(A) By resolution the City Council shall adopt procedure guidelines (also referenced as application process in this chapter) and review criteria for the city's evaluation of cannabis business permit applications.
(B) The procedure guidelines shall provide the process for soliciting applications including time frames, limitations, requirements, forms, and rules for completing applications.
(C) The review criteria shall include detailed objective review criteria to be evaluated on a point system or equivalent quantitative evaluation scale tied to particular sets of criteria.
(D) The scoring on review criteria shall be used to determine which candidates will be eligible to participate in the interview or other decision process as determined by City Council resolution.
(E) The City Manager shall be authorized to prepare any necessary forms and adopt any necessary rules to implement the procedures guidelines and review criteria.
(F) At the time of filing, each applicant shall pay an application fee established by resolution of the City Council to cover all costs incurred by the city in the application process.
(G) For applicants with ten or more employees, the applicant shall attest that the applicant has entered into a labor peace agreement and will abide by the terms of the agreement, and the applicant shall provide notarized statement thereof to the city. For applicants that have not yet entered into a labor peace agreement, the applicant shall provide a notarized statement indicating that within 30-days of receipt of cannabis permit from the city, the applicant will enter into and abide by the labor peace agreement.
(Ord. 977 C.S., passed 6-16-21)