HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1752ORDINANCE NO.1752
AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
ENACTING A CANNABIS RETAILER BUSINESS LICENSE TAX ON THE
RETAIL BUSINESS OF SELLING CANNABIS PRODUCTS TO PROVIDE
CITY GENERAL FUND SERVICES THAT RESIDENTS NEED AND
WANT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SENIOR CITIZEN
PROGRAMS, CITY BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS, ENFORCEMENT OF
ILLEGAL CANNABIS OPERATIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY, HOUSING
PROGRAMS, RECREATION SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE,
HOMELSS REDUCTION AND OTHER CITY EFFORTS
WHEREAS, This measure shall be known and may be cited as "The Lynwood
Cannabis Taxation and Essential City Services Measure" (the "Measure").
WHEREAS, The City does not currently have a structure in place to regulate and
tax cannabis retailers.
WHEREAS, The City has a great need for additional funds to provide the level of
general fund services that residents need and want, including but not limited to senior
citizen programs, City beautification efforts, enforcement of illegal cannabis operations,
public safety, housing programs, recreation services, infrastructure, homeless reduction
and other City efforts.
WHEREAS, The People of the City hereby intend to impose a general tax
applicable to cannabis retailers for purposes that may include the funding of senior citizen
programs, City beautification efforts, enforcement of illegal cannabis operations, public
safety, housing programs, recreation services, infrastructure, homeless reduction and
other City efforts.
NOW THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4-36 is hereby added to Chapter 4 of the Lynwood Municipal
Code, regarding business licensing for revenue of the retail sales of cannabis products,
to read as follows:
4.36
CANNABIS RETAILER TAX
4-36.1 Authority and Purpose.
a. The purpose of this Chapter is to adopt a tax, for revenue purposes,
pursuant to Sections 37101 and 37100.5 of the State Government Code, upon
cannabis retailers that engage in business in the City. This Cannabis Retailer Tax
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is levied based upon business gross receipts. It is not a sales and use tax, a tax
upon income, or a tax upon real property.
b. The Cannabis Retailer Tax is a general tax enacted solely for general
governmental purposes of the City and not for specific purposes. All of the
proceeds from the tax imposed by this Chapter 4-36 shall be placed in the City's
general fund and be available for any lawful City expenditure.
c. To the extent that any other provision of the Lynwood Municipal Code is
inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter 4-36, the provisions of this Chapter
4-36 shall prevail.
4-36.2 Intent.
The intent of this Chapter 4-36 is to impose a general tax applicable to cannabis retailers
for the purpose of funding any and all governmental purposes, including but not limited to
senior citizen programs, City beautification efforts, enforcement of illegal cannabis
operations, public safety, housing programs, recreation services, infrastructure, homeless
reduction and other City efforts.
4-36.2 Definitions.
When used in this Chapter 4.36, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to
them as set forth herein. Words and phrases not specifically defined below shall have
the meanings ascribed to them elsewhere in this Code or shall otherwise be defined by
common usage. For definitions of nouns; the singular shall also include the plural; for
definitions of verbs, all verb conjugations shall be included. Any reference to State
statutes includes any regulations promulgated thereunder and is deemed to include any
successor or amended version of the referenced statute or regulatory provision.
"Adult -Use Cannabis" or "Adult -Use Cannabis Product" means cannabis or cannabis
products for individuals twenty-one (21) years of age and over without the need for a
physician's recommendation.
"Business" means all activities engaged in or caused to be engaged in within the City,
including any commercial or industrial enterprise, trade. profession, occupation, vocation,
calling, or livelihood, whether or not carried on for gain or profit, but shall not include the
services rendered by an employee to that employee's employer.
"Cannabis" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal Code.
"Cannabis Product" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City
Municipal Code.
"Cannabis Retailer Tax" or "Tax" means the tax due pursuant to this Chapter 4.36 for
engaging in dispensing within in the City.
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"City" means the City of Lynwood, State of California.
"City Council" means the City Council of the City of Lynwood.
"Commercial Cannabis Activity" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of
the City Municipal Code.
"Code" means the City Municipal Code.
"Customer" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal
Code.
"Delivery" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal Code.
"Dispensary" or "Retailer" or "Cannabis Retailer" has the same meaning as defined in
Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal Code.
