File #: 18-00045    Version:
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 1/23/2018 Final action: 1/23/2018
Title: HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding taxation of Cannabis-related Operations and additional options and operational issues, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.) a) Consider options for taxation rates and provide direction to staff for inclusion in a June 2018 ballot measure; b) Provide direction to staff for the following: i) Development of a measure for General revenue purposes; or ii) Development of a measure for Specific revenue purposes; and conceptual direction on the specific uses and conditions for the revenue; c) Direct staff to return on January 30, 2018 with a taxation Ordinance and ballot measure on cannabis-related operations; d) Receive and file a presentation on additional cannabis revenue banking, treasury and accounting issues; e) Provide any other conceptual direction to staff; and f) Determine, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5), that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because th...
Sponsors: COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Public Comment - Hayman, 3. Presentation, 4. Board Letter - Revised for 1/23/2018, 5. Public Comment - Group 1, 6. Public Comment - Bjorklund, 7. Public Comment - Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, 8. Public Comment - Fox, 9. Public Comment - Group 1, 10. Presentation - Revised for 1/23/2018

Title

HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding taxation of Cannabis-related Operations and additional options and operational issues, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)

 

a) Consider options for taxation rates and provide direction to staff for inclusion in a June 2018 ballot measure;

 

b) Provide direction to staff for the following:

 

i) Development of a measure for General revenue purposes; or

 

ii) Development of a measure for Specific revenue purposes; and conceptual direction on the specific uses and conditions for the revenue;

 

c) Direct staff to return on January 30, 2018 with a taxation Ordinance and ballot measure on cannabis-related operations;

 

d) Receive and file a presentation on additional cannabis revenue banking, treasury and accounting issues;

 

e) Provide any other conceptual direction to staff; and

 

f) Determine, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(5), that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review because they are administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.    

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY