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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018.08.30.MM Commission PacketLansing City Clerk’s Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933-1695 517-483-4131 517-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerk city.clerk@lansingmi.gov City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission Thursday, August 30, 2018 2:00 PM 124 W Michigan Avenue City Clerk Conference Room, 9th Floor Meeting Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes 4. Commission Appeal Hearings Appeals are heard following the approved Medical Marihuana Commission Appeal Hearing Format Taghrid Mansoor – Capital Dank – 1202 S Washington Avenue TNT Industries LLC – 1825 E Michigan Avenue 5. Excused Absences 6. Public Comment 7. Adjournment Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk 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 1. Great Lakes Wellness and Solutions LLC – Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Parcel Moved by Jason Peek to uphold the decision of the Clerk Second Anita Turner Roll Call Vote: Anita Turner – Yes Tracy Winston – Yes Jason Peek – Yes John Addis – Yes MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2. Cap City Medication Station LLC – 3301 Capital City Blvd Moved by John Addis to uphold the decision of the Clerk Second Jason Peek 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 Roll Call Vote: Anita Turner – Yes Tracy Winston – No Jason Peek – Yes John Addis – Yes MOTION CARRIED 3. First Class Inc. – 4215 N Grand River Ave Moved by Anita Turner to uphold the decision of the Clerk Second Jason Peek Roll Call Vote: Anita Turner – Yes Tracy Winston – Yes Jason Peek – Yes John Addis – No MOTION CARRIED 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 Approved: 4/20/18 City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission Appeal Hearing Format I. Appeal packet provided to Commission and Appellant prior to meeting including: • The Hearing Officer Appeal Packet Copy with decision • 2nd Denial Letter outlining how to appeal to Commission • Applicant’s appeal to commission with supporting documentation -Packet is read by the Commission in advance of meeting -Clarification Questions by Commission 10 Minutes II. Clerk’s Office Presents Case -Time Allowance: 10 Minutes III. Appellant Presents Their Case or Counter Arguments -Time Allowance: 10 Minutes IV. Closing Summary of Clerk’s Case -Time Allowance: 5 Minutes V. Closing Summary of Appellant’s Case -Time Allowance: 5 Minutes VI. Deliberation/Questions by Commission V. Decision by Commission Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk Timeline Taghrid Mansoor -Capital Dank 1202 S Washington Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48910 December 14, 2017 -Application submitted December 21, 2017 -Department Review of Applications Begins May 21, 2018 -Scoring & Ranking Denial Letter Sent. ......................... 1 May 31, 2018 -Request for Hearing Officer Appeal submitted ................. 6 June 8, 2018 -Appeal to Hearing Officer June 14, 2018 -Hearing Officer Denial ............................................ 10 June 18, 2018 -Hearing Officer Denial Letter Sent. ............................. 12 July 10, 2018 -Appeal submitted .................................................... 14 Lansing City Clerk"s Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W Michigan Ave, Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 517-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerk city.clerk@lansingmi.gov I ........ stamJ;.>s endicia Shipping Label Receipt Delivery Confirmation™ Service Number: 9405 5116 9900 0291 3127 55 Priority Mail 2-0AY with USPS TRACKING#* Electronic Service Fee: $0.000 Total Postage and Fees: $6.35 Weight: 1 oz Print Date: 05/2112018 Mailing Date: 05/21/2018 From: Chris Swope To: Lansing City Clerk's Office 124 W Michigan Ave Floor 9 Lansing Ml 48933 Taghrid Mansoor Capital Dank 2088 Edgestone Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48314-3772 USPS Postmark Here 'Regular Priority Mail 2-DAY Service postage rates apply. 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May 21, 2018 Taghrid Mansoor Capital Dank 2088 Edgestone Dr Sterling Heights, Ml 48314 Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk Dear Provisioning Center Applicant, The Lansing City Ordinance section 1300.6 discusses Provisioning Center license application evaluation. Your score of 50 out of 100 eliminates the possibility of scoring in the top twenty. Therefore , your application for licensure is den ied. Attached are your sub-scores based on the criteria posted on https://lansingmi.gov/1637/Medical-Marijuana and a brief summary of determining factors for each sub-score. You will not be selected to receive a Provisioning Center license i_n the City of Lansing for the proposed business at 1202 S Washington Ave. You have the right to appeal this denial of licensure within 14 days of the date of this letter by filing with the City Clerk's Office a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal pursuant to Chapter 1300.15(c). Please note that initial appeals are referred to a hearing officer appointed by the City Clerk who will review the appeal and information submitted by the City Clerk. The hearing officer will consider the information and make a recommendation to the City Clerk, who will make a decision on the appeal. To encourage efficiency, appeals will be conducted as a paper hearing without oral presentation. Please ensure that you include all information in your written appeal that you would like the hearing officer to consider. Appeals are limited to materials provided during the application process. No new application material will be considered on appeal. Chapter 1300 provides that should the applicant not receive a license, one-half the application fee shall be returned . This refund will be processed after all appeals are exhausted. Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W Michigan Ave, Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 517-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerl< rity.clerk@lansingmi.gov -2- If you have begun business operations pursuant to State Emergency Rule 19 and Executive Order 2017-02, you must cease operations. Operations may resume only if your appeal is granted and the requirements of the temporary operation are satisfied. Sincerely, Chris Swope, Master Municipal Clerk Lansing City Clerk CC: City of Lansing Law Department Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W Michigan Ave, Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 517-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerl< r.ity.clerk@lansingmi.gov -3- City of Lansing Provisioning Center Ranking Total Appllcant Name Possible MANSO TAGHRID MANSOOR Points ·--.. Applicant Address -WASHIN 1202 S. WASHINGTON ST. --Scoring Insights Applicant indicates they plan to market through social media and Marketing. Advertising and Promotion legitimate marlhuana web sites. Will monitor social media daily 4 2 to deter minors from ~ngaglng in the company's sociill media. Lacks an optlmal amount of general marketing. advertising, promotion, and minor minimization examples and details. Applicant Indicates the provisioning center at 1202 S. WA St has Tangible capital Investment in the Oty of been In operation from May 2013 to August 2016 by Quallty Lansing Altematfve Medicine and by Capital Dank (the applicant) since (Investment In applicants other provisioning then. The 1,400 sq. ft. building Is leased. The applicant purchased centers was not lnduded In score} 15 6 the adjacent property (1204 S. WA) and Is seeking permit appro\lal from the City to upgrade (ilt a cost of $SOK). Pliln to combine the properties into a state·of·the·art PC. L.:icks prolrislonlng center ownership, any link to other medlcal milrihuana operations (grow, processing, etc.) and less than optimill amount of tangible capital ln\lestment. Job Creation Applicant indicates there will be seven workers employed to upgrilde the 1202 and 1204 S. WA St properties and 10 5 1 employees at the provisioning center. Also discuss ilnnual employee training. Lacks sufficient details ilnd falls short of an optimal number of jobs. Flnand1I Structure and Flnancfne Applicant Indicates the provisioning center is self funded and that they maintain addltlonill assets as capltal needs ilre required. 