"Dispensing" or "Retail Sale(s)" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of
the City Municipal Code.
"Employee" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal
Code.
"Engaged(s) In Business" means the commencing, conducting, operating. managing, or
carrying on of a cannabis retailer and the exercise of corporate or franchise powers,
whether done as an owner, or by means of an officer, agent, manager, employee, or
otherwise, whether operating from a fixed location in the City or coming into the City from
an outside location to engage in such activities. A person shall be deemed engaged in
business if any of the following apply:
a. Such person or person's employee maintains a fixed place of business
within the City for the benefit or partial benefit of such person;
b. Such person or person's employee owns or leases real property within the
City for business purposes;
c. Such person or person's employee regularly maintains a stock of tangible
personal property in the City for sale in the ordinary course of business;
d. Such person or person's employee regularly conducts solicitation of
business within the City; or
e. Such person or person's employee performs work or renders services in the
City.
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The foregoing specified activities shall not be a limitation on the meaning of "Engaged In
Business".
"Evidence of Doing Business" means evidence such as, without limitation, use of signs,
circulars, cards or any other advertising media, including the use of internet or telephone
solicitation, or representation to a government agency or to the public that such person is
engaged in a cannabis retailer in the City.
"Fiscal Year" means July 1 through June 30 of the following calendar year.
"Gross Receipts" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal
Code.
"Manager" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal Code.
"Marijuana" means "Cannabis" as that term is defined in this Chapter 4-36.
"MAUCRSA" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal
Code.
"Medicinal Cannabis" or "Medicinal Cannabis Product" means cannabis or a cannabis
product for use by a qualified patient.
"Owner" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal Code.
"Patient" or "Qualified Patient" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the
City Municipal Code.
"Person" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-35 of the City Municipal Code.
"Person With An Identification Card" has the same meaning as defined in Chapter 4-
35 of the City Municipal Code.
"Sale" means any sale, exchange, or barter or other transaction for any consideration.
"State" means the State of California.
"Tax Administrator" means the City Manager of the City of Lynwood or his/her
designee(s).
4-36.4 Tax Imposed.
a. There is established and imposed upon each person who is engaged in
business as a cannabis retailer an annual Cannabis Retailer Tax, at the rates set
forth in this Chapter 4.36. Such Tax is payable regardless of whether the business
is operating lawfully in the City or unlawfully. The City's acceptance of a Cannabis
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Retailer Tax payment, from a cannabis retailer operating illegally, shall not
constitute the City's approval or consent to such illegal operations.
b. Medicinal Retailers and Adult -use Retailers. The Cannabis Retailer Tax
upon every person who engages in business as a retailer of medicinal cannabis,
medicinal cannabis products, or adult -use cannabis or adult use cannabis products
shall be at the following annual rates:
1. The tax rate upon the effective date of this Chapter 4-36 shall be five
percent of the gross receipts derived from the retail sale of medicinal
cannabis or medicinal cannabis products or adult -use cannabis or adult -use
cannabis products. Such tax rate may increase or decrease by Resolution
adopted by the City Council but shall not exceed the maximum tax rate of
ten (10) percent without voter approval.
4-36.5 Exemptions From The Tax.
This Chapter 4-36 shall not apply to personal use of cannabis that is specifically exempted
from State licensing requirements and that meets the definition of personal use or
equivalent terminology under State law.
4-36.6 Reporting and Remittance of Tax.
The Cannabis Retailer Tax imposed by this Chapter 4-36 shall be imposed on a fiscal
year basis and shall be due and payable in quarterly installments as follows:
a. The owner(s) or manager(s) of each cannabis retailer shall, on or before the
last day of the month following the close of each fiscal year quarter, prepare and
submit a tax statement on the form prescribed by the Tax Administrator and remit
to the Tax Administrator the Tax due. The Tax due shall be no less than the
quarterly installment due, but the taxpayer may prepay any amount of Tax at any
time.
b. Tax statements and payments for all outstanding Taxes owed the City are
immediately due to the Tax Administrator upon cessation of a cannabis retailer for
any reason.
