To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JANE CHUNG, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
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ADOPT BY 4/5 VOTE AND BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2508-065, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING $34,750 FROM THE UNALLOCATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CONTRACTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT
APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH FAIRBANK, MASLIN, MAULLIN, METZ & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO CONDUCT PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY RESEARCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS REGULATORY PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $34,750 FOR THE TERM AUGUST 19, 2025 TO AUGUST 18, 2026
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On August 12, 2025, the City Council directed staff to prepare an agreement with Fairbanks, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc. (FM3) to conduct a public opinion survey on the City's Commercial Retail Cannabis (CRC) Regulatory Program and the potential solicitation of Commercial Retail Cannabis Permit Applications. The proposed Agreement includes the surveying of 500 registered voters for a total not to exceed cost of $34,750. To pay for this work, the City Council directed staff to prepare a budget modification resolution to appropriate funds from the roughly $75,000 of unallocated General Fund balance that remained following adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget.
BACKGROUND
In March 2025, the City Council adopted three ordinances to codify the CRC Regulatory Program in the Redondo Beach Municipal Code (RBMC), which gave the City discretion in deciding whether to invite applications for commercial retail cannabis permits. On July 1, 2025, the City Council considered initiating the City's CRC Permit Application Process and authorizing the release of a Request for CRC Permit Applications (RFA). Following the discussion, the City Council directed staff to engage a public opinion research firm to survey residents before reconsidering the release of the RFA.
The City solicited a propos...
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