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a. Receive a report regarding the current Cannabis Program "Good Standing" Criteria and which operators it applies to; and
b. Review the Monterey County cannabis industry's proposed commercial cannabis business tax rates, including fiscal impacts; and
c. Direct staff to present the Cannabis Committee's recommendations to the Board of Supervisors; and
d. Provide further direction as appropriate.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Cannabis Committee:
a. Receive a report regarding the current Cannabis Program "Good Standing" Criteria and which operators it applies to; and
b. Review the Monterey County cannabis industry's proposed commercial cannabis business tax rates, including fiscal impacts; and
c. Direct staff to present the Cannabis Committee's recommendations to the Board of Supervisors; and
d. Provide further direction as appropriate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors directed the Cannabis Program (Program) to present a report on two subjects:
* The current "Good Standing" Criteria.
* The industry's proposed commercial cannabis business tax rate plan as presented to the Board in public comment submitted for the August 23, 2022, Board Meeting.
"Good Standing" Criteria
The Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director issued a memorandum on February 27, 2017 (Attachment A). At that time, draft State regulations referred to "good standing" with the local jurisdiction as a requirement to obtain a State license. This form of local authorization was requested by the County so that operators would be eligible for state licenses while diligently pursuing all necessary permits, which, it was anticipated, would take [how long was it?] The original Good Standing Criteria (Criteria) contained four criteria: permissible location, diligent pursuit of all necessary permits (progress every 2 months), remaining current on applicable taxes and Code/Condition Compliance. (Attachment A)
The current version of the Crite...
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