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REPORT - RESOLUTION TO (1) DECLARE A FISCAL EMERGENCY AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA STATE PROPOSITION 64 (ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA ACT); (2) ORDER A BALLOT SUBMISSION TO SANTA ROSA VOTERS OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6-04 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE AND ADDING CHAPTER 6-10 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO IMPOSE A BUSINESS TAX ON CANNABIS BUSINESSES; (3) APPROVE BALLOT LANGUAGE; (4) PERMIT THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS; (5) DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS; AND (6) PROVIDING DIRECTION REGARDING BALLOT ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE.
BACKGROUND: On November 8, 2016, the California State election passed ballot measure Proposition 64, known as “the Adult Use of Marijuana Act.” Prop 64 brings businesses to support recreational cannabis use into a regulated market, and allows the City of Santa Rosa to enact local regulations on such businesses in addition to the regulations that will be imposed by the state.
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