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8.B. - Page 10 of 48 <br />During the meeting, an overview was provided and key areas of concerns such as public safety, land use, <br />environmental, public health, access to youth and oversight regulations were discussed. Community <br />members were broken up into small groups to discuss the following questions: <br />1. Should cannabis storefront retail businesses be permitted in the City? <br />2. How many businesses should be allowed in the City? <br />3. What type of restrictions should be placed on each of the operations? <br />4. What type of application process should be established for the issuance of the permits? <br />5. What are your concerns in allowing cannabis storefront retail businesses to be permitted in the <br />City? <br />In general, the feedback received was very positive. The twenty-two attendees supported allowing <br />storefront retail cannabis in traditional retail locations. The attendees indicated that retail locations in the <br />industrial zoned areas are not conducive for retail shopping, as they are not located in convenient retail <br />areas of the city, may be poorly lit and may feel unsafe in the evening hours. <br />The March 5, 2019 outreach meeting was intended for the Latinx community and materials and the <br />presentation were provided in Spanish. This date coincided with rising concerns regarding the COVID 19 <br />pandemic and only two members of the community attended. <br />In addition to the above community outreach, a survey was available online from February 5 to March 12, <br />2020 and then again from June 19 to July 5, 2020. The second survey was translated into Spanish with <br />specific outreach to the Latinx community. The survey consisted of the following questions: <br />1. In general, do you support or oppose allowing storefront cannabis retailers in Redwood City? <br />2. Storefront cannabis retailers should be allowed in: <br />• All commercial districts <br />• Commercial districts where large retailers are <br />• Neighborhood districts <br />• Downtown central business district <br />• Mixed-use districts <br />• Light industrial districts <br />The City received a total of 1,238 responses. Sixty-one percent of survey respondents strongly or <br />somewhat support storefront cannabis retailers in Redwood City, and 38% of survey respondents strongly <br />or somewhat oppose storefront cannabis retailers in Redwood City. Responses to survey questions about <br />the potential location of cannabis retailers are included in Attachment B. <br />Page 10 of 12 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />483 <br />