3 3 Provide a CPA attestation stating the applicilnt milintillns at all times a minimum of unencumbered fn\lentory valued at least $1SOK and cash holding for operations of at leut $SOK. Plans to Integrate Facility with Other Esublishments 2 0 Applicant does not Indicate any plans to Integrate the provisioning center with a grower facility or other establishments. Appllcilnt plans to contribute financlally by way of backpack Charitable Plans and Strategies distribution for schools, food for the homeless, to local law 4 2 enforcement, cind help where community needs arise. L.:icks a dollar commitment amount cind proof of any actual payment or ew~uted agreement Number of Jobs at the Provfslonfng Center Category Thresholds: 1 = < 6 jobs, lnsuffident details; 2 = < 6 Jobs, sufficient det•lls; 3 = 6 Applicant indicates there will be se\len workers employed to fobs, sufficient detalls; 4 = > 6 jobs s 4 upgrade the 1202 and 1204 S. WA St. properties and 10 Insufficient details; 5 = > 6 Jobs, employees at the provisioning center. Also discusses annual sufficient/good details. employee training. Fcills short of an optimal level of detalls. Amount and Type of Compensation (PC) Applicant Indicates that all provisioning center positions will pay 2 1 at least $15 per hour but does not provide an optimal amount of support detillls. -4- City of Lansing Provisioning Center Ranking Percent of Employees Earning At Least $15/Hour) (PC) ProJected Annual Budget and Revenue (PC) Sufficlenr Financial Resources Business Experianct Content and Sufficiency of Information; Professlon;;ilism of submitted document<11tion including dear labeling of required items Buffering between residential zoned areas and establishment lncrf!ased traffic: on side rtreets wlll be scored lower Entrince and exit on main streets, adequate parking not on residential streets, Quality of Security Plan Plan to meet with neighborhood organizations, Improvements made or proposed to building Plan to minimize/eliminate t,.fflc Plan to minimize/eliminau~ noise Plan to minimiz.e/ellmlnate odor LPO Complaints Demo of Regulatory Compliance litigation History Total 5 10 1 3 2 LOO 50 Applicant indicates all provisioning center employees will earn> S15/hour. Applicant states projected annual operating expenses will be about $1 million and revenues will be about $7 m!llion. However, no supporting details provided. Applfcant does not provide lltlgatlon compliance verification forms for alt key team members {i.e., only Mansoor). Applicant provides a CPA attestation stating the applicant maintains at all times a minimum of unencumbered invent~ry valued at least SlSOK and cash holding for operations of at least $501<. lacks an optlmal amount of detall. Applicant Indicates they have 1.5 years of provisioning center operating experience, plus more than 15 yean of other business e)Cperience (account management, business management). Lacks an optimal amount of appllc.able business experience. Min submitted. No goals or outreach planned. no buffering but fair distance from homes Minor traffic issues Minor parking issues no plan No Improvement plan t,.ffic plan included no noise plan no odor plan 1 fraud uQ - 2 medical calls, J eds no tax history, trash fee no ltt histroy for either stakeholders -5- May 30. 2018 Mr. Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk BRUCE F. ROSENTHAL, ESQ. ROBERT A. FICANO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 4301 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD SUITE 180, PMB 116 WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48323 (248) 464-9803 PHONE (248) 430-0805 FAX Email: bruce.rosenthalCW.att.net Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall 124 W. Michigan Ave. Lansing, MI 48933-1695 Citv.clerk@lansingmi.gov Re: Notice of Appeal -Application Evaluation 1202 S. Washington Ave. NOTICE OF APPEAL OF APPLICATION EVALUATION FOR PROVISIONING CENTER PER LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 ··-~. .. "· 1·:: ·-· .,. " ; -· ·. , --·' c· .J t-- P"i :--::: --· ... .. ··· ' r .. _, f::-..:.: •::.:~ ........ :.::.:• -·-'-1 -~ ; i c,~:: C~; (T .. i --~:::~ ·--... .. _ ~~ .. I ';-;J :-.. -~ -··-- ~,... v . Please accept this Notice of Appeal of their Application Evaluation on behalf ofTaghrid Mansour doing business as Capital Dank -1202 Washington Ave., Lansing MI. The Lansing City Clerk's Office notified Ms . Taghrid Mansour of Capital Dank on May 21, 2018 that due to your score Taghrid Mansour was eliminated from the possibility of licensure and denied their application. This letter (filed within 14 days of Notice by the Lansing City Clerk's Office) is based upon the accuracy and standard by which the proposed scoring system was applied to Taghrid Mansour/Capital Dank. The scored numbers and the proposed scoring insights were not indicative of the application materials submitted. Attached to this Notice of Appeal you will find our Freedom of Information Request to the City of Lansing seeking all scoring conclusions, adaptations, notes, systems and scoring criteria for Taghrid Mansour/Capital Dank and all other Provisioning Center Applicants. -6- V cry truly yours, ,,,.~ \. -·-··-·-···-S·-' Bruce F. Rosenthal, Esq. cc: Robert A. Ficano, Esq . Ms. Taghrid Mansour ·;-;. :~. __ ., (;:::-;) ···-;• r:.::.j r ') ... ·-... :t· , . , . ; ... -· .. ; ' I ... c._1 ;~--~:~ ' : !T l --•".'!.::. ... r·r·: :.;,_~·; -·--i r···• .. ' .. G1 .. .. ··"'·· -7- BRUCE F. ROSENTHAL, ESQ. May 30, 2018 FOIA Coordinator Ms. Amanda O'Boyle Assistant City Attorney 124 W. Michigan Ave. Fifth Floor ROBERT A. FICANO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 4301 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD SUITE 180,PMB 116 WEST BLOOMFIELD, Ml 48323 -···-·--····-······-······--- (248) 464-9803 PHONE (248) 430-0805 FAX Email: bruce.rosenthal@att.net FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA-REQUEST) Lansing, MI 48933 FOIA.Reguest@Lansingmi.gov Fax No. 517-483-4018 Re : 1202 S. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI 48912 Dear Ms. O'Boyle, ... :.~··-.: .. c; .. : '~ ) ·-::: --! ;·-.... ~ ... ;~ I If ---:-..-; -·"; ......... C/1 !""if (~) iT'j --· ·-. Please be advised that Robert A. Ficano and I represent Taghrid Mansour, LLC and Capital Dank with respect to their Provisioning Center Application located at 1202 S. Washington Ave., Lansing. MI 48912. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act we are requesting any and all copies of the City of Lansing scoring guidelines. scoring criteria, scoring evaluations, notes, insights, reviewers and all items contained in Taghrid Mansour (Capital Dank) scoring file. We are also hereby requesting all criteria, evaluations, scoring insights and total points issued for all Provisioning Center Applications submitted to the City of Lansing. This FOIA Request is from Decemher 15, 2017 through May 31, 2018. Please notify me of any costs or fees associated with this FOIA request and they will be paid. In addition if there is a denial of any part of this FOIA request please notify my office. or my cell phone at 248-464-9803 or e-mail at bruce.rosenthal(a),att.net Thank you for your attention to this matter and your anticipated cooperation is greatly appreciated. -8- Thank you for your attention to these matters and we will await your response to the FOIA requests and preserve our Appellate time. Very truly yours, r '--. -·-----'-:~ '· Bruce F. Rosenthal, Esq . '(_\,__\'[ . _ .L ::· ' \.. •"-( . --\ . .: Robert A Ficano, Esq. -·, ... '·' ,. ~~::· .. ; ,···· -···:: (_ ..... ~.:····, .!.~:~.: ·-... -.. J ,.. .. ~ 2 -9- ---·------------·----- .. ;··, _,.··· ... { ··-~ ·. ·-_,. Hilary M. Barnard Attorney at Law· In Re: Taghrid Mansoor D/B/ A Capital Dank CITY OF LANSING HEARING OFFICER DECISION RECOMMENDATION Provisioning Center License Scoring and Ranking Denial This decision is remitted to the Clerk of the City of Lansing by Hearing Officer, Hilary M. Barnard, Esq., having been read and informed on the issues recommends that in regard to TAGHRID MANSOOR D/B/ A CAPITAL DANK and its license application for a Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center that the application remain denied. FACTS T AGHRID MANSOOR d/b/a Capital Dank ("Appellant") submitted an application to the City of Lansing to operate a Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center within the city limits. On or about March 15, 2018 Appellant was denied based on deficiencies in its waste/sanitation plan and appealed March 21, 2018. This recommendation follows an appeal submitted on May 30, 2018 simultaneously with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request addressed to the City Attorney. By letter dated May 21, 2018, Appellant was informed that its license application was denied because of its score and rank, having received a score of 50 out of 100. Appellant was informed that this score eliminated the possibility of scoring in the top twenty applicants. Appellant was also informed that it had the right to appeal the denial within 14 (fourteen) days of the letter's date by written statement with grounds for appeal. With the May 21 letter, Appellant was provided a copy of the City of Lansing Provisioning Center Ranking sheet. On the document, appellant is able to view the total possible points, its attained points, and short insight statements The largest deficient categories of Appellant's scoring indicate that under Tangible Capital Investment Appellant earned a 6 out of possible 15; and a 6 out of I 0 in Entrance and Exit on Main Streets etc. Appellant states in its Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation that it was eliminated from the possibility of licensure and its application denied. Appellant stated "(t]he scored numbers and the proposed scoring insights were not indicative of the application materials submitted."1 The appeal request also referenced a FOIA request in which Appellant requested "City of Lansing scoring guidelines, scoring criteria, scoring evaluations, notes, [and] insights[.]"2 I See Bruce F. Rosenthal & Robert A Ficano, NOTICE Or APPEAL Or APPLICATION EVALUATION FOR PROVISIONING CENTER PER LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 (May 30, 2018). 