REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: JENNIFER RUIZ, Deputy City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Approve the Second Amendment with Make Green Go LLC, for Cannabis Social Equity Business Technical Assistance extending the term to April 28, 2023 and increasing the contract value to $150,000.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the approval of the second amendment to the agreement with Make Green Go LLC (MGG) to extend the term of their contract.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends approval of the Second Amendment with MGG and authorization for the City Manager or designee to enter into such amendment. The contract amendment will allow the City to continue to provide technical assistance support during the application process for cannabis social equity applicants pursuant to FMC 9-3316(b)(6)(vi) and will authorize technical assistance to be provided during the next (third) application round.
BACKGROUND
Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) Section 9-3316(b)(6)(vi) states, "If qualified as an equity applicant, the equity applicant's fees shall be waived and commercial cannabis business permit application assistance and compliance assistance shall be given. An equity applicant shall also be provided any other assistance as required by state law, as may be amended." The cannabis social equity applicants from the first and second application rounds are still working on the conditional use permits and other final requirements in pursuit of the final commercial cannabis business permit. The City is also anticipating a third round of applications to fill available permits to commence towards the end of calendar year 2022 or early 2023.
On August 1, 2021, the City entered into a contract with MGG after conducting an RFP process. As part of their technical assistance contract, MGG has provided live webinars with social equity applicants and industry experts on: Business...
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