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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018.08.02 minutes.MM Commission MINUTES City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission SPECIAL MEETING August 2, 2018 – 2:00 P.M. City Clerk 9th Floor Conference Room 124 West Michigan Avenue The meeting was called to order at 2:01 PM. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Tracy Winston - Chair Jason Peek Anita Turner John Addis A QUORUM WAS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT: Chris Swope, City Clerk Brian Jackson, Chief Deputy City Clerk Deb Biehler, Office of the City Clerk Amanda O’Boyle, Office of the City Attorney Jim Bennett, Office of Building Safety Susan Stachowiak – Zoning Administrator APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Moved – Anita Turner Second – Jason Peek MOTION CARRIED APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Moved – John Addis Second – Anita Turner MOTION CARRIED COMMISSION APPEAL HEARINGS: Appeals are heard following the approved Medical Marihuana Commission Appeal Hearing Format. The appeal packets are provided to the Commission and the Appellant prior to the meeting and include the following: • Timeline of events • First denial letter with basis for denial and instructions on how to appeal • The Hearing Officer Appeal Packet Copy with decision • The second denial letter outlining how to appeal to the Commission • The applicant’s appeal to the Commission with supporting documentation submitted by the applicant PAGE TWO City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission SPECIAL MEETING August 2, 2018 – 2:00 P.M. City Clerk 9th Floor Conference Room 124 West Michigan Avenue 1. Great Lakes Wellness and Solutions LLC – Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Parcel MOTION: Moved by Jason Peek to uphold the denial decision of the Clerk based on 1300.5(B)(18). Second Anita Turner. Roll Call Vote: Anita Turner – Yes Tracy Winston – Yes Jason Peek – Yes John Addis – Yes MOTION CARRIED The Commission’s standard of review of an appeal shall not be de novo. The Commission shall only overturn, or modify, a decision or finding of the Clerk if it finds such decision or finding to be arbitrary or capricious and not supported by material, substantial, and competent facts on the whole record considered by the Clerk in arriving at such decision or finding. 2. Cap City Medication Station LLC – 3301 Capital City Blvd MOTION: Moved by John Addis to uphold the denial decision of the Clerk per City of Lansing Ordinance 1300.2(d) Second Jason Peek Roll Call Vote: Anita Turner – Yes Tracy Winston – No Jason Peek – Yes John Addis – Yes MOTION CARRIED The Commission’s standard of review of an appeal shall not be de novo. The Commission shall only overturn, or modify, a decision or finding of the Clerk if it finds such decision or finding to be arbitrary or capricious and not supported by material, substantial, and competent facts on the whole record considered by the Clerk in arriving at such decision or finding. PAGE THREE City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission SPECIAL MEETING August 2, 2018 – 2:00 P.M. City Clerk 9th Floor Conference Room 124 West Michigan Avenue 3. First Class Inc. – 4215 N Grand River Ave MOTION: Moved by Anita Turner to uphold the denial decision of the City Clerk per 1300.13(b). Second Jason Peek Roll Call Vote: Anita Turner – Yes Tracy Winston – Yes Jason Peek – Yes John Addis – No MOTION CARRIED The Commission’s standard of review of an appeal shall not be de novo. The Commission shall only overturn, or modify, a decision or finding of the Clerk if it finds such decision or finding to be arbitrary or capricious and not supported by material, substantial, and competent facts on the whole record considered by the Clerk in arriving at such decision or finding. EXCUSED ABSENCES: Moved by Anita Turner to excuse Brockton Feltman Second John Addis MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY PUBLIC COMMENT: Brant Johnson Rico Neal ADJOURNMENT: 3:45 PM