2 See Bruce F. Rosenthal & Robert A Ficano, FREEDOM OF I INFORMATION ACT (FOIA-REQUEST) (May 30,2018). Hilary Mo Barnard Attorney at Law No further documentation was provided to Hearing Officer for review in this matter. APPLICABLE LAW & REASONING The issue is whether Appellant's score and rank for a Provisioning Center License for the City of Lansing was erroneously calculated resulting in license application denial. It is not enough for an appellant to "simply announce a position or assert an error[.]"3 Thus leaving the overseer of appeal to "discover and rationalize the basis for his claims, or unravel and elaborate for him his arguments, and then search for authority to either sustain or reject his position."4 "Failure to brief a question on appeal is tantamount to abandoning it."5 Here, Appellant has not provided an articulable reason why documentation provided should have been sufficient or why its score is inaccurate. Appellant instead submitted a FOIA request for materials that are available since the moment of application and prior.6 Appellant's strongest deficient areas were not addressed in this appeal, no additional documentation was submitted, nor were arguments made for why the documents originally provided should have been sufficient. Thus, this Hearing Officer is forced to conclude Appellant has abandoned its argument on this appeal.7 CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, it is recommended that Appellant's application for a provisioning center license remain denied. 3 See People v. Kevorkian, 248 Mich. App. 373, 389 (2001). 4 Id. Respectfully Submitted, 5 Id. (citing Mitcham v. Detroit, 355 Mich. 182, 2013 ( 1959); see also Houghton ex rel. Johnson v. Keller, 256 Mich. App. 336, 339-40 (2003); Henderson v. Mich. Dept. of Treas., 307 Mich. App. I, 23-24 (2014). 6 Scoring guidelines have been available via the City of Lansing website. Appellant is also in possession of its notes on scoring and noted insights. It should also be noted that the decisions on and the appropriate scope of the FOIA request is not within the purview of this appeal nor the purview of this Hearing Officer. 7 In reviewing original materials submitted with application, it appears that though Appellant provided documentation it was not sufficient in detail or in breadth to merit a higher score in the categories. At best, a point or two could be allocated but Appellant's score will still be too low to attain a top 20 (twenty) score. Page 2 of2 -11- stamP.s. end1c1a Shipping Label Receipt Delivery Confirmation™ Service Number: 9405 5116 9900 0088 1909 31 Priority Mail 2-DAY with USPS TRACKING#• Electronic Service Fee: $0.000 Total Postage and Fees: $6.35 Weight: 1 oz Print Date: 06/18/2018 Mailing Date: 06/18/2018 From: Chris Swope To: Lansing City Clerk's Office 124 W Michigan Ave Floor 9 Lansing Ml 48933 Taghrid Mansoor Capital Dank 2088 Edgestone Dr Sterling Heights Ml 48314-3772 USPS Postmark Here 'Regular Priority Mail 2-DAY Service postage rates apply. There is no lee tor Delivery Confirmation1u service on Priority Mail services with use of this electronic shipping label. Postmar1< required if fee refund requested. Delivery infonmation is not available by phone for the electronic option Instructions: 1. Adhere shipping label to package with tape or glue -DO NOT TAPE OVER BARCODE. Be sure all edges are secured. Self-adhesive label is recommended. 2. Place the label so it does not wrap around the edge of the package. 3. This package may be deposited in any cdlection box, handed to your mail carrier, or presented to a clerk at your local Post Office. 4. Each confirmation number is unique and can be used only once - DO NOT PHOTOCOPY. 5. You must mail this package on the "mail date" that is specified on this label. I N ~ June 18, 2018 Taghrid Mansoor 2088 Edgestone Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk Sterling Heights, Ml 48314 Dear Provisioning Center Applicant, I have reviewed the report and recommendation of the hearing officer on your appeal of the Scoring and Ranking denial of your application to operate a Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center in the City of Lansing at 1202 S Washington Ave. I have determined your appeal is denied. You have the right to appeal this denial of licensure to the Medical Marihuana Commission within thirty (30) days of the date of this letter by filing a written statement to the Commission with the City Clerk's Office. The Commission's review of an appeal shall not be de nova. 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 . Chapter 1300 provides that should the applicant not receive a license, one-half the application fee shall be returned. This refund will be processed after all appeals are exhausted. If you have begun business operations pursuant to State Emergency Rule 19 and Executive Order 2017- 02, you must cease operations. Operations may resume only if your appeal is granted and the requirements of the temporary operation are satisfied. Sincerely, Chris Swope, CMMC City Clerk cc: M. Yankowski, Lansing Police Chief J. Smiertka, Lansing City Attorney Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michiaan Ave., Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 -13-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerk 1.,;1iy. clerk@lansingm i. gov TAGHRlD MANSOOR (CAPITAL DANK) APPEAL OF LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 APPLICATION EV ALU A Tl ON APPE~L\L TO IVIEDICAL lVIARlHUANA COMMISSION MARlHUANA PROVISIONING CENTER Submitted by, Robert A. Ficano, Esq. and Bruce F. Rosenthal, Esq. 1 -14- ~ -- .. ' .::-:-; , . ..___ ·-.. c::: '..;. t.. .. _:··: ; .-• .. -~ -~~ -··· ..... c:..~ . i c~.~ . ~·· l. ;::1 .. ' --· . ~ .... '· j' TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Table of Contents 2 Index of Exhibits 3 Statement of Issues Presented 4 1. Introduction 5 2. Statement of Facts 5 3. Scori na Ca teaorics 6 b I:> Lan: and Argument 8 Requested Relief 9 2 -15 - :-~ •• "! .... . . .,; ..:·. C; .. -·, -.~~ C.·J \.{~) ' I . . '' ;: 'I INDEX OF EXHIBITS Exhibit I -Email from Lansing City Clerk, Provisioning Center Application Evaluation-Score 50 Exhibit 2 -Taghrid rvransoor (Capital Dank) Freedom of Information Act Request from attorneys Robert A. Ficano and Bruce F. Rosenthal dated May 30, 2018 Exhibit 3 -Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation Dated rvray 30, 2018 Exhibit 4 -Letter from Ms. Amanda O 'Boyle of the Lansing City Attorney's Office dated June 8, 2018 denying our Freedom of Information Request Exhibit 5 -City of Lansing Hearing Officer Decision Recommendation Exhibit 6 -Letter from Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope dated .June 18, 2018 confirming denial of the Scoring and Ranking of Taghrid Mansoor (Captial Dank's) application to operate a l\lledical rvlarih ua na Provisioning Center on the City of Lansing, at at 1202 S. \Vashington Ave. Thirty day right to appeal from the date of this letter. 3 -16- .. .. .. .. .. '· .. .. ... .-. ; .. -··~, - ·- ....... '· ·-·-- -; .. -. -... --'. i··-. 1 c::-·) -:;;::) (. c · ·-.. .. i I ; ' ... . , ·-_, c ; I ·---.. ... -· .. , -.. ~··· T'""i ' (~::1 ' ~.:-" c::; STATEMENT OF ISSUES PRESENTED l. WAS THE LANSING C[TY CLERK'S DECISION SUPPORTED BY COfVIPETENT, MAT ERIAL, and SUBSTANTfAL EVIDENCE? Appellant Answer: No 2. SHOULD THIS COMfVIISSION REVERSE THE LANSING CITY CLERK 'S DECISION TO DENY APPELLANT 'S APPLICATION BASED UPON AN ARIBITRARY SCORING SYSTEM? Appellant Answer: Yes ... ~-..... ~ ::-.::; .. d • • c:~::i -········ --·· i·~· ... : ("'_! _, ___ _ r-----C":; ' ---i··;·i :~::; ·:- .... ···-C) 4 -17- l) Introduction This Appeal invoh\'S the arbitrary scoring by the Lansing City Clerk's office o!'a local business that has been operating in the City 01· Lansing under rvlkhigan Law as a licensed caregiver center under the iv!ichigan ivkclical i'vlarihuana Act. On or about :'day 21. 