To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JANE CHUNG, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE HIRING OF A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY ON THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS REGULATORY PROGRAM AND THE POTENTIAL SOLICITATION OF COMMERCIAL RETAIL CANNABIS PERMIT APPLICATIONS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 1, 2025, the City Council considered initiating the City's Commercial Retail Cannabis Permit Application process. Following the discussion, the City Council approved a motion directing staff to engage a public opinion research firm to determine the cost and options to survey residents on the City's potential Request for Commercial Retail Cannabis Permit Applications (RFA).
Staff obtained a proposal from Fairbanks, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, Inc. (FM3), the firm that assisted the City with Measure FP, for a resident survey regarding cannabis permits. The maximum proposed cost of the survey is $38,750. The options and costs associated with the type and number of residents to be interviewed are described below. Should the City Council direct staff to proceed with the survey, staff would return with a professional services agreement and a budget resolution to appropriate the funding needed for the desired work.
BACKGROUND
In March 2025, the City Council adopted three ordinances to codify the Commercial Retail Cannabis (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.
To advance this effort, the City solicited a proposal from ...
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