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Home My WebLink AboutCC Min 2014-07-29 lit Cathedral City MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL OF CATHEDRAL CITY AND CITY COUNCIL SERVING AS THE HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND DOWNTOWN FOUNDATION BOARD TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2014 5:30 p.m. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER 68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero Cathedral City, CA 92234 CALL TO ORDER Mayor DeRosa called the Special Meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Council Member Pettis, Council Member Toles (via telecom), Council Member Henry, Mayor Pro Tern Vasquez and Mayor DeRosa. Absent: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Pro Tern Vasquez led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION — Council Member Henry gave the invocation. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None AGENDA FINALIZATION COUNCIL COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION SUMMARY OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS 1. CITY COUNCIL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY - CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 (T. Scott) Property Location: Properties bordered by Dawes Street, Allen Avenue and Grove Street: APN: 687-206-001 APN: 687-206-002 APN: 687-206-003 APN: 687-206-004 City Council of Cathedral City and City Council Serving as the Housing Successor Agency and Downtown Foundation Board Minutes of July 29, 2014 Page 2 of 5 APN: 687-206-005 APN: 687-206-006 APN: 687-206-007 APN: 687-206-008 Property Owners: City of Cathedral City as Successor Agency Negotiating Parties: City of Cathedral City as Successor Agency and Wessman Development Under Negotiation: Real Property Negotiations 2. CITY COUNCIL AS HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY— CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 (L. Lukes) Property Location: APN # 687-197-001 through 006 and APN # 687-198-001 through 006 — Located at the southeast corner of East Palm Canyon Drive and West Buddy Rogers Avenue Property Owners: City of Cathedral City as Housing Successor Agency Negotiating Parties: City of Cathedral City as Housing Successor Agency and Thermal Land, LLC Under Negotiations: Property Negotiations 3. CITY COUNCIL AS HOUSING SUCCESSOR AGENCY — CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 (T. Scott) Property Location: 68815 E. Street, Cathedral City Property Owners: City of Cathedral City as Housing Successor Agency Negotiating Parties: City of Cathedral City as Housing Successor and Kenneth Hanson and Andrew Eric Bjorklind Under Negotiation: Real Property Negotiations 4. CITY COUNCIL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND CATHEDRAL CITY DOWNTOWN FOUNDATION BOARD — CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 (L. Lukes) Property Location: APN #687-475-003—68510 East Palm Canyon Drive Property Owners: Redevelopment Agency of Cathedral City Negotiating Parties: Cathedral City Downtown Foundation, Hector Salvatierra and Jeremy Proctor Under Negotiations: Property Negotiations RECESS The Council recessed to Closed Session at 5:40 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 6:30 p.m. with all Council Members present (Council Member Toles via telecom). City Council of Cathedral City and City Council Serving as the Housing Successor Agency and Downtown Foundation Board Minutes of July 29, 2014 Page 3 of 5 CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS City Attorney Charles Green announced that there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session. LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 5. COUNCIL. Consider approval of a revised Resolution submitting to the voters a question proposing the imposition of a cannabis and marijuana tax of up to 15 cents per $1.00 of proceeds on cannabis or marijuana collectives operating in the City. (C. Green) (Pg. 1-9) MOTION by Council Member Henry, second by Council Member Pettis, carried 5-0, to approve a revised Resolution submitting to the voters a question proposing the imposition of a cannabis and marijuana tax of up to 15 cents per $1.00 of proceeds on cannabis or marijuana collectives operating in the City, by Resolution 2014-34. 6. COUNCIL. Consider the introduction of an Ordinance providing for the permitting and regulating of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in specified zones of the City by issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. (C. Green) (Pg. 10-35) Council Member Pettis, indicated that he would like the following amendments made to the Ordinance: 1 dispensary for 15,000 operating with 3 9.108.060 Section A. Subsection 1. - delete Residential Zone. 9.108.060 Section A Subsection 5 - add or Residential Zone. Valerie Schechter, feels that the tax that is going before the voters is high. Karen Panico-Willis, Cathedral City, questioned if there are any regulations on those who may have a vested interest on voting on regulations pertaining to this item. Council Member Pettis, stated that Council Members that may have an interest would precluded them from voting. Council Member Toles, indicated that the State charges sales tax on medical marijuana. Lawrence Salvador, Cathedral City, supports the Ordinance. Art Gregory, supports the Ordinance and encouraged the City Council to vote in favor of it. Mayor DeRosa, read the following from an email that she received for the record. Rosalend Hallbrook - I reside in Cathedral City and as a citizen of this community I am City Council of Cathedral City and City Council Serving as the Housing Successor Agency and Downtown Foundation Board Minutes of July 29, 2014 Page 4 of 5 vehemently opposed to any legalization of selling pot or any other drugs within this city. Let the people who want to use it for their so called Medical purposes, go find it somewhere else. The United States is turning into a drug induced society for drugs to wake up, drugs to go to sleep, drugs to relieve anxiety, etc., etc. This is just another step in condoning the use of external fixes to problems that are ALL internal problems that people fail to deal with correctly. There are plenty of other medicines/drugs to help people with pain etc. I urge you to vote no! Mayor DeRosa also referred to an article on the White Houses' policy on marijuana from February 4, 2014, It stated that in a recent interview, President Obama stated that it was important for the marijuana legalization efforts in Washington and Colorado to move forward; however, the Department of Justice declined to send a representative to appear before the subcommittee, Republican John Mica (R-Fla.) said Tuesday afternoon. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said last month that legalizing marijuana would not necessarily make it easier for minors to obtain put because the DOJ plans to focus on prosecuting dealers who target children. She feels that the Federal Government needs to do their job. Mayor Pro Tem Vasquez, thanked everyone for their comments. He does not support the use of marijuana, however he feels that he needs to do what is best for the City not his personal beliefs. The Federal Government is not going to step up. He feels that it is the Council's responsibility to move forward with this Ordinance and unite in a positive direction. Council Member Toles, apologized for his absence at July 9, 2014 and would like to go on record with an unexcused absence. MOTION by Council Member Pettis, second by Council Member Pettis, carried 3-2-0-0 (Councilmember Henry and Mayor DeRosa voted no), to approve the introduction of an Ordinance providing for the permitting and regulating of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in specified zones of the City by issuance of a Conditional Use Permit with the following amendments by M.O. 6263: 1 dispensary for 15,000 initially operating with 3 9.108.060 Section A Subsection 1 - delete Residential Zone 9.108.060 Section A Subsection 5 - add or Residential Zone ADJOURNMENT Mayor DeRosa adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m. City Council of Cathedral City and City Council Serving as the Housing Successor Agency and Downtown Foundation Board Minutes of July 29, 2014 Page 5 of 5 Approved and adopted by the City Council and City Council serving as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, Cathedral City Downtown Foundation and Housing Successor Agency Board on August 1 , 2014. 0" 411 e I .49 '- KA LEEN J. 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