4-36.7 Nonpayment of Tax; Penalties and Interest Established by Ordinance.
a. Any person who fails or refuses to pay any Cannabis Retailer Tax required
to be paid pursuant to this Chapter 4-36 on or before the due date shall pay
penalties and interest as follows:
b. A penalty equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the Tax, in addition
to the amount of the Tax, plus interest on the unpaid tax calculated from the due
date of the Tax at the rate of one percent (1%) per month.
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c. If the Tax remains unpaid for a period exceeding three (3) calendar months
beyond the due date, an additional penalty equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of
the amount of the Tax, plus interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month on
the unpaid tax and on the unpaid penalties.
d. These penalty provisions shall not be construed to preclude or limit the
enforcement of the penal provisions of this Chapter 4-36 or the Code.
e. Whenever a check or electronic payment is submitted in payment of a
Cannabis Retailer Tax and the payment is subsequently returned unpaid by the
bank, the taxpayer will be liable for the Tax amount due plus any fees, penalties,
and interest as provided for in this Chapter 4-36, and any other amount allowed
under State law.
4-36.8 Administration of the Tax.
a. It shall be the duty of the Tax Administrator to collect the taxes, penalties,
fees, and perform the duties required by this Chapter 4-36.
b. For purposes of administration and enforcement of this Chapter 4-36
generally, the Tax Administrator may from time to time promulgate such
administrative interpretations. rules, and procedures consistent with the purpose,
intent, and express terms of this Chapter 4-36 as he/she deems reasonably
necessary to implement or clarify such provisions or aid in enforcement, including
but not limited to:
1. Provide forms to all taxpayers for the reporting of the Tax;
2. Provide information to any taxpayer concerning the provisions of this
Chapter 4-36;
3. Receive and record all taxes remitted to the City as provided in this
Chapter 4-36;
4. Maintain records of taxpayer reports and taxes collected pursuant to
this Chapter 4-36;
5. Assess penalties and interest to taxpayers pursuant to this Chapter
4-36; and
6. Determine amounts owed and enforce collection pursuant to this
Chapter 4-36.
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4-36.9 Appeal Procedure.
Any taxpayer aggrieved by any decision of the Tax Administrator with respect to the
amount of tax, interest, penalties, and fees, if any, due under this Chapter 4-36 may
appeal to the City Council by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk within forty-five
(45) calendar days of the serving or mailing of the determination of Tax due. The City
Clerk, or his or her designee, shall fix a time and place for hearing such appeal, and the
City Clerk, or his/her designee, shall give notice in writing to such cannabis retailer at the
last known place of address. The finding of the City Council shall be a final administrative
decision, subject to judicial review and remedies, and shall be served upon the appellant
in the manner prescribed by this Chapter 4-36 for service of notice of hearing. Any
amount found to be due shall be immediately due and payable upon the service of the
notice.
4-36.10 Constitutionality and Legality.
This Tax is intended to be applied in a manner consistent with the United States and State
Constitutions and State law. None of the Tax provided for by this Chapter 4-36 shall be
applied in a manner that causes an undue burden upon interstate commerce, a violation
of the equal protection or due process clauses of the Constitutions of the United States
or the State, or a violation of any other provision of the State Constitution or State law. If
a person believes that the Tax, as applied to him or her, is impermissible under applicable
law, he or she may request that the Tax Administrator release him or her from the
obligation to pay the impermissible portion of the Tax.
4-36.11 Apportionment.
If a cannabis retailer subject to the Tax is operating both within and outside the City, it is
the intent of the City to apply the Cannabis Retailer Tax so that the measure of the Tax
fairly reflects the proportion of the taxed activity actually carried on in the City. To the
extent federal or State law requires that any tax due from any taxpayer be apportioned,
the taxpayer may indicate said apportionment on his or her tax return. The Tax
Administrator may promulgate administrative procedures for apportionment as he or she
finds reasonably useful or necessary.
4-36.12 Audit and Examination of Records and Equipment.
a. For the purpose of ascertaining the amount of Cannabis Retailer Tax owed
or verifying any representations made by any taxpayer to the City in support of his
or her tax calculation, the Tax Administrator shall have the power to inspect any
location where commercial cannabis activity occurs and to audit and examine all
books and records (including, but not limited to bookkeeping records, State and
federal income tax returns, and other records relating to the gross receipts of the
business) of owners and managers of a cannabis retailer. In conducting such
investigation, the Tax Administrator shall have the power to inspect any equipment,
such as computers or point of sale machines, that may contain such records.
