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7.A. - Page 64 <br /> ATTACHN�NT 3 <br /> Chief of Police Chris Cesena replied that there have been incidences of crime related <br /> directly to marijuana dispensaries in other cities. Because there are no dispensaries in <br /> San Mateo County and one collective, there is very little data regarding that. There are <br /> many cases regarding marijuana and criminal activity that have occurred in Redwood <br /> City, and there is some information on dispensaries in other cities but there is not a lot of <br /> detail. He noted he did not have hard facts this evening in terms of types of crimes and <br /> anything specific. <br /> Mrs. Ekas stated that San Mateo's ordinance was put in place first and San Carlos <br /> modeled theirs after that. There is a fairly elaborate library of those ordinances. The <br /> two presented were pulled to present tonight because they seemed relevant. As far as <br /> we can tell, and we don't have their maps, but what is left for this land use, they both <br /> designate commercial and industrial areas similar to this study and spacing <br /> requirements. The San Mateo code has a 500 ft spacing requirement from a range of <br /> sensitive uses, the San Carlos has a 1000 ft radius. These ordinances are fairly young, <br /> so there may be a facility coming into another one of these communities yet. <br /> Commissioner Schmidt referred to the delivery system, and asked how the amount of <br /> marijuana that is delivered to a patient can be regulated by Redwood City if it is coming <br /> from San Francisco, for example. <br /> Mr. Cesena replied that it is still a fairly new issue to the area so he would have to get <br /> back on that. <br /> Mrs. Stevenson stated that, in her understanding, the typical law enforcement response <br /> to someone with a card is a fairly lenient one, generally speaking. There is typically not <br /> a lot of scrutiny about exactly what that person has in their possession. <br /> Commissioner Schmidt stated that it seems that the amount of marijuana someone is <br /> getting delivered cannot be regulated. <br /> Mr. Cesena stated that the law has changed. Previously there was a restriction on the <br /> amount of marijuana a person with a medical marijuana card could have but that has <br /> changed in the last couple of years. <br /> Ms. Skousen stated that the delivery services are very difficult to regulate. Someone <br /> coming into the city to delivery marijuana might be regulated by another city, and we <br /> wouldn't know where they were located. It seems that Redwood City would not be able <br /> to regulate them at all. <br /> Commissioner Schmidt stated that in a commercial or industrial city, they would be out <br /> there alone. He stated that he has an issue with marijuana being grown in a home. If <br /> someone is growing that stuff, the electrical and the plumbing is involved and there is <br /> potential for fire. The city has a responsibility to the quality of life of residents. Looking <br /> back at the meetings from November 2009, the council keeps delaying, and no one is <br /> saying ban it. People are saying look at alternatives, and what the community is saying. <br /> The vote for prop 19 was defeated by 7%. Within Redwood City 51.6% voted for it, and <br /> many people are not coming to the hearings because they are worried about their jobs <br /> and that sort of thing. He stated that he does not want the residents of the city suffering <br /> Page 12 of 16 <br />