2018 Appellant's Application was clcniecl based upon a score of their application materials of 50 out of 100. The Hearing Officer in this matter confirmed the City Clerk·s Decision as our Freedom of Information Act request was pending. As discussed below Arbitrary Scoring Numbers wert~ used by the e,·alucllL)("S in determination of the Appellant's score ol-50 points. Appellant has therdorc tiled the instant Appeal as its only awnue to seek n:~' iew of its status in the City of Lansing and requests this Commission [l) re,·erse th1:.· City Ckrk·s ckcision due lo lack of competent material and suhstanti n:· evidence. f'·-> . ·. .. c:_-:> (.::"'.J (..· (_ ... .:~·-~: ; -- II) Statement of Facts -· .. C:J \ .. -' ; l; -·· -·-"· ---· ~ • • L •····. ·· ... · I '" r·: .. ; A /\ppcllant·s \,EvlPC Application ~ c.· App1:.·llanL Taghrid :-, 1~111s0or (··Capital Dank·· l has operated as a licensed carcgi' er under the '.'vfichigan 1\kdical ivlarihuana /\ct at 1202 S. \.Vashington St.. Lansing. \ 1 I -+89 I 0. Capital Dank timt::ly filed its applicati@li.ir a i'vl\WC license "·ith the City of Lansing on December I-+. 2Ul 7. S<1id applic<1tiun "as fikd in '1 thrce ring binder \\tth S1:.·ctiuns .\-Y and all 2.:' ;;:kmcms rcqueslL'd by tl11.: City uf Lansing's Ckrk·s Office \\Cre re\ i1:.'\\Ccl and apprc)\cd lv' 1111:.· fansin!.! Cit,· Ckrk. s -18- 011 or about i'v!ay 2 l. 20 l 8 Appellant received a ktter/cmail from Chris Swope. Lansing City Clerk stating the following: ··The Lansing City Ordinance section l 300 .6 discusses Provisioning Ccnkr License Application Ernluation. Your score of 50 out or l 00 eliminates the: pc1ssibility of scoring in the tup tm:::nty. Therefore. your applicatiLll1 for liccnsurc is denic:cl."" 1\ppcllant was unable to make contact with the Lansing City Ckrk for cleterminati(ln and criteria for the scores presented so they filed a Freedom or Information Act Request with the Lans ing City Attorney·s Office which was denied. We arc left \.Vith arbitrary and capricious standard of scoring \Vilhout c.-;planation to thi s Appellant. Ill Scoring Categories/Points/Insight Al '.Vlarkcting. adverti sing and Promotion Possibk Points-.+ Score- Insight-Lacks an optimal amoum of general marketing B) Tangible Capital !m·cstment in the City ul"Lansing Possible Puints-15 Score-6 Insight-1.ack-; prLl\ isiPning ccntc:-r Lm ncrship. Less than optimal amuunt nf tangible capital i11\·cstml..'.11t -· ~:~:;· .. -.. ,. r:;,7, .. ... (._ "" c i ' ' .·-· -( ..... ) .. -·· ' --.... --.. ·:-1 ---.. ' ····--· i ........ c-::: 6 : . -.. : ... •.. c:: -19- C) .lub Cremion Possibk Points-.5 Score- Insight-Falls short of optimal number ofjobs at I 0 [))Charitable Plans and Strategies Possible Points-4 Score- lnsi ght-Lac ks clo liar comm i rment f:) Ct)ment and Sufficiency of Information Possibk Points-.5 Score- [nsight-lvlin. submitted F} [ntrance and [\it on main streets Possible Points-I 0 Score-6 Insight-~vlinur parking issues F} Im pro\·ements made or proposed tn bui Id i ng Pussibk points-3 Score-(_) . .:. ·::::.; " .. ;, Insight-\;o improvement plan C..· 1,_, .. .. ~--.. "' ... c=· ........ •. : Ci) Litigatic111 History ... .. .. -··· ... : .. . .. ... I .•. ' Possible point:=;-2 r·-· ·::r.~ 7 ' ' -~ :· ... -· .. l=: -20- Score-0 Insight-No litigation history There arc a number of additional categories which m::rc scored '' ithuut sufficient basis and it is i\ppellanf s belier \Vithour full rC\lC\\ or their Application lvlarcrials as I;'.\ idenccd by the insight comments. The reason for Appellant's FOIA request \\as to obtain all information rcvic\Vcd by the City Ckrk·s Office in making their determination including but not limited to all scoring guidelines. criteria. evaluation. notes. re,·icwcrs and all items contained in Appellant·s scoring tile. We further requested all criteria used in Provisioning Center Applications submitted to the City of Lansing. and were denied . It is Appellant·s counsel belief that all of the information requested in our Freedom of Information request should be provided to Appellant but was improperly denied. !···- __ ;. TV Arguments ;-\)Standard (l{° Re,icw j ..... :· i::. ••. c :: i-··· The applicable Standard for Re\ icw is'' hethcr the L:rnsing City Cle1l ·s dccisi\~\ is (;:;i .,..._, ,-•. supported by competent. material and substantial c\ idence on the record. and reprc:sents the~· 1«:asl11rnhk c·.\ercise of the l3tiarc!"s discretion . ··suhstanrial l·.,·icknce·· is evidence that a reasonahlc person would acc..::pt as surticicnt to support a cunclusinn. Edward C. I.en· Cu ,' ~l~trinc CitY Zunin~ Board t1i"Appcals. 293 \'lich App 33.J .. Hl--L2: 810 N\V2d (i21 (201 !J quoting !)J)wcrk v. Chru~tcr Townshi12._of 0.\ford. 233 \lich :\pp 6:2. 72: 592 l"\V2d 72-+ ( 1998 ). BJ The City Clerk"s ckcisiun was unsup1wn1:·d hy competcnr. rn:1tcrial and suhstantial e,·idcnc..: 8 -21- .r----.. · .. ··' 'I • . ' rhe City Ckrk made his scoring determination to deny r\ppdlant's !\pplication based upon undisclosed arbitrary and capricious evaluations will outside the competenr. mate.rial and substantial evidence contained ,,-ithin the application materials. When requests to the City or Lansing for facts and evidence of the. \\hu. \\hat. when_ \vhere and why of the scoring evalu;:itions the city·s response ''as improper!>--··Request Denied"'. This is in complete violation ot' !he Fc:ckral and J'vlichigan Freedom ut' information Acts . The best cone I us ion anyone reviewing th is issue can take is that we don· t kno\v what criteria was used to determine the Appellant"s score. This is not a sufficient standard for the panics to be pro\'iclecl with _ V Rcq uestecl Relief It is clear in this case that Appcllant·s Application was wrongfully denied and that it has now been unfairly required to close its business and its ability ro operate _ This denial and the arbitrary scoring restdts are ckarly inapprupriarc_ WHEREFORE. Appcil<llll respeCLfully requests that this Commission order the City of Lansing ro reverse its decision and allo" :\ppdlant to re-open its facility . 9 -22- Respectfully subrnitkcL Robert A Ficnno -. ___ \ --··-··- -. -..;:.:.,:::;_~=-':. J r-...... :· ·,..;· ·::-:.-, .·. ~ ~ .- ( ___ _ {¥·• c· .-··-··, · .. · PROOF OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing instrument was served upon all parties to the above cause to each of the attorneys oi r<:!cord herein at their respective addresses as directed on the pleadings on July 9. 2018 by: BE-MAIL 0 FIRST CLASS MAIL 0 FAX 0 HAND DELIVERY 0 UPS 0 FEDERAL EXPRESS ---· Bruce F. Rosenthal -. f·. ' -.. .. ·.: ., ·-··· ... _. ( .. ,._ ...... ! ..... ... , c -· 1 0 j"-·-;_:.:; ·•·.··· ... C.'~1 -23- ; ·-·-- ~ : '. Exhib •t ''1 '' ;.··· r-.• "': .. :·· ·::-.~.:.1 . --. --·- : . !..... .· .. ' : ... ·. i"""" ·:· •. '·'· _, .... --' :--, 0 M• :···~: ·-·~ ~~-! •' -. ·-..... ~ ; I -,.,.,. . .. 1-·;-·· •• :._ .. : :.·.-· :~~ :: C) -24- Subject: Fwd: Provisioning Center Application Update From: Terry (terry9893@aolcom) To: steinlawpllc@gmail.com ; bruce.rosenthal@att.net: Date: Monday. May 21 . 2018 114 PM Sent from my iPhone Begin fonvarclccl message: From: "Biehlcr, Deb" <Deb.Biehlcr'(i;lansinumi.2.o\·> Date: May 21 . 2018 ar I I :40: 16 A.Iv! EDT To: "'tcrrv98931(h10 !.co111'" <terry9893 ;;:r: .. aol .corn > Subject: Provisioning Center Application Update c.:.:.) ! .. I j I ·-··· •••I Dear Provisioning Center Applicant. The Lansing City Ordinance section 1300.6 discusses Pro,·isioning Center license application eqtluation. Your sco1·c of 50 out of 100 eliminates the possibility or scoring in the top t\\enty. Therefore. your application for Iicensure is denied. Attached are your sub-scores hascd on the criteria posted l'n https:/ilansin£rni.l!o\·.' 163 7/i\kdical-!'vlariiuana and a bric!" summary or determining factors for each sub-score. You will not be selected to n~te1vc a Provisioning Center license m the City of Lansing for the proposed business at 1202 S Washington Ave. '{ou have che right to appeal this denial of licensure ''ithin 1.:i days or the: date nf this letter by filing \\ith the City Ck1l·s Offi ce a \\Titten staremem setting frirth fully the grounds !"or the appeal pursuant to Chapter 1300. I 5(cJ. Please note that initial appeals arc referred to a hearing officer ap1winted by the· City Clerk \\ho will re\'ie\\. the appeal and inCurmatinn submitted by the City Clerk . The hearing ufticer will consider thl' inform:nion and mak.:: a rccornrncndatinn to the City Clerk. ''ho ,,-ill make a decisilln on the ar1x·al. Tc• encourage efficiency. appeal" ''ill be cnnducrecl as a paper hc:aring ''itlwut pral prcs(·ntation. Pkas(· ensure rhat you include all informarinn in ~·0ur \\Tilkn -25- · ... I appeal that you would like the hearing officer to consider. Appeals are limited to materials provided during the application rrocess. No ne,,· applicatiun material \viii be considered on appeal. Chapter I JOO provides that should the applicant not receive a license. one-halt' the application tee shall be returned. This refund will be processed after all appeals arc exhausted. If you have begun business operations pursuant to State Emergency Rule 19 and C.