LIVE: Redding City Council talks commercial pot, police station sale
Redding's City Council on Tuesday will decide how the city approaches commercial pot businesses.The council will also weigh whether to sell the former downtown Redding police headquarters.
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"This is another one of those projects that is going to do great things for downtown Redding," Truitt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:49:30 AM
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Police station proceeds could pay for about 2 years of bond payments on new police facilityby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:53:40 AM
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Schreder: Still need a sobering center
"At this time it doesn't seem like we can work out all of the issues so we can have a sound project."by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:56:13 AM -
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Tippin: Fan in council chambers off, so it's getting a bit warm in here
"it's not from all the hot air that's coming from me," he says.by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:57:13 AM -
We're not onto a report about Redding Convention and Visitors Bureauby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:58:37 AM
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CVB is funded in part by transient occupancy tax (hotel taxes, basically). Amount city receives is up over recent yearsby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 1:59:52 AM
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SCWA General Manager Laurie Baker is presenting now, talking about history of association and moreby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:02:14 AM
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Gotta correct this earlier tweet. The $70k is the fundraising goal, not how far along they area twitter.com/seanlongoria_R…by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:23:15 AM
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There was a typo in that tweet but I think you get the pointby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:23:35 AM
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Now we're on to presentation about city's transparency portal. Get financial info in an easier to digest format: cityofredding.org/about-us/open-…by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:25:33 AM
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This seems like a pretty slick system for high-level finance questionsby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:32:47 AM
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There's going to be a bit of a learning curve, though.by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:35:49 AM
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It's all the same data that's been in city budget PDFs for years. As one who combs through such docs, this could be a good toolby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:36:41 AM
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Next up is the discussion on commercial marijuana in Redding. As a reminder, the city has banned medical dispensaries since 2011by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:46:34 AM
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City Atty Barry DeWalt speaking now, giving broad overview of where we're at & what the council should considerby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:50:32 AM
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Recreational MJ became legal last year. State's permit process starts Jan. 1 but permits will be issued in an area only if local gov allowsby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:51:14 AM
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State law will not supersede local control except:
1) You can drive through Redding with pot
2) You can grow up to 6 plants indoorsby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:52:36 AM -
Redding permits 6 plants grown outdoors at private residencesby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:54:01 AM
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City Council will have to extend moratorium on commercial marijuana to get time to implement whatever council decides tonight, DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:55:50 AM
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If commercial cannabis were permitted, demand on warehouse space would likely increase, DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:58:29 AM
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Important note: DeWalt is recapping his takeaways from 3 workshops on commercial pot. He's not recommending specific policies to councilby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 2:59:23 AM
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Other important note: I seem to mistype 'commercial' on every single attemptby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:00:24 AM
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DeWalt talking about retail sales now, he's looking back to medical marijuana cooperatives nowby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:02:57 AM
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Permit fees for those cooperatives were too low, DeWalt says. City couldn't fund regulatory schemeby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:03:33 AM
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"One of the big areas of concern has always been security," DeWalt says.
MJ is cash business because it's tough to do traditional bankingby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:04:19 AM -
Redding could limit number, location of dispensaries, DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:05:23 AM
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City has option to allow or ban delivery, DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:07:46 AM
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State law does allow all-delivery businesses as well, DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:08:39 AM
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"We typically as a city don't regulate businesses and say you can't deliver your product," DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:09:07 AM
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State has provided some guidance for deliveries on record keeping, inspections, packaging, etc., DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:10:09 AM
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DeWalt is on to talking about manufacturing cannabis products and lab testingby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:10:43 AM
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He references city rules about butane
"We've seen those honey oil labs, right, and we've seen them blow up."by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:11:21 AM -
"I honestly don't expect a bunch of labs to pop up all over the city," DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:12:27 AM
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In black market, only 5% of pot is tested in a lab, DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:13:29 AM
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Redding would likely have satellite-type testing, instead of large labsby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:16:53 AM
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"If the council is going to permit commercial cannabis activity, it also make sense to permit laboratory tests," DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:17:25 AM
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DeWalt: If city permits commercial cannabis, it should also permit distribution (moving between growers and businesses)by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:18:43 AM
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Now on to tax and fees. A fee can only cover costs of regulation, while tax could be revenue source
"You can't make a profit on a fee."by Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:19:28 AM -
Fees could cover another code enforcement officer or cop but that person would have to be fulltime on pot regulationby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:20:41 AM
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Fees could include paying for PSAs to talk about dangers of kids using cannabis, DeWalt saysby Sean Longoria via twitter 10/18/2017 3:21:14 AM
