Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-5.15 regarding Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Define and Prohibit the Commercial Cultivation of Medical Marijuana in the City of Alameda to Protect the City’s Jurisdiction Regarding Cultivation, While Preserving the Opportunity to Have a Robust Discussion About Medical Marijuana Cultivation at a Later Date.  [The Proposed Amendment is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, Minor Alternations to Land Use Limitations.]  (Community Development 2310)
Final passage of ordinance amending Alameda Municipal Code Section 30, Dash 5.15 regarding medical marijuana dispensaries to define and prohibit the commercial cultivation of medical marijuana in the city of Alameda to protect the city's jurisdiction regarding cultivation while preserving the opportunity to have a discussion. Remember Brody. I don't really need a presentation on this. I voted no on this when it came to us at 355 in the morning a couple of weeks ago. And I don't think we've had adequate public discussion on that. So I just wanted to vote no this time. Any other comments member day? Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a question. Two points. One is my understanding is that we were asked to make a decision on this so as to Trump what is possibly the state making a decision for us? Because at a certain point in time, I believe in March, if we as a city don't make decisions regarding our American medical marijuana practices here in the city of Alameda and the state rules will, will. Super seat, and we know when that happens, problems arise. One example of that, for example, was the massage parlor issue where it was based upon state rules and a lot of local governments, you know, subsequently, you know, had to deal with that . So so I don't disagree with the need to make a vote tonight. But I will say one thing, though, that we as a city need to. Well, I can only speak for I as a council member would like to say that. On the matter of medical marijuana, that it is an issue that cities ought to look at broadly, not just to say no outright. I mean, each council member and mayor has their own voice, but in some respects it could be good in terms of economic development, in terms of personal health. So I don't want my vote tonight to be construed as extending the possibility of medical marijuana coming down the pike into the city of Alameda. But I do want to respond to the issues raised by staff that we need to make a vote, because we if we're going to pursue medical marijuana, we need to pursue it on the terms of the city of Alameda. And at this point, if we don't make a decision, we're we'd be left with pursuing medical marijuana on the terms of the state. So so I'm going to agree with the staff on this. In short, I believe we can say that it is to protect local control. Madumere member ASHCROFT Thank you. So I'll agree in part with Councilmember Odie. I am, in retrospect, with the 2020 hindsight and through bleary eyes. We shouldn't have been transacting business at 355 in the morning, but we should have probably followed the advice of our city attorney to not go into our deliberations on the rent ordinance at whatever ungodly hour it already was . I think that's a lesson that was well learned. We don't make our best decisions in the wee hours of the morning, and it's not fair to the public who like to follow our decisions in real time, either in the frigid auditorium or in the in front of a screen in the comfort of their home. So let's keep that in mind next time. However, the title of this particular ordinance does include the the phrase while preserving the opportunity to have a robust discussion about medical marijuana cultivation at a later date. So since this is the second reading of an ordinance, I would assume that we'll do just that after we get this housekeeping detail out of the way. Thank you. Vice mayor. You have an if you don't have any comments, I'd like to make a motion to approve the final passage of this ordinance. But all those in favor, I. Pose. No motion carries 42 one. Nebraska. You voted? I voted yes. Yes. All right. That's I thought. All right. Motion carried four one. Thank you very much. All right. Regular agenda item six. And we have any speakers on six eight? No, we do not. All right. If possible, I'd like to have six E. Go next, then. There's just not any objection. I have no objection. So that I could proceed because six be required requires a vote and I may not be here for it otherwise. And the other one? I'll come back. Our final maps will come back. But there is the right items. Right. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Can we. Proceed with 6. P.m. recommendation to. What. I said? I had no objection. Yeah. I have no objection. That's fine. Okay. Recommendation to award contract in the amount of 395,000, including contingencies to CDM Smith to prepare the citywide transit and transportation demand management plans and to amend the Measure B and base fees. Department budgets for fiscal year 20 1516 by appropriating 100,000 from each of these funds to pay for the citywide transit and TDM plan.