\ecuti\e Order 2017-02. you must cease operations. Operations may resume only it' your appeal is granted and the requirements or the temporary operation are satisfied. Sincerely. Chris S\\'opc. !\•!aster i\fonicipal Clerk I ,ansing City Clerk CC: City or Lansing. La\\ Department Dch Biehlcr .lft•clicul .\/urih11onu .~jiaiuii11 Lansing City Clerk's Office 12.f \\'. \lichigan :\\1.:m1 e 1 l .<111~ing.. \II .f8933 Deb. B iehler d lansin!..!.m i. !2.ll\ \\'ebsite Facebook i T\\'ittcr ····. ·--~-i Chris Swope. C!\·IMC/CMC -. -26- ·-···-1 : : '. 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ROSENTHAL, ESQ . fOJ..\ ( ·(1ord inatur \Is. ,\lll,!IH.l<t er U11yk Assisurn City .-\ttorncy 1.2-+ \\ . \I ichigan .'\\C. l·it"th Floor Lm,;i11g. !\II -l8ll33 ROBERT A. FICANO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS AT LA \V -+:IU I ORU !ARD !.:\KI: ROAD Sl.Tf"E 180. P\1£3 I i 6 WES r Bf.00!\!FILLD. !\ff ..+8.~.2.~ ! .2-ii\ \ -Hi-i-lJXU.l Pf 10 ~ f~: (:2-+8 J -l.J!Hl805 F.-\.\ L11wil L:IL!S: .. e.:rthL'llli@li-,<Ht.net FREEDOM OF I NFORIVIATION ACT (FOIA-REQUEST) IJ_).L\J~co u;;:st r{_:[_,111s in L'.111 i.:.S~ l'a:-; \('. 517 --183--Hl l8 R<:' 12 02 .'-'. \\'a:'hin::,'.toll .-\ \ c l..tn~i ng . .\11 -1891.2 1)\:.\11 ~\J:;, ()' 811yle . ..·· ; . .· .. · i'ka~c be' ach·ised ihat l<ul,en :\. Fi ca:11.1 <111...I I rcprcst:11l T<J ghrid \f<!11sour. LL.C a1id Cipic'tl Dank with rL·~pccl i(1 their Prm isi 1.1ning C:nrer .'\pplicGt ion !ucatc-d at 120.2 S. \\'as hin:!ll1n .-\\..: .. Lmsi11g . .\!I -+8912 . l .. 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(~; ;·_·:·:·: :.-; ... ~·:::· .. r;-- ~-:·... .. .... , -33- Subject: Tagl1rid Mansour (Capital Dank) Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation and FOIA Request From: Bruce Rosenthal (bruce.rosenthal@att.net) To: chris swope@lansingmi.gov: michael.yankowski@lansingmi.gov: deb.biehler@lansingmi.gov: brian .jackson@lansingmi.gov: Cc: cityatty@lansingmi gov: joseph abood@lansingmi.gov: robertficano@aol.com: amanda.o'boyle@lansingmi.gov: terry9893@aol.com , Date: Thursday , May 31 , 2018 6 23 AM Dear Mr. Swope, Attached please find Taghrid Mansour ( Capital Dank) Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation and Freedom of Information Request for filing in this matter. Very truly yours. Bruce F Rosenthal Bruce Rosenthal , PLLC 4301 Orchard Lake Road Suite 180, PMB 116 West Bloomfield, Ml 48323 Office Phone: 248-430-0804 Office Fax : 248-432-7644 Cell Phone: 248-464-9803 E-mail: bruce.rosenthal@att.net Attachments • Capital Danl-;-Nntic-: L)I' Appeal.pelt" ( 73.42KB) • Capital Dank-FOL\ Rcqucst.pdf ( 68.22KB) r--..;-i ,...: c; OJ c =-~ ~ ( ____ .. .. .. (•-.. ·-: .. .. I ··-·· " .. -' C.:.i -· --·· ' ; ·-----·-, ... ·.• ·-. .. -,--··· ····· !"/ "-.. .. ..,.-. .··--, ~ '-··.: ;-.-·~ "" i ·:--" -34- \la~ 30. 20 I 8 \fr. Chris S\'UPL' Lansing City Clerk BRCCE F. ROSENTHAL, ESQ. ROBERT A. Ff CANO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS AT LA \V -UO I ORCH:\RD L\l\.E ROAD SUITE 180. P\!13 ! i 6 \\'EST rH.00\lF!ELD. \!I -J.iL~23 {2-J.X) -J.6J-<J8ii3Pl10\T { 2-rn) -J..Y0-080~ L-\>: f:niai[ bi_ucc_._fOSclltlrni !i ~1ll.11el Lan sin g l'ity Clerk·:; (J["ficc Ninth Fll•<.ir. C it~ I fall 12.+ \\' . .\ fi chiE'.an :'\' c Lan sing. \JI -J.89.l.l-169~ Lily .c krh. ti ! ans in t.:111 i. !!ll' Re: \"nrice t~f .-\ppc:1i Arplicatil lll b·a!u~ttiun 12 02 S \\'a:-hingwn :\' c. NOTICE OF APPEAL OF APPLICATION EVALliATION FOR PROVISIONING CENTER PER LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 (. .. c··· 1_ ·' c:~.1 J i Please.: ace cpl thi s \!11ti(·c uf :\ppe<d oi' !.11L'i r '\ppl!cariP n E' ~i1u,llil1n un hchalf ,,f TJghri d \Ltnsuur d,1ing husincs~ a~ C 1piui L);:nk -1202 \\'ashingt\)11 ,\\e .. Lan~ing i\ll . r·hL' 1.:111 5 i 111! c i 'Y ( k rk. ~ (J !"lice nnti I! L0d .\I ~ Taghrid \·Lrn s1.1lll" u 1· Cap i l<tl Danf; 1111 \h:1 2 l . . ~1 111-i Lhat due l\1 :om scnrc l':i~li r !J \Lt!J:.-.<.>W \\<!:' t:li rni n,t t.:d fr urn rhc p\ls:-;ibi lit~ ot"l tc-.:n~ure and denicJ their :q1p!ication. rhis kuer !likd \\ithin l-! Li<i>' nl'0.<1t icc l') lii l' l.ansillt!-('it:· Ckrk's (Jftil'C! i ~hrscd up 1111 :h._, c!ccur:li.::· and st:111d•1rd hy "" hich th.: pnipnsL·d su1 ri11i; system \\.,ts appli;:d Ii"• ·l°<!~hrid \.Lt :1.-;o u 1-.C ~1pi tal IJ <1 ;1 ~ .. ·r h:.: sccirc ...I 11u111be rs ~md t'.k' prt.•pnsc:d -;coring in:;;ights ""ere 1111t indi c,1li\ e t'i' th·.: ~:µpiicdt ion m Jtc <"iah su}1111itt.:d .\l\J;.:lwd i(l tl;i ~ "!1)[iCC \li°:\ppcal )Oll \1,j jj ltn.J <.ll!I" rrt.:'L'(h)j]l Ui° lnfonnati1 11l l(c\rl\::,\ [(1 th1.· (·it: r< I an.s i!1g se:;::k i1tg :Ii! ~cnri:1~ cl1nc lusi.i11s. dJ <:pl:1ti uns. 1w1c_.;_ ;;:-~tern s <tncl SL'1.1ri 11g cri tcr~:i l°ur 1~1ghiJ \.Lm:>l1 t:r (,:pit<:l Uoi r:k •rnJ <ti! i.llh1.-r l1J1 i isi:.1 r:i11;. Cc:itcr .~\!)jliic,111t ~. -35- ------·------------------------------- ·1 hank yt"iu frir \(1llr :1tk'nti1.1n to thL·se matters ~rnd \1·e 11·iil :i11 ;1it your r::s1w11 sc lll till: H)l.·\ t"i.::quc sts and pn:~en c L>tir .'\ppcl iatc lime. -36- r . -· ---·· -----·-- l:lruce F. Rosenthal. L~q ~-~ ---. \. '"'·-\, R(iben A 1·ic;11w. Fsq. t' •· ' i .. -. ·.- ~··.,) 1:.::.;. .. .. .. ·:~ Exhibit ''4'' l c • (;q, ::~- , .. ~ -37- City of Lansing 017 !1[[ UF TliE CiT\' A TTC<Jl.\!E\" James D. Smiertka, City Attorney JuneS,2018 Bruce Rosenthal 8 ruce.roscnthal(~0at r.net RE: Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA .. ) Request # 18-418 -Marihuana Scoring Dear l\·!r. Rosenthal, :-~ .. i . -" ~.. :. Sent :Via Eiiiai/ ·~/. -.. C > ,...... ·::_"'.) In response to your rreedom of Information Act request referenced above, rccc\{~ct l~:_ thi:; office on June 1, 20 l 8, your request is granted in part and denied in part. Please be:aClvisecl that no charge is being assessed for this response. Your request for scoring guidelines is granted: responsive documents are located in the Ci Ly· s \ve bsi te at https:i/www. lansin!2mi _gov/DocumemCenter/View/4600/-Med-Marij uana- Provision in12-C enter-Li cense-Apolication-Scori n G!-Cri teria-v4. Your request for ·'scoring, notes, insights, reviewers and all items contained in ... scoring file .. for TNT Industries and Taghrid !\fan:wur and is denied because no such '·scoring file .. exists. MCL l5.235(5)(b). However, to the e.-:tent that the items listed do exist, such records have already been provided to the applicant in a11ticipation of the :ippeal before the !\Jec!icai i'vfarihuana Commission. Further. information a municipality obtains from an applicant that has not be shared with LARA and the mvli'v!R is not subject to disclosure under FOIA. MCL 333.27205. The informmion contained in any scoring, no[es. or reviews would contain information provickd by the applicant :md is [herefore e:--:cmpt 1·rnm disclosure. !V!CL I :'.2-:lJ( I )(d) Your request frir "all criteria, evaluations, scoring insights and total points issued k1r all Pro' isioning Cemer Applications submitted ro the City or Lansing"· is denied. As statet..! above. information (1btained from an arrlicam that ha~ not been disclosed with LAR..i\ and the Bi\,li\IR i:; exempt from Jisclosure. MCL 333.27205; ivlCL. l 5 243( l l(d). Addi[ionally. because rhe City has not issued anv provisioning center licenses at the present time the requesteJ information is preliminary to a linal agency de1e.nnlnation ,,f policy or action and is th erefore: c.\cmpt from disck1~ure. J\·!CL l .5.243!_ l )(111). Piease be advised that the City has ado pted Procedures and Guidelines and a Wrillen Public Summary. both of which art~ availabk un the City's website at: ---------·----·-------· ·-------·--··--··-·· ---··------------- . -! fiftl< Fk1or, City Ha!! • L.ansing, iv!ichigan .!8S13?