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b. It shall be the duty of every person liable for the collection and payment to
the City of any Tax imposed by this Chapter 4-36 to keep and preserve, for a period
of at least seven (7) years, all records as may be necessary to determine the
amount of such Tax as he or she may have been liable for the collection of and
payment to the City, which records the Tax Administrator shall have the right to
inspect at all reasonable times.
4-36.13 Payment Of Tax Does Not Authorize Unlawful Conduct.
a. The payment of a Cannabis Retailer Tax required by this Chapter 4-36, and
its acceptance by the City, shall not entitle any person to operate as a cannabis
retailer unless the person has complied with all of the requirements of the Code,
MAUCRSA, and all other applicable State laws.
b. No Tax paid under the provisions of this Chapter 4-36 shall be construed as
authorizing the conduct or continuance of any illegal or unlawful business, or any
business in violation of any local or State law.
c. Nothing in this Chapter 4-36 shall be construed as in conflict with State or
federal law.
d. It shall be the responsibility of the owners and managers of a cannabis
retailer to ensure that the cannabis retailer is, at all times, operating in a manner
compliant with the protection of public health, safety, and community standards,
including all applicable State and local laws and regulations, including any
subsequently enacted State or local law or regulatory, licensing, or certification
standards or requirements, and any specific, additional operating procedures or
requirements, which may be imposed as conditions of approval of any State or City
license or permit.
4-36.14 Other Licenses, Permits, Taxes, Fees, or Charges.
Nothing contained in this Chapter 4-36 shall be deemed to repeal, amend, be in lieu of,
replace or in any way affect any requirements for any permit or license required by, under
or by virtue of any other provision of this Code or any other ordinance or resolution of the
City Council, nor be deemed to repeal, amend, be in lieu of, replace or in any way affect
any tax, fee, or other charge imposed, assessed or required by, under or by virtue of any
other provision of the Code or any other ordinance or resolution of the City Council. Any
references made or contained in any other provision of the Code to any licenses, license
taxes, fees, or charges, or to any schedule of license fees, shall be deemed to refer to
the licenses, license taxes, fees or charges, or schedule of license fees, provided for in
other provisions of this Code.
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4-36.15 Deficiency Determinations.
If the Tax Administrator is not reasonably satisfied that any statement filed as required
under the provisions of this Chapter 4-36 is correct, or that the amount of Tax is correctly
computed, he or she may compute and determine the amount to be paid and make a
deficiency determination upon the basis of the facts contained in the statement or upon
the basis of any information in his or her possession or that may come into his or her
possession within two (2) years of the date the Tax was originally due and payable. One
or more deficiency determinations of the amount of tax due for a period or periods may
be made. When a person discontinues engaging in a business, a deficiency
determination may be made at any time within two (2) years thereafter as to any liability
arising from engaging in such business whether or not a deficiency determination is
issued prior to the date the Tax would otherwise be due. Whenever a deficiency
determination is made, a notice shall be given to the person concerned in the same
manner as notices of assessment are given in this Chapter 4-36.
4-36.16 Failure To Report; Nonpayment; Fraud.
a. Under any of the following circumstances, the Tax Administrator may make
and give notice of an assessment of the amount of Tax owed by a person under
this Chapter 4-36 at any time:
1. If the person has not filed a complete statement required under the
provisions of this Chapter 4-36;
2. If the person has not paid the Tax due under the provisions of this
Chapter 4-36;
3. If the person has not, after demand by the Tax Administrator, filed a
corrected statement, or furnished to the Tax Administrator adequate
substantiation of the information contained in a statement already filed, or
paid any additional amount of tax due under the provisions of this Chapter
4-36; or
4. If the Tax Administrator determines that the nonpayment of any
Cannabis Retailer Tax is due to fraud, a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%)
of the amount of the Tax shall be added thereto in addition to penalties and
interest otherwise stated in this Chapter 4-36 and any other penalties
permitted by law.
b. The notice of assessment shall separately set forth the amount of any Tax
known by the Tax Administrator to be due or estimated by the Tax Administrator,
after consideration of all information within the Tax Administrator's knowledge
concerning the business and activities of the person assessed, to be due under
each applicable section of this Chapter 4-36 and shall include the amount of any
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penalties or interest accrued on each amount to the date of the notice of
assessment.
