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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018.11.17 minutes.MM Commission MINUTES City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission SPECIAL MEETING November 17, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. City Clerk Election Unit Training Room 2500 S Washington Ave The meeting called to order at 10:00 a.m. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Tracy Winston - Chair Brockton Feltman – Vice Chair Anita Turner Jason Peek A QUORUM WAS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT: Brian Jackson, Chief Deputy City Clerk Deb Biehler, Office of the City Clerk Jennifer Smith-Zande, Office of the City Clerk Devin Rakowski, Intern, Office of the City Clerk Meghan Petipren, Intern, Office of the City Clerk Ross Beason, Intern, Office of the City Clerk Amanda O’Boyle, Office of the City Attorney APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Moved – Brockton Feltman Second – Anita Turner MOTION CARRIED APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Moved – Jason Peek Second – Brockton Feltman MOTION CARRIED PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS – None PAGE TWO City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission SPECIAL MEETING November 17, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. City Clerk Election Unit Training Room 2500 S Washington Ave COMMISSION APPEAL HEARING Appeals are heard following the approved Medical Marihuana Commission Appeal Hearing Format. The Commission’s standard of review of an appeal shall not be de novo. 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 MI CAPITAL CENTER INC – 915 E MILLER RD Charles Murphy, Attorney for Appellate Motion made to overturn the clerk’s decision and submit the application for rescoring of tangible capital investment, job creation, charitable plans, entrance and exit on main streets, improvements made or proposed, noise & litigation history. MOTION Brocton Feltman SECOND Jason Peek ROLL CALL Tracy Winston YES Brockton Feltman YES Jason Peek YES Anita Turner YES MOTION PASSED PAGE THREE City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission SPECIAL MEETING November 17, 2018 – 10:00 A.M City Clerk Election Unit Training Room 2500 S Washington Ave FIRST PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC – 5101 S PENNSYLVANIA AVE Lance Boldrey, Attorney for the Appellate Motion made to modify scores by adding 3 points to LPD Complaints and 1 point to Demonstration of Regulatory Compliance. MOTION Jason Peek SECOND Anita Turner ROLL CALL Tracy Winston YES Brockton Feltman YES Anita Turner YES Jason Peek YES MOTION PASSED Committee Recessed from 12:05 p.m. until 12:37 p.m. AEY HOLDINGS LLC – 3425 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Michael Stein, Attorney for the Appellate Steven Kesto, Appellate Motion made to amend the decision of the clerk to modify the score and award additional points as follows: 3 points to tangible capital investment, 1 to percent of employees earning at least $15/hr., 1 to content and sufficiency of information, and 3 points to LPD complaints. MOTION Brockton Feltman SECOND Anita Turner ROLL CALL Tracy Winston YES Brockton Feltman YES Anita Turner YES Jason Peek YES MOTION PASSED PAGE FOUR City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission SPECIAL MEETING November 17, 2018 – 10:00 A.M City Clerk Election Unit Training Room 2500 S Washington Ave 5273 LLC – 6001S Pennsylvania Avenue Michael Stein, Attorney for the Appellate Steven Kesto, Appellate Motion made to amend the city clerk’s score, which should be modified in the following areas: 3 points be added to tangible capital investment, 1 point added to % of employees earning $15/hr or more, and 3 points to Entrance and exit on main streets, adequate parking not on residential streets and quality of security plan. MOTION Anita Turner SECOND Jason Peek ROLL CALL Tracy Winston YES Brockton Feltman YES Anita Turner YES Jason Peek YES MOTION PASSED EXCUSED ABSENCES: None PUBLIC COMMENT: Jason encourages public to talk to council about adding number of provisioning centers allowed by ordinance. ADJOURNMENT: 2:35 p.m.