Good morning.

We're gonna call the September.

That's not right.

October 24th.

Meeting of the public safety and mobile neighborhoods committee to order.

Let the record reflect that we have a quorum consisting of myself, Vice Chair Bree, and Councilmember Zaff.

We're gonna start off with non-agenda public comments.

Each speaker will have two minutes for non-agenda public comments.

We have Kelly McCormick, followed by Kathleen Lippitz, followed by William Perno.

And there are seats in the front.

So if I call your name, feel free to come on up to the front and ready for the speakers.

Good morning, I'm Kelly McCormick.

And I just like to say that it looks like the marijuana industry's efforts to market and normalize pot are paying off in a big way.

A new study by Health and Human Services shows that kids in their late teens are using more marijuana now than at any time in recent history.

There are now twice as many daily or near daily marijuana users in the U.S.

than just a decade ago.

And according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 42% of marijuana users use the drug daily or near daily.

Most disturbing is the revelation that 22% of 18 to 25 year olds are currently using marijuana.

It should come as no surprise that Colorado is now the number one state in the country for first-time marijuana use among teens.

Previous studies have shown that teens who view more marijuana ads are more likely to use POT even if the ads are not directed toward them.

Marketing works.

Here's another important study to note published in this month's American Journal of Psychiatry.

Adolescents who begin using marijuana regularly can suffer lasting repercussions in their thinking ability.

Specifically, teenagers who used marijuana regularly were more likely to score lower on memory tests, learning new information, and higher level thinking involving problem solving and processing information compared to non pot users.

What's more, even after the students reported stopping marijuana, their cognition did not improve.

As a parent and as someone who works with teens, this is not the future I want for our kids.

They deserve better.

And our kids need adults and government leaders who are willing to stand up for them against a predatory industry.

Kathleen Lippitt, followed by William Perno, followed by Francine Maxwell.

Good morning, Council members.

My name is Kathy Lippett.

I've been assisting disenfranchised businesses such as churches, youth serving organizations, professional businesses, owners, and nonprofits.

Yesterday I watched as yet another long-term community-friendly business condo complex.

Fifty-three professional businesses were disenfranchised by the city's preferential treatment of marijuana businesses.

And apparently neither does the city.

Policies that the city adopts should be recognized for the incentives they create and inspire, not the hope that they were founded on.

Thank you.

Thank you.

William Perno, followed by Francine Maxwell, followed by Martha Welch.

Good morning, Council members and staff.

I'm gonna be talking today about a marijuana production facility that's in the heart of one of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in San Diego in a promise zone.

This is one of the um 37 businesses that was permitted in error by DSD.

You have a um marijuana production facility ordinance, and I have copies for you here that clearly state that they're not allowed within 1,000 feet of the following resources and populations city parks, churches, child care centers, playgrounds, libraries, residential care facilities, minor oriented facilities, or schools.

This particular location, if I can put up uh number one, please is within eight hundred and thirty-three feet of an elementary school, K through fifth grade, uh, with five hundred and twenty-four students for Rodriguez Elementary.

It is within eight hundred and five feet of a church.

It is next door to residential homes within 100 feet of the production facility location.

That business is applying, even though it was inaccurately placed in this city in this neighborhood, is applying for a uh production facility permit through DSD.

DSD has clearly noted the major issues that I just brought up that recommend denial of that.

But another unit within DSD, land development review is recommending approval for deviances to allow this marijuana production field facility in clear violation of your city ordinance.

And the community and our Central Region Prevention Coalition were kind of very confused by the fact that this is not violating not one, not two, but three conditions of your city ordinance.

Yet DSD is being able to override your ordinance and recommend approval of an existing marijuana production facility where there should have been nothing there to begin with.

So I'm gonna hand out some uh comments, some things to you there, and if you can put up the second one just to show the church there.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Francine Maxwell, followed by Martha Welch, and then Lieutenant Colonel David Gappine Maxwell, Fourth District Resident.

I'm here to discuss the uh communication procedure for the police department.

Um page 714 of 25 uh 2.0.

It specifically says that once the scene has been secured, that all unnecessary units should be dispersed and back uh returned to regular patrol in southeastern San Diego on a Sunday afternoon next to a um a cemetery.

There was six cars deep.

The two occupants of the first car were standing out talking well over 25 minutes.