Adopt Resolution No. 22-040 approving the 2021 Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Annex -
Monterey County Community Resilience Plan, in accordance with Chapter 2.68.080 and 2.68.0404
of the County Code.
Roll call vote taken pursuant to Government Code 54953:
Supervisor Alejo: AYE
Supervisor Phillips: AYE
Supervisor Lopez: AYE
Supervisor Root Askew: AYE
Chair Supervisor Adams: AYE
9.
Introduce, waive reading of, and set March 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider
adoption of an ordinance to:
a. Amend Chapter 7.100 of the Monterey County Code to reduce the commercial cannabis business
tax rates for mixed-light, indoor, and outdoor cultivation and distribution; and
b. Amend Chapter 7.100 of the Monterey County Code to repeal the automatic increases on the
County’s commercial cannabis business tax rates; and
c. Place a stay on delinquent commercial cannabis tax account penalties and fines on unpaid
installments for the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021-2022 of the annual commercial cannabis business
tax imposed on cultivation activities provided the account is paid in full by July 1, 2022, in which case
all penalties and fines will be immediately due and payable.
Joann Iwamoto, Cannabis Program Manager with Myles Echenique, Management Analyst III and
Norma Aceves, Management Analyst III, all in person, from the County Administrative Office
presented via PowerPoint presentation.
For the record, a correction was made to the due date reflected below from July 1, 2022 to July
31, 2022.
Open for public comments; Aaron Johnson, Robert Roach, Michelle Hackett and Michael
Ferguson, all via Zoom, commented.
A motion was made by Luis A. Alejo, seconded by Supervisor Mary L. Adams, as amended, to:
Introduce, waive reading of, and set March 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider
adoption of an ordinance to:
a. Amend Chapter 7.100 of the Monterey County Code to reduce the commercial cannabis
business tax rates for mixed-light, indoor, and outdoor cultivation and distribution; and
b. Amend Chapter 7.100 of the Monterey County Code to repeal the automatic increases on the
County’s commercial cannabis business tax rates; and
c. To waive all penalties and interest on unpaid installments for the second and third quarters of
Fiscal Year 2021-22 of the annual commercial cannabis business tax imposed on cultivation. This
ordinance does not relieve cultivators from any obligation to pay the total annual tax due, but
simply allows cultivators to avoid second and third quarter penalties and interest if payment is
received by the Treasure Tax Collector on or before July 31, 2022.
Roll call vote taken pursuant to Government Code 54953:
Supervisor Alejo: AYE
Supervisor Phillips: AYE
Supervisor Lopez: AYE
Supervisor Root Askew: AYE
Chair Supervisor Adams: AYE
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