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From: <br />CLK-Pamela Aguilar <br />To: <br />Council -Diane Howard <br />Subject: <br />FW: Tonight's Study Session Re: Cannabis Retail <br />Date: <br />Monday, August 24, 2020 3:17:53 PM <br />Thank you! <br />lP2 V <br />City Clerk's Office <br />Ext. 7222 <br />From: David Benett <david@bentodelivery.com> <br />Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 3:13 PM <br />To: CLK-Pamela Aguilar <paguilar@redwoodcity.org>; Council -Shelly Masur <br /><smasur@redwoodcity.org>; Council -Alicia Aguirre <aaguirre@redwoodcity.org>; Council -Ian Bain <br /><ibain@redwoodcity.org>; Council -Janet Borgens <jborgens@redwoodcity.org>; Council-Giselle Hale <br /><ghale@redwoodcity.org>; Council -Diana Reddy <dreddy@redwoodcity.org> <br />Subject: Tonight's Study Session Re: Cannabis Retail <br />This e-mail is from an external source. Please do not open attachments or click links from an <br />unknown or suspicious origin. 05xfr21 <br />Dear Esteemed Mayor and Redwood City City Council, <br />My name is David Benett and I am CEO of Taima Industries, Inc. dba Bento Delivery, <br />Redwood City's largest and highest grossing licensed cannabis delivery service. I am <br />writing to you today in support of Redwood City permitting retail cannabis stores as <br />the next step in its retail cannabis program. <br />Our business is growing steadily with Redwood City's support and we would love <br />nothing more than to locate a halo Bento brick and mortar retail storefront within your <br />great city. We respectfully request that such retail stores be permitting to operate in <br />any traditional retail location which is in conformance with State requirements. <br />We believe that in order to be truly successful, for the benefit of operators and <br />Redwood City alike, cannabis retail needs to be located in traditional retail zones and <br />not sequestered to outlying industrial areas having poor accessibility. Simply put, a <br />"Build It and They Will Come" attitude has been proven not to work in our industry. <br />Our sincere hope is to create a normalized retail experience for our growing customer <br />base and an accessible and welcoming location is essential. <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />David Benett <br />