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CityCouncil | 2017-10-21 | 2 | Expressed support for local preference; urged other retail locations be considered: Richard Poulson, San Leandro. Expressed concern over not allowing microbusinesses and prohibiting smoking: Sam Hensley, Alameda. Stated the overall PTA Council will be considering a resolution supporting the 1,000 foot buffer zone; expressed concern over edibles that look like candy and support for ongoing education and awareness: Chuck Kapelke, PTA Council. Expressed concern over the City not representing its constituents by not allowing delivery services and over the conclusion that data does not recommend an equity policy: Debra Mendoza, Alameda. Stated that he hopes the Council allows Steephill Labs to locate in Alameda; the lab is world-class with a lot of workers: Thomas Blank, Steephill Labs. Encouraged people to educate themselves on the benefits of cannabis: Suzanne Blank, Steephill Labs. Stated Bloom Innovations would like to operate a dispensary with local partners in Alameda; suggested having a community benefits plan, which could dedicate money to youth education and substance abuse; expressed concern over the $3,000 delivery maximum if it applies to deliveries to dispensaries and limiting the buffer zones to the most active commercial areas that might not have sites available: Steven Cassidy, Bloom Innovations. Discussed his cannabis food manufacturing business, which he thinks fits in a business park; expressed concern over the smoking prohibitions: Khari Stallworth, Alameda. Stated the consensus at the PTA meeting she attended was there are more important issues than the buffer zone; cannabis businesses will be discrete and want to give back to the community; people already use deliveries services in Alameda; urged recreational adult use be allowed; she would like to have a manufacturing license in Alameda: Sasha Stallworth, Alameda. Stated that she would like to start a nursery, which is different than cultivation; expressed support for cannabis businesses on Harbor Bay, local preference and a 600 foot buffer; discussed nursery businesses: Sandra Square, Alameda. Expressed support for a community benefit plan and having taxes go back into the community; stated a 1,000 foot buffer is effectively a ban; urged Council to adopt 600 a foot buffer; stated patients should be permitted to cultivate the State minimum of six plants; encouraged onsite consumption be allowed: Sharon Golden, Alameda Island Cannabis Community. Special Meeting Alameda City Council October 21, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-10-21.pdf |