· • (5!7)-t83--U20 • Lr' (517) 48}-40SI • cityatty@l,'lnsingm 1.g Ll V -38- httDs://\\·vvw.Jansinrrmi.Qov/DocumentCenter/HomdViewi6 l 8 huos://wv.rw.Jansin£mi.!!ov/DocumcntCcnter/Home/View/415 Appeal (fdenia/ ofreL'O!"Cf\". You are entitled under the rvlichigan Freedom of Information Act, :\.!CL 15.240, to appeal this denial to the President of City Council or to commence an action in the Circuii Court within 180 days after the Ciiy·s final determination ro deny a request. to compel disclosure nCthe requested records if you believe they were wrongfully withheld from disclosure. If. afrer judicial re view, the court determines that the City has not complied with MC:L 15.235 in making thi s denial and orders disclosure or all ur a portion of a public record, you have the right to receive attorneys· fees and damages as provided in MCL 15.2-~0. If the court determines in an action commenced under this section that the public body has arbitrarily and capriciously violated this act by refusal or delay in di sclosing or providing copies of a public record, the court shall order the public body to pay a civil fine of $1,000.00. which shall be deposited imo the general fund of the state treasury. The court shall award, in addition to any actual or compensatory damages, puniti vc damages in the amount of S L000.00 to the person seeking the right to inspect or receive a copy of a public record. Appeal o/excessivefee You are entitled under the Michigan rreedom of Information Act. MCL 15 .2.:J.Oa. to appeal a FOIA fee that you believe exceeds the i:lmount permitted under the City's written Procedures and Guidelines to the President of City Council or to commence an action in the Circuit Court for a fee reduction within 45 days after recei vi ng the notice of the required fee or a determination of an appeal to the Presidem of City Council. If a civil action is commenced in court, the Ci1y is not obligated to compete processing the request until the court resolves the fee dispute. lf the court determines that the City required a fee that exceeded (he permined amount, the court shall reduce the: te<:.: w a permissible amount. [f you have any further questions. piease contact me at my office. Sincerely. ~ / \ ,;-.. . t '·" I ; r'--!\ /( /\ i o , fl / -'----\ '---"-l,_)Ul/'J .j ' .i\mand~! o· Boyk Office of the City Attorney AKO t ·' (_ ·~ ...... :.,; ... ··,' . ; ' ... : . ' f=i ith f7bc1r. City Hail • Lansing, i\·ficl1igc1n -+893'~ • ()17) -!83--1:320 • Fc1•. (517) -l:.'33-·+0Sl • cityattyf!'il,rnsingrni.gcw -39- Exhibit ''5'' ~:· :_ ~::c.: ~:_·: .. I ' ... -· .r---... -40- H illlfJ·1 /J/ .. Bt1r11tt r{f 111 Re: Taghrid 1'.·lan~oor D·Hi\ Capital Dank CITY OF LANSING HEARING OFFICER DECISION RECOMMEND.-\ TION Pro visioning Center License Scoring and Ranking Denial '~ . .' I 1····· .-"") This decision is remitted to the Ckrk oCthe City of Lansing by I-I earing Officer. Hilary i\·t::rJBar;)fu·ct. Esq .. having been read and informed on the issues recommends that in regard to T;:;\Gl-ffi·lD 1\LANSOOR D-'B!A CAPITAL DANK and its li cense arplication for a [vledical ivlarihuana Provisioning Center that the application remain denied. FACTS TAGI-IRJD MANSOOR clib1a Capital Dank ( .. Appellant") submitted an application to the City of Lansing tu operate a \kdical \ilarihuan't Provisioning Center within the city limits. On or about rv!an.:h 15. 20 Is :\ppellant W'lS denied based on defi ciencies in its \\·astc.'sanitation plan and appealed March 2 I. 2018. Th is recommendation fol lows an appeal submitted on !\fay 30. 2018 simultaneously with a Freedom of Information .'\ct ( FOIA) request addressee! to the City Attorney. By ktter dated i'vlay 21. 2018. Appellant was in frnmcd that its license appl icarion was denied because of its score ancl rank . having received a score or :'0 out or I on. Appellant \\"US informed that this score eliminated the possibility ot·scoring in the top twenty applicants. Appellant was also informed that ir had tht· right to appeal the denial within 14 (fourteen) clays of tile le!ie1_.s date by \\Titten statement with grounds rur appeal. \·Vith the !\·lay 21 ktter. Appe[J,1111 was provided a copy or the Cirr of Lansing Pm 1·isiuni11g Cenrer No11ki11g sheet. On the document. appellant is able to view the total possible points. its attained points, and short insight statements The largest defiL:icnt categories ot" i\ppellant\ scoring indicate that under Tan~ible Capital 111\"estmern Appellant earned a 6 m1 t or possible 15: and a 6 out pf I 0 in Lmrance and E\.it on Main .~JJS:els CtL·. i\ppcllant :-;tatc.·s in it:i Notice or !\ppeal of Application baluation that it \\'as eliminated from the pos:-;i bility Pl. licensun.: and its appli(·ation denied . .:\ppellant stated .. [t]hc scored numbers and the proposed Sl.'tlring insights were nol i11clic,1ti vc of the application materials submitted."·! The appea l request also rd"..:rcnccd a l-01:\ request i11 \':hich Appellant requested --city of Lan sing ~lWing guidelines. scnring criteria. Setlring ..:·\aluations. note~. [andJ insights(. re 'SC:'c' l3ni:.:.: F. Rt>,;c·nth;il & RPl.'•.'ri .-\ l'ica11,1. N11 r11 t-Cl!· .-\l1i'l: .. .\I. ()I-.-\i'i'! IC'·\ /!Ci'-E\'.\i.l .-\Ti',,, 1:, 1;1. 111\1 :\ l:i!f.1'i!\1, C;:' ITR l'u' l. \'-Sl'-l' Cn', 01w1 '-.\'.!. ~ Si-<. r!11·, i .>rH1_1, 1 \b, .>1.i. 2(1 Is L : .).£'<' llruL·c F. i{PsL·rnli;il & Rl1ba1 .·\ Fican". Fl·:l:·!-1\i 1\! 11;-1 1--;F<"•R\t.YTJn~" .V·T 1 FC1J .-\-R i'1.1!. l-'-I 1 r\!;1\ -;11_21l iS ) -41- No further docu111e11tatio11 was provided to I !caring Officer for re\ iew in this matter. APPLICABLE LA\\' & REASONING The issue is whether Appellanr"s score and rank for a Provisioning Ct'nter License for the City of Lansing was erroneously calculated resulting in license application denial. lt is not enough for an appellant lo "simply announce a position or assert an error[.r-' Thus leaving rhe overseer of appeal tli "di sc<wcr and rationalize the basis for his cl aims. or unravel and clabor;:Hc for him his argu111e11ts. and then search Cor authority to either susrain or reject his position .. ; .. Failurc to brief a question on appeal is tantamoum to abandoning it. .. ~ Here. Appelhmt has not provided an :irticul:1blc reason why clocumentation prO\·ided should han:: been sufficient or why its score is inaccurate. Appellant instead submitted a FO!A request for materials that arc a'ailablc since the moment of applic.1tion and prior.'' Appellant·s strongest deficient areas \\·ere not addressed in this appeal. no additional docurncnt~Hio11 was submitted. 11or were arguments made for why the documents originally provided should have been sufficient. Thus. this Hearing Ortlccr is f<.irced to conclude Appdlant has abandoned its argument on thi s appeal. .· CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasom. it is recommended that Appellant ·s application for a provisioning ccmcr license remain denied. 'Sec' l\:,1pk ". 1-\.,··•orh:ian. 2-+~ :vl1 c·h. :\i'i'· .;7·'· .iS9 (.20tJ [ J. ' !J Respectfull y Submilled. ~4~---H i laryc(f B-arnarcL l lea ring 0 fficer •... ..-_:·. :: :. .. ·. Id I cit lfl!,' \I ilchain , .. I letr .. 1j t. 3:':' .\I 1ch ! ·"2. 21.l i 3 1 I 9:''! 1: Ye'<' ,;/su I lc1uglllt111 t:.\ rel foirn-;011 1. Kc~lkr::i5b ( .. :\I i..:h .. .\ l'P .i _)11. _l_i'J--HI < 21i()_i1: l-k11Jc·r,;c111 ··:. :\ i 1ch. Dept. o!· I rt:;i,; . .1117 \I ich .. -\Pi'· I . 2 _,_:;A i 2D i-+ 1. , _ _, ·.Scoring guickli11.:" ila \C bcrn ;11;1ilabk 1·i:1 thc City of l.a1hi11 g \\el>,ite .-\ppc'll•lnt j,, ;ti;,, i1111u;;,c:.;,;illll z;(ihnutt:~ c1n ,c,1ri11g and noted in :<1g!Hs. I! :;lmuid alsi' bL· 111.itc:d 1iiat th·.: dcc i,i1_i11.; 011 and the 'IJ'['r<.>pri<1!e :ic«>rc: til·l~.<FofA: rc•q11e;,t i,; 11nt \\'ill1111 tiic }1llJ'\"iL0 \I" (1 f 1his 'li'f'eal ()llj' the· r11n·ie\'. (>(tll!.i f-k <Hing Ui"lic·~T. c-::. --·· · 111 rc·\iC\1i11g ,.1rigin<il mate1·i;ds ,;ubmittt:d o,•:ith ap11Ji catio11. ii appe<1r' th;1l th11ugh .-\11pc-JJ;111t nr(l\tJ-.:d ~~.".".; G::; dLKlllllent<lllL'l1 ll 1'.·<1 ,; 11Lll s111"1i,·ie11t i11 detail cir 111 hrc«dtlt lei mnit <1 ltigh.:r ,;c,,rc· i111he cat::g.,nc:1 .. \t l1c:.~.t;:,i1 l''>ifir ,,r l\\·(1 could bL· ;·i!l t'Catcd but .-\ppclianr",; :ii.:t11·L· ·,1ill :<li!I he 1'"' 1,m· ll' au:1in n tnp 2(1 !t11·en11·1 -.core:. .. .. · -42- .. ·. l.' Exhibit ''6'' : ~ '• '"'! ~:·:~. 1-.:,:-· -.. --·-- • • ... ,J ~'. ~--: : . · .. ~: : : .. :..~ ;-···. 'l ,,,• ,-~-~---: ~ ;': .. J'..~ ... . ·~·--- -~ -:·~-' ·-. .. .. ..... , ...... , --·• ~ I l .-·-. . . -. ,~ fii ·.~~ \ __ . -43- June 18, 2018 Taghrid Mansoor 2088 Edgestone Sterling Heights , Ml 48314 Dear Provisioning Center Applicant, Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk i ·~-.. C--' r .) ·-· .... , -·, I .-·-· .......... , . ._, I have reviewed the report and recommendation of the hearing officer on your appeal of the Scoring and Ranking denial of your application to operate a Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center in the City of Lansing at 1202 S Washington Ave. I have determined your appeal is denied. You have the right to appeal this denial of licensure to the Medical Marihuana Commission within thirty (30) days of the date of this letter by filing a written statement to the Commission with the City Clerk's Office. The Commission 's review of an appeal shall not be de nova. 