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8.13. - Page 41 of 122 <br />Implement a Cannabis Ordinance to allow commercial cannabis <br />The City Council approved cannabis regulations in April 2018 and six <br />businesses in Redwood City and collection of excise taxes if approved by <br />companies submitted Cannabis Business Permit applications. Voters <br />the voters (ASD) <br />approved the 4% retail and 2.5% cultivation Cannabis Business Tax at the <br />November 2018 election. Tax remittance is effective January 1, 2019. <br />Consider placement of Charter amendments to increase efficiency of <br />The City Council approved a ballot measure regarding Charter <br />City operations on the November 2018 ballot for voter consideration <br />amendments and voters approved the amendments in November 2019. <br />(ATTY) <br />Submit an award-winning balanced annual budget (ASD) <br />Staff submitted the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Adopted Budget to the <br />Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Award Program in <br />August; award notification usually arrives in early spring. <br />Collect Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) on vacation rentals and dedicate <br />Airbnb signed a Voluntary Collection Agreement in June 2018 and remitted <br />proceeds to affordable housing (ASD) <br />TOT since August 2018. Staff has received approximately $157K with funds <br />dedicated to affordable housing. <br />Successfully negotiate and implement new bargaining agreements with <br />City Council approved agreements for COA, POA, PSA, and RCMEA, and <br />Chief Officers Association (COA), International Association of <br />updated the Executive Summary of Benefits, on November 5, 2018. SEW <br />Firefighters Local 2400 (IAFF), Police Officers Association (POA), Police <br />and IAFF bargaining discussions are currently underway and expected to <br />Supervisors Association (PSA), Redwood City Management Employees <br />be complete in February. <br />Association (RCMEA), Service Employees International Union Local 521 <br />(SEIU), and update the Executive Management Summary of Benefits <br />(ASD) <br />Implement a new citywide Agenda and Contract Management system <br />Staff implemented a new Agenda Management System in the fall of 2018 <br />(CLK) <br />and anticipates implementing a Contract Management System in 2019. <br />STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND GOALS 13 1 P a g e 267 <br />