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07/23/2018 RESOLUTION NO. 15692 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018, AND SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS AT THAT ELECTION A MEASURE IMPOSING A CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX WHEREAS, Sections 37101 and 37100.5 of the California Government Code authorize the City to levy a license tax, for revenue purposes, upon business transacted in the City; and WHEREAS, as a result of recent voter -approved changes to state law, there has been strong interest by cannabis businesses to open in the City; and WHEREAS, cannabis businesses are likely to create demands upon City services, and the City does not currently impose any taxes upon cannabis businesses, aside from generally applicable municipal taxes; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to seek to impose a license tax upon cannabis businesses, to be known as the "Cannabis Business Tax"; and WHEREAS, the Cannabis Business Tax cannot be imposed without voter approval; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to submit a Cannabis Business Tax measure to the voters of the City at the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, and to be consolidated with the statewide election to be held on that date; and WHEREAS, the proposed Cannabis Business Tax is more completely described in the ordinance attached hereto as Attachment "A" and incorporated herein by reference (the "Tax Ordinance"). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Callina the Election. Pursuant to the California Elections Code sections 9222 and 10403, the City Council hereby calls an election to be consolidated with the City's general municipal election and statewide general election to be held on November 6, 2018, for the purpose of submitting the proposed measure described above and set forth in Exhibit A (attached hereto), to a vote of the qualified voters of the City of Redwood City, and hereby requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo to consolidate this election with the November 6, 2018, statewide general election to be held on that date. The consolidated election shall be held and conducted in the manner prescribed by Elections Code section 10418. ATTY/RESO,0076/CC RE50 CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX RESO. NO. 15692 REV: 07-19-18 VR MUFF NO. 307 Page 1 of 3