4-36.17 Tax Assessment; Notice Requirements.
The notice of assessment shall be served upon the person either (1) by personal delivery;
(2) by overnight delivery by a nationally -recognized courier service, or by a deposit of the
notice via United States Postal Service Priority Mail Express (or a comparable service
with another carrier or with the United States Postal Service, should Priority Mail Express
no longer be provided) with proof of delivery, postage prepaid thereon, addressed to the
person at the address of the location of the business or to such other address as he or
she shall register with the Tax Administrator for the purpose of receiving notices provided
under this Chapter 4-36; or (3) should the person have no address registered with the
Tax Administrator for such purpose, then to such person's last known address. For the
purposes of this Chapter 6-9.17, a service by overnight delivery shall be deemed to have
occurred one (1) calendar day following deposit with a courier and service by United
States Postal Service Priority Mail Express shall be deemed to have occurred three (3)
calendar days following deposit of the notice.
4-36.18 Tax Assessment; Hearing, Application, and Determination.
Within forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of service, the person may apply in
writing to the Tax Administrator for a hearing on the assessment. If application for a
hearing before the City is not made within the time herein prescribed, the Tax assessed
by the Tax Administrator shall be a final administrative decision, subject to judicial review.
Within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of any such application for hearing, the Tax
Administrator shall cause the matter to be set for hearing before him or her no later than
thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of the application, unless a later date is agreed
to by the Tax Administrator and the person requesting the hearing. Notice of such hearing
shall be given by the Tax Administrator to the person requesting such hearing not later
than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to such hearing. At such hearing said applicant may
appear and offer evidence why the assessment as made by the Tax Administrator should
not be confirmed and fixed as the tax due. After such hearing the Tax Administrator shall
determine and reassess the proper tax to be charged and shall give written notice to the
person in the manner prescribed in this Chapter 4-36 for giving notice of assessment.
4-36.19 Relief From The Tax; Disaster Relief.
a. If a cannabis retailer is unable to comply with any Tax requirement due to a
disaster, the cannabis retailer may notify the Tax Administrator of this inability to
comply and request relief from the tax requirement. A request for relief must clearly
indicate why relief is requested, the time period for which the relief is requested,
and the reason relief is needed for the specific amount of time.
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b. To obtain relief, the cannabis retailer agrees to grant the Tax Administrator
access to the location where the cannabis retailer has been impacted due to a
disaster.
c. The Tax Administrator, in his or her reasonable discretion, may provide
relief from the Cannabis Retailer Tax requirement for cannabis retailer whose
operations have been impacted by a disaster if such tax liability does not exceed
$100,000.00. If such Tax liability is $100,001.00 or more, than such relief shall
only be approved by the City Council.
d. Temporary relief from the Cannabis Retailer Tax may be granted for a
reasonable amount of time as determined by the Tax Administrator or the City
Council, as applicable in order to allow the cannabis retailer time to recover from
the disaster.
e. The Tax Administrator or City Council, as applicable, may require that
certain conditions be followed in order for a cannabis retailer to receive temporary
relief from the Cannabis Retailer Tax requirement.
f. For purposes of this Chapter 4-36.19, "disaster" means, including but not
limited to, natural disasters (such as, but not limited to, fires, explosions,
earthquakes, drought, tidal waves, and floods); war, hostilities, invasion, act of
foreign enemies, mobilization, requisition, or embargo; rebellion, revolution,
insurrection, military or usurped power, or civil war; riot, commotion, strikes, go
slows, lock outs, or disorder; a pandemic; or acts or threats of terrorism.
4-36.20 Conviction For Violation; Tax Not Waived.
The conviction and punishment of any person for failure to pay the required Cannabis
Retailer Tax shall not excuse or exempt such person from any civil action for the Tax debt
unpaid at the time of such conviction. No civil action shall prevent a criminal prosecution
for any violation of the provisions of this Chapter 4-36 or of any State law requiring the
payment of all taxes.
4-36.21 Violation Deemed Misdemeanor, Infraction or Administrative Violation
Each and every material violation of the provisions of this Chapter 4-36 may be
prosecuted as a misdemeanor, infraction, or administrative violation at the discretion of
the City Manager. Each day a material violation is committed or permitted to continue
shall constitute a separate offense.
