HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - September 28, 2021 SMLODI CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The Special City Council meeting of September 28, 2021, was called to order by Mayor Nakanishi
at 7:00 a.m.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, all Council Members
participated in the meeting via teleconference and the meeting was available for viewing by the
public via livestream at https://www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/ and
https://zoom.us/j/93455719476?pwd=NDdhc1E4OEZyYWV3d2pDY1U5SjVZZz09; the
opportunity for public comment was available through councilcomments@lodi.gov and
https://zoom.us/j/93455719476?pwd=NDdhc1E4OEZyYWV3d2pDY1U5SjVZZz09.
Present: Council Member Hothi, Council Member Khan, Council Member Kuehne, Mayor Pro
Tempore Chandler, and Mayor Nakanishi
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Schwabauer, City Attorney Magdich, and City Clerk Cusmir
At the September 21, 2021 Informational Council Meeting ("Shirtsleeve Session"), David
McPherson, Compliance Director with HdL Companies, provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Specific topics of discussion included HdL background; Proposition 64 election results; cannabis
licenses; cannabis business categories; California cannabis laws; survey regarding consumers'
replacement of prescription and over-the-counter drugs with CBD; California cannabis retail
market analysis; California cannabis retail market license shortage; policy decisions; policy
development; importance of updating policy; policy decisions based on activities; path to success;
status of other agencies in the region; core values for consideration; development of regulatory
ordinance; land use buffer options; non-compliant and compliant retail examples;
retailer/dispensary/microbusiness; illegal and legal manufacturing examples; manufacturing;
distribution; addressing public concerns through regulations; local control authority; regulatory
system advantages; regulatory ordinance; tax and fee revenues; local tax and fee revenue
projections; revenue generating strategies; and policy questions - ban or allow commercial
cannabis, medical or non-medical, types of cannabis licenses, capping available licenses,
competitive licensing options, buffer requirements, buffer distance requirements, zoning districts,
and revenue options.
Mayor Pro Tempore Chandler had to leave the Shirtsleeve Session early and did not have the
opportunity to provide input as to direction for staff. Mayor Pro Tempore Chandler stated that at
the onset of the discussion, he was neutral, however considering feedback from the public, he
does not support staff researching cannabis taxation and regulation any further. Mr. Chandler
spoke about the impact cannabis would have on the youth of Lodi.
Ann Donati, a resident, provided public comment, via email, against continued planning for future
cannabis regulation and taxation in Lodi. City Clerk Cusmir read the email into the record.
A.Roll Call by City Clerk
B. Topic(s)
B-1 Receive Direction to Utilize Staff Resources to Continue Planning for Future Cannabis
Regulation and Taxation in Lodi (DCM)
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None.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned
at 7:05 a.m.
C. Comments by Public on Non-Agenda Items
D.Adjournment
ATTEST:
Jennifer Cusmir
City Clerk
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