HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2022-46 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN
ARGUMENTS AND IMPARTIAL ANALYSES CONCERNING TAXATION
OF COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of Huntington Beach,
California, on November 8, 2022, at which there will be submitted to the voters three ballot
Measures related to amendments to the City Charter and one ballot Measure concerning the
taxation of Commercial Cannabis Businesses; and
The City Council wishes to authorize arguments in favor of and in opposition to this
Measure and authorize the preparation of impartial analyses of this Measure,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, does
hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows:
SECTION 1. That with respect to the Measure entitled:
Measure : Taxation of Commercial Cannabis Businesses
YES
"Shall the City adopt an Ordinance that taxes cannabis
businesses up to 6% of gross receipts for retailers and up to 1%
of gross receipts for all other cannabis businesses if they were to
be permitted in the City; which is expected to generate an
estimated $300,000 to $600,000 annually to fund general No
municipal services for Huntington Beach and will be levied until
repealed by the voters?"
a. That the City Council authorizes the following member(s) of its body:
Rhonda Bolton (C ouncilmemb e In Favo Against)
Kim Carr (Councilmember( n avo Against)
Dan Kalmick (CounciImembern avo /Against)
(Councilmember I_n-Favor/Against)
(Councilmember In Favor/Against)
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to file a written argument regarding the Measure as specified above in accordance with Article 4,
Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California and to change the argument
until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the
Measure may be submitted to the City Clerk. Said argument to be accompanied by the printed
name(s) and signature(s) of the authors(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an
organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of
its principal officers.
b. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the Measure to
the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the Measure not exceeding 500 words
showing the effect of the Measure on the existing law and the operation of the Measure.
C. The analysis shall include a statement indicating the Measure was placed on the
ballot by the governing body of the City.
d. In the event the entire text of the Measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the
voter information portion of the voter information guide, there shall be printed immediately
below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point type, the following: "The above statement
is an impartial analysis of Municipal Code Amendment Measure. If you desire a copy of the
Ordinance or Measure, please call the election official's office at 714-536-5405 and a copy will
be emailed at no cost to you."
e. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing
of primary arguments.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 19t" day of July,Nik�
Mayor
REVIEWED 1 AND APP VED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Mana ity ttorney rlW
ITIATED AND APPROVED:
Assistant City
Manage
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on July 19, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Bolton, Delgleize, Carr, Moser, Kalmick
NOES: Peterson, Posey
ABSENT: None
RECUSE: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California