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. Chapter 1300 provides that should the applicant not receive a license, one-half the application fee shall be returned. This refund will be processed after all appeals are exhausted. If you have begun business operations pursuant to State Emergency Rule 19 and Executive Order 2017- 02, you must cease operations. Operations may resume only if your appeal is granted and the requirements of the temporary operation are satisfied. Sincerely. Chris Swope. CMMC City Clerk cc: M. Yankowski. Lansing Police Chief J. Smiertka, Lansing City Attorney Lansing City Cierk s Office Ninth Floor. Ciiy Hall. 124 W rvi·~h ;~,n Ave . Lansing Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131-44-'-377-0068 FAX wwvv lansinami aoviclerk city clerk@lansingmi.gov Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk Scoring & Ranking Timeline TNT Industries LLC 1825 E Michigan Avenue Lansing, Ml 48912 December 15, 2017 -Application submitted December 21, 2017 -Department Review of Applications Begins May 18, 2018 -Scoring & Ranking Denial Letter Sent.. ........................ 1 May 31, 2018 -Request for Hearing Officer Appeal submitted ................. 6 June 6, 2018 -Appeal to Hearing Officer June 14, 2018 -Hearing Officer Denial ............................................ 10 June 18, 2018 -Hearing Officer Denial Letter Sent. ............................. 12 July 10, 2018 -Appeal submitted .................................................... 15 Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W Michigan Ave, Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 517-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerk city.clerk@lansingmi.gov Biehler, Deb From: Sent: To: Chris Swope <No-Reply@stamps.com> Friday, May 18, 2018 12:44 PM Biehler, Deb Subject: Chris Swope has sent you a package This message was sent to you at the request of Chris Swope, to notify you that they have shipped a package to you. For details about your shipment or to track your package, please refer to the information below. Shipment Details Shipped To: TNT Industries LLC c/o Raman H Sagmani 4315 Willow Creek Dr Troy Ml 48085-5727 Mailing 5/18/2018 Date: Est. Delivery: 2 days Service: Priority Mail (R) Signature: Not Required Tracking: 9405511699000295361148 The shipment information contained in this email is provided by Stamps.com. For questions about this package, please contact Chris Swope or the U.S. Postal Service. Easily print USPS shipping labels from your PC or Mac. At Stamps.com, our goal is to simplify shipping so you can focus on your business. Get started at www.stamps.com . L---------------------·---------·-----·-·----------·-----·--~.:.-----··-------···_:_·-·~-·_:_---··-- -1- i ! I I I I May 18, 2018 TNT Industries LLC c/o Raman Sagmani 4315 Willow Creek Dr Troy, Michigan 48085 Dear Provisioning Center Applicant, Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk The Lansing City Ordinance section 1300.6 discusses Provisioning Center license application evaluation. Your score of 42 out of 100 eliminates the possibility of scoring in the top twenty. Therefore, your application for licensure is denied. Attached are your sub-scores based on the criteria posted on https://lansingmi.gov/1637 /Medical-Marijuana and a brief summary of determining factors for each sub-score. You will not be selected to receive a Provisioning Center license in the City of Lansing for the proposed business at 1825 E Michigan Ave. You have the right to appeal this denial of licensure within 14 days of the date of this letter by filing with the City Clerk's Office a written statement setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal pursuant to Chapter 1300.15(c). Please note that initial appeals are referred to a hearing officer appointed by the City Clerk who will review the appeal and information submitted by the City Clerk. The hearing officer will consider the information and make a recommendation to the City Clerk, who will make a decision on the appeal. To encourage efficiency, appeals will be conducted as a paper hearing without oral presentation. Please ensure that you include all information in your written appeal that you would like the hearing officer to consider. Appeals are limited to materials provided during the application process. No new application material will be considered on appeal. Chapter 1300 provides that should the applicant not receive a license, one-half the application fee shall be returned. This refund will be processed after all appeals are exhausted. Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W Michigan Ave, Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 517-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerk r.ity.clerk@lansingmi.gov -2- If you have begun business operations pursuant to State Emergency Rule 19 and Executive Order 2017-02, you must cease operations. Operations may resume only if your appeal is granted and the requirements of the temporary operation are satisfied . Sincerely, Chris Swope, Master Municipal Clerk Lansing City Clerk CC: City of Lansing Law Department Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W Michigan Ave, Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 517-377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/clerk city.clerk@lansingmi.gov -3- City of Lansing Provisioning Center Scoring Applicant Name Applicant Address Marketing, Advertlslna •nd Promotion T•n1lble Capita! Investment In the City of l•nslnc (Investment In •ppllc.nts other provisfonln& centers wH not Included In score) Job Crntion Flnandal Structure and Flnanclnr Plans to lnterrate Fadllry with Other Establishments Charitable Plans and Strate1ies Number of Jobs at the Provlslonln1 Center Ute&OJY Thresholds: 1 = < 6 Jobs, lnsuffident details:; 2 :s < 6 Jobs, sufficient de:talls; 3 :i: 6 jobs, sufficient detalls; 4 = > 6 Jobs insufficient details; 5 = > 6 Jobs, suffident/&ood details. Amount 11nd Type of CompenSilldon (PC} Totail Pos.slble IN:!TR Points IES TNT INDUSTRIES 15 MICHIGA 1825 E. MIOUGAN AVE. Scoring Insights Applh::ant provides mukeling, advertlslni:, p1omo1lon, and minor mlnimiutlcm examples (e.g., will anonymity and take all plauslble meuurcs to detract from lmput and adversity to minors, ace restricted website, no cartoon ngures). Lacks an optimal amount or ccneral markctinc, adverlislng, and promotion eumples and details. Applicant Indicates they h;r,ve a 2-yeu lease for the pre-exlstlnc provisioning center at 1825 E. Ml Ave. paylnc $2,500/month In rent. All products will be acqulre:d from local cultivators and production flcUitle:s and will seek subsequent llcensure: for grower and processing operallons In Lansing. Lacks provblonln1 center ownership and an optlmal amount of tang Ible capltal Investment. Appllcant only indicates 8 -10 Jobs wlll be created at the: provlslonlna: center durlnc yur 1. Discusses employee performance review, local hlrin1, and work hours. Lacks sufficient detall and falls short of an optimal number of Jobs. Appncant 1na1cates tney wm runa startup cons (not specified) larcely through lnltlal capita I Investment, provides ii purchue/lilnd contrilcl for ii property at 4315 Willow Creek Drive In Troy, Ml (paid SllOKJ and property tu documentation lndlc.atln1 the property Is valued ill $118,550. However, appllcant does not provide ilhY proof of net worth or liquid assets -~ . 1'4,....., ·•-..,ill~ ... Appllcant Indicates all products will be acquired from local cultivators and production facllllles ilnd wUI seek subsequent llcensure for 1rower and processlnc operations In lanslne. but does not specify the slze of the facilltles (I.e., bulldlne sli:e or number of plants). such activities as cle.nup days and nel1hborhood watches (doesn't ilctual/y say they will do this), pled1es to donilte to vulous nel1tlborhood and community 1roups (no example(s} provided), ilnd says ill! full-time employees wlll be 1iven the opportunity lo volunteer and be pi1ld up to 8 hours per month ·---. Applicant lndlc•tes 8 -10 jobs will be created at the provi~onln1 center durinr yur 1. DIKusses employee performance review, local hlrlnc, and work hours. lacks sufficient details. Appllc.ant Indicates all PC employees wUI urn at lent $15.SO per hour but provides insufficient additional details. -4- City of Lansing Provisioning Center Scoring Total Possible TNT Applicant Name Points INOUSTR TNT INDUSTRIES IES __ __, c. Applicant Address -MIOUGA 1825 E. MIOflGAN AVE. ····--Scoring Insights Percent of Employees Earnlnc At lust $JS/Hour) (PC) 3 3 Appllcant indicates all provlslonlna center employees will earn at least SlS.50/hour. Projected Annu•I Budcet and Revenue (PC) Appllcant provides detalled projected <1nnual 2 2 budeet and revenue dat;a (e.c .