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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the hearing, and adopt resolution amending the Master Fee and Charges Schedule for Medical Marijuana Collective application and permitting fees; and receive and file a report regarding the implementation of Chapter 5.87 of the Long Beach Municipal Code relating to Medical Marijuana Collectives. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested of the List of Proposed Fee Adjustments (Attachment A), which describes proposed changes to the City's Master Fee and Charges Schedule. On May 4, 2010, the City Council approved an amended Master Fee and Charges Schedule for specified City services that included proposed fee adjustments for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010. The attached additional fees are necessary to effectuate Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Chapter 5.87, relating to Medical Marijuana Collectives, which became effective on May 2, 2010. Attachment A lists the proposed Application and Regulatory Permit fees to implement the ordinance.
Medical Marijuana Collective Application and Permit Fees
Application Process
After thorough planning and numerous meetings with the various departments, the Department of Financial Management has developed a Medical Marijuana Collective Implementation Plan. This Plan incorporates a number of processes: 1) public workshops to educate potential collectives about both the application and permit processes; 2) the establishment of an application period; 3) site review and inspection timetables; 4) public noticing; 5) Regulatory Permit hearings; and, 6) selection process.
Application Fee
All applicants for a Medical Marijuana Collective and/or cultivation site will be charged an initial application fee (primary) of $14,742 for the application, site review and investigative processes required under LBMC Chapter 5.87, including but not limited to Financial Management, Police, Fire, Health and Development Services Departments' inv...
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