A. Prior to the City Manager’s final selection of permittees, the City reserves the right to request and obtain additional information from any candidate who advanced to Phase IV.
B. The City Manager will review the totality of the record to confirm the tabulation of scores and decide which applicants have best demonstrated fulfilling the requirements of the requirements under the code for eligibility of a cannabis permit.
C. As part of the final selection process the top applicants or finalists should be prepared to attend a public hearing before the City Manager to address any additional questions before a final decision is rendered.
D. The City Manager reserves the right to amend, revise, and/or reject the scoring, ranking, or recommendations of the applications, and take such action on any application which the City Manager finds will further the best interests of the City among the applicants on the final eligibility list, consistent with the requirements for such uses under the Code.
E. At the conclusion of the hearing, the City Manager may select the highest qualified applicants to award a Commercial Cannabis Permit and allow the applicants to apply for a land use permit, in addition to all other permits that may be required, including but not limited to building, electrical, fire and planning permits. The City Manager’s selection will be memorialized in a written “Notice of Selection,” and shall specify a reasonable period of time which the applicant has to fulfill all requirements in order to be awarded a use permit where required. Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act will also be required where necessary. Notice of the results of Phase III will be provided in writing to each applicant.
F. The City Manager’s decision as to the selection of the prevailing candidates shall be final. Unsuccessful applicants have the option to appeal pursuant to Section 5.42.160 of the Chico Municipal Code.
G. Selected applicants will be required to cover the City’s cost of preparing the Permit, and to pay all other applicable fees associated with the process not covered in the application review, scoring and selection process pursuant to fees established by Resolution, as authorized by this Chapter.
(Res. No. 45-20 §1 (part), Ord. 2589 §3)