4-36.22 Remedies Cumulative and Not Exclusive.
The remedies provided herein are not to be construed as exclusive remedies. The City
is authorized to pursue any proceedings or remedies provided by law.
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SECTION 2. Categorically Exempt from CEQA. The People of the City find that
the actions contemplated by this Measure, including the taxation of Cannabis Retail
Sales, are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")
under Section 15060(c)(2) and Section 15060(c)(3) of Title 14 of the State of California
("State") Code of Regulations and the holding by the State Supreme Court in Tuolumne
Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court (2014) 59 Cal.4th 1029.
SECTION 3. Conflicting Measures. The People of the City find and declare that
the provisions of this Measure relating to the taxation of cannabis retail sales in the City
may conflict with one or more provisions of other initiative measures. It is the intent of the
People that if this Measure receives a greater number of affirmative votes than a
conflicting measure at the same election, this Measure shall prevail in its entirety over a
conflicting measure.
SECTION 4. Inconsistencies. Any provision of the City Municipal Code or
appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Measure, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
affect the provisions of this Measure.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, phrase,
or word of this Measure is rendered or declared invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional by any
final action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason or any preemptive legislation,
such unconstitutionality illegality or invalidity shall only affect such provision, section,
paragraph, sentence, phrase, or word and shall not affect or impair any remaining
provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases, or words, or the application of this
Measure to any other person or circumstance, and to that end, the provisions hereof are
severable. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the People of the City that that this
Measure would have been adopted had such unconstitutional illegal or invalid provision,
section, paragraph, sentence, phrase, or word not been included herein.
SECTION 6. Liberal Construction. This Measure is an exercise of the initiative
power of the People of the City to provide for safe and regulated access to cannabis and
cannabis products, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate that purpose.
SECTION 7. Legal Defense. If approved by a simple majority of voters, and
thereafter challenged in court of competent jurisdiction, the City shall defend this Measure
in such court of competent jurisdiction. The People of the City by approving this Measure
by a simple majority of voters hereby declare that the proponent(s) of this Measure have
a direct and personal stake in defending this Measure from constitutional or statutory
challenges to this Measure's validity or implementation. In the event the City fails to
defend this Measure, or the City fails to appeal an adverse judgment against this
Measure, in whole or in part, in any court of competent jurisdiction, this Measure's
proponent(s) shall be entitled to assert his/her, or their direct personal stake by defending
this Measure's validity and implementation in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall
be empowered by the People through this Measure to act as agents of the People of the
City, and the City shall indemnify the proponent(s) for reasonable attorneys' fees.
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SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Measure shall be in full force and effect upon
the tenth day following certification by the City Council of the election returns indicating
passage of this Measure by a majority of the voters casting votes on this Measure.
SECTION 9. City Clerk Certification. The City Clerk of the City of Lynwood shall
certify as to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted in the
manner required by law.
INTRODUCED on this 19t11 day of July, 2022, and passed to print and approved
to be placed on the November 8, 2022 Election Ballot by the following called vote:
Members of the City Council:
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, SANTANA, SOTO, MAYOR PRO TEM
SOLACHE AND MAYOR CASANOVA
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Jorge Cas
ova, Mayor
APPROVED by the following vote of the People of the City of Lynwood on November 8,
2022:
YES: 4,765
NO: 2,355
ADOPTED by Declaration of the vote of the November 8, 2022 Election by the City
Council of the City of Lynwood on December 6, 2022 Resolution No. 2022.302:
Members of the Council:
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS CAMACHO, MUNOZ-GUEVARA, SOLACHE,
MAYOR PRO TEM SOTO AND MAYOR FLORES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
Maria Quinonez, City Clerk
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Oscar Flor , Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
)§
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance 1752 was passed and adopted by Declaration of the
vote at the November 8, 2022 Election by the City Council of the City of Lynwood on
December 6, 2022 Resolution No. 2022.302.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS CAMACHO, MUNOZ-GUEVARA, SOLACHE,
MAYOR PRO TEM SOTO AND MAYOR FLORES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Maria S uinonez,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
)§
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the
Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of Ordinance 1752 on file in my office and that said Ordinance was
adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 6th day of December
2022.
re
Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
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