foster growth, while retaining some regulatory oversight.
  • Maintaining current zoning for mixed-light cultivation given the lack of interest and application in this area.

Future Direction and Engagement

  • Timeline for continued workshops and community engagement sessions, aiming for a draft ordinance by November.
  • Strong emphasis on stakeholder input and the need to ensure equity in opportunities for current and future cannabis operators in Sacramento.

Key Outcomes

  • General support for expanding zoning opportunities for cannabis businesses while ensuring regulatory standards and community safety are upheld.
  • Concerns raised about the impact of additional storefronts on existing businesses and whether the market can sustain further saturation.
  • A commitment to bringing back more detailed analysis and community feedback to address the needs and successes of current dispensaries before any further expansion of licenses.

This workshop facilitated an open dialogue to discuss the complexities of cannabis regulations and the future structure of the industry in Sacramento, aiming for a balance between opportunity for new businesses and support for existing operators.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. I'd like to call this meeting of the Sacramento City Council's Law and Legislation Committee to order. Will the clerk please call the roll to establish a quorum. Thank you, Chair. Council Member Maple? Here. Council Member Gira? I'm here. Council Member Jennings is absent. Chair Brownswell? I am here and we expect Vice Chair Jennings momentarily of vice mayor. Would you like to lead us in the land acknowledgement in place? Pleasure. Please stand if you are able. Please rise for the opening acknowledgments and honor of Sacramento's Indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nisanan people, the southern Midew, Valleam planes me walk, puts me in wind to the peoples of the Wilton Rancher yes, Sacramento is only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk the status today on these ancestral lands by choosing to gather today in the active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous people's history, contributions and lives. Now our main standing, so we and pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Vice Mayor. We have a very packed agenda. Thanks everybody for joining us so early. Just a reminder, if you want to give comments on any item, please fill out a slip in the back. They're also available up here in the front and return them to the clerk and they will help you if you have any questions. They're very nice. So make sure you get those in so that we can make sure everybody gets heard. And with that, we will start with the consent calendar. We have three items on consent to any of my colleagues have any questions or comments on those items. Oh, Council Member, Cara. Thank you. I will go ahead and move consent, but I would like to request that in the September law and ledge committee that we get a end of session report wrap up from our registered advocates. Thank you. That's a great suggestion. Thank you, Council Member Gara. Do we have a second? All second. Great. And Vice Chair Jennings is joined us just in time. All in favor on the consent calendar, please say aye. Any opposed? Abistension that passes unanimously. Thank you. All right. Moving right along to the first item on our discussion calendars item four and ordinance relating to the military equipment use policy. I'd like to invite our chief and our plea. Oh, sorry, no. We can't end to is a deputy chief. Sorry. I feel like I keep captain. Thank you, began in. I gave you promotion there. It's an open us up and then we'll and then we'll hear from our police commissioner on the recommendations. Go ahead and captain. Good morning, Clayton Buchanan, captain, Zach PD. I just wanted to go follow up from the last last months presentation we gave you. We had a overview of our military equipment last month of report and policy. Just a clarification on a couple items. I talked last month about not purchasing a couple of the U.S. We're moving forward with purchasing three new U.S. systems. They were approved last year and they are on the last year's report policy and they'll be on next year's report for quantity because we don't put them on the report until we actually receive them. So, but we are moving forward purchasing those. You should have received a copy of the 2022 and 2023 Sacramento Community Police Review Commission military equipment recommendation responses. There was a slight error on those forms. It says they were returned

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