• Sl.01 million in total expenses and $1.38 mllllon In total revenues In year 11 that are understandable. Applicant does not provide complete litlgaUon Suffldent Flnanclel AesourCl!s compllance verification forms for all key team s 0 membe:rs. Applicant doe:s not provide any proof of net worth or llquld assets of at least SlOOK, or how startup costs will be covered. Applltant provides business experience for only Business Experience one key tum member lndlcatlnc one yeu of s 1 provisioning center experience and six yeus of addltlonal work experience (llquor Industry and towinc business). Content and Sufficiency of Information; ProfessJon•llsm of submitted s s Buslneu pl<m has table of contents; 1ood documentation lncludln1 deu labellng of content required Items Bufferlnc between residential zoned arus s 0 none and establishment Increased trarfic on side streets will be 5 0 Can enter from Recent or Michigan scored lower Entrance and exit on main streets, Poor Security Plan; clcise to street with adequate parklnc not on resldentlal 10 3 undefined entrance/exit streets. Quality of Security Plan Plan to meet with neichborhood 1 0 no plan orcanlzatlons, Improvements made or proposed to bulldin& 3 0 None proposed Plan to mlnimitr/ellmlnate traffic 1 1 traffic plan Plan to mlnimize/ellmlnate noise 2 0 no noise plan Plan to mlniml1e/ellmlnate odor 3 0 no odor plan LPO Complaints 4 2 1larceny,1 B&E, 1 SUlplcious situation, 1 suspicious vehicle Demo of Regulatory Compliance 4 2 no law. history, 1rass and trash fine Utl1atlon History 2 2 clear history 100 TotalSCore 42 -5- May 30. 2018 Mr. Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk BRUCE F. ROSENTHAL, ESQ. ROBERT A. FICANO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 430 l ORCHARD LAKE ROAD SUITE 180, PMB 116 WEST BLOOMFIELD. MI 48323 (248) 464-9803 PHONE (248) 430-0805 FAX Emai I: bruce.rosenthal@att.net Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall 124 W. Michigan Ave. Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 Ci Iv .clerk@.lansingmi .gov Re: Notice of Appeal -Application Evaluation 1825 E. Michigan Ave. NOTICE OF APPEAL OF APPLICATION EVALUATION FOR PROVISIONING CENTER PER LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 ··..:-· ::_ ·'; •:.':::~ ·---··· :.··. .. ' "°·-1 Please accept this Notice of Appeal of their Application Evaluation on behalf of TNT Industries. LLC doing business as Capital Wellness -1825 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing MI. --·-·-·· r-·t ... ! ;. ______ : The Lansing City Clerk's Office notified Mr. Ray Sagmani of Capital Wellness on May 18. 2018 that due to your score TNT Industries. LLC was eliminated from the possibility of licensure and denied their application. This letter (filed within 14 days of Notice by the Lansing City Clerk's Office) is based upon the accuracy and standard by which the proposed scoring system was applied to TNT Industries, LLC. The scored numbers and the proposed scoring insights were not indicative of the application materials submitted. Attached to this Notice of Appeal you will find our Freedom of Information Request to the City of Lansing seeking all scoring conclusions, adaptations, notes, systems and scoring criteria for TNT Industries. LLC and all other Provisioning Center Applicants. -6- Thank you for your attention to these matters and we will await your response to the FOIA requests and preserve our Appellate time. Very truly yours. ...... c:·· . . . ------.-..:_--:::.:._ Bruce F. Rosenthal, Esq ··-. I \ \ ) . . . ,• ~ .... ~. . ... -' . '-" (' ' . . --- Robe11 A. Ficano, Esq . 2 -7- BRUCE F. ROSENTHAL, ESQ. May 30, 2018 FOIA Coordinator Ms. Amanda O'Boyle Assistant City Attorney 124 W. Michigan Ave. Fifth Floor Lansing. MI 48933 ROBERT A. FICANO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 4301 ORCHARD LAKE ROAD SUITE 180, PMB 116 WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48323 (248) 464-9803 PHONE (248) 430-0805 FAX Email: bruce .rosenthal(cv,att.net FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA-REQUEST) FO I A. Request!@Lansingmi.gov Fax No. 517-483-4018 Re: 1825 E. Michigan Ave . Lansing, MI 48912 Dear Ms. O'Boyle. ·~ ; ··• .... 1 ••• ~ .., .... -'l ,_ CJ ,...... '•·-J i7i ..... j Please be advised that Robert A. Ficano and I represent TNT Industries, LLC and Mr. Raman Sagmani with respect to their Provisioning Center Application located at 1825 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. MI 48912. Under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act we are requesting any and alt copies of the City of Lansing scoring guidelines, scoring criteria. scoring evaluations, notes, insights, reviewers and all items contained in TNT Industries. LLC (Capital Wellness) scoring file . We are also hereby requesting all criteria. evaluations, scoring insights and total points issued for all Provisioning Center Applications submitted to the City of Lansing . This FOIA Request is from December IS, 2017 through May 31, 2018. Please notify me of any costs or fees associated with this FOIA request and they will be paid . [n addition if there is a denial of any part of this FOIA request please notify my office, or my cell phone at 248-464-9803 or e-mail at bruce.rosenthal@att.net Thank you for your attention to this matter and your anticipated cooperation is greatly appreciated. -8- cc: Robert A. Ficano, Esq. Mr. Raman Sagmani -9- Very truly yours, ..---... Bruce F. Rosenthal, Esq. · .. !'') .. , .•. : ·' ,.··. ···· .. ') = .~.·.) :-.::·i Hilary !Vl Barnard Attorney at Law In Re: TNT Industries, LLC CITY OF LANSING HEARING OFFICER DECISION RECOMMENDATION Provisioning Center License Scoring and Ranking Denial This decision is remitted to the Clerk of the City of Lansing by Hearing Officer, Hilary M. Barnard , Esq., having been read and informed on the issues recommends that in regard to TNT INDUSTRIES, LLC and its license application for a Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center that the application remain denied . FACTS TNT INDUSTRIES, LLC ("Appellant") submitted an application to the City of Lansing to operate a Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center within the city limits. On or about February 2 I, 2018 Appellant's application was denied. Appellant then appealed on February 22, 2018 and submitted additional documentation on or about April 6, 2018. This recommendation follows an appeal received on May 3 I, 2018 simultaneously with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request addressed to the City Attorney. By letter dated May 18, 2018, Appellant was informed that its license application was denied because of its score and rank, having received a score of 42 out of I 00. Appellant was informed that this score eliminated the possibility of scoring in the top twenty applicants. Appellant was also informed that it had the right to appeal the denial within 14 (fourteen) days of the letter's date by written statement with grounds for appeal. With the May 18 letter, Appellant was provided a copy of the City of Lansing Provisioning Center Ranking sheet. On the document, appellant is able to view the total possible points, its attained points, and short insight statements The largest deficient categories of Appellant's scoring indicate that under Tangible Capital Investment Appellant earned a 9 out of possible 15; Sufficient Financial Resources with a 0 out of 5; and 3 out of I 0 in Entrance and Exit on Main Streets etc. Appellant states in its Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation that it was eliminated from the possibility of licensure and its application denied. Appellant stated "[t]he scored numbers and the proposed scoring insights were not indicative of the application materials submitted."1 The appeal request also referenced a FOIA request in which Appellant requested "City of Lansing scoring guidelines, scoring criteria, scoring evaluations, notes, [and] insights[.]"2 I See Bruce F. Rosenthal & Robert A Ficano, NOTICE OF APPEAL OF APPLICATION EVALUATION FOR PROVISIONING CENTER PER LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 (May 30, 2018). 2 See Bruce F. Rosenthal, FREEDOM OF I INFORMATION ACT (FOIA-REQUEST) (May 30,2018). L'flilary M. Barnard Attorney at Law No further documentation was provided to Hearing Officer for review in this matter. APPLICABLE LAW & REASONING The issue is whether Appellant's score and rank for a Provisioning Center License for the City of Lansing was erroneously calculated resulting in license application denial. It is not enough for an appellant to "simply announce a position or assert an error[.]"3 Thus leaving the overseer of appeal to "discover and rationalize the basis for his claims, or unravel and elaborate for him his arguments, and then search for authority to either sustain or reject his position. "4 "Failure to brief a question on appeal is tantamount to abandoning it. "5 Here, Appellant has not provided an articulable reason why documentation provided should have been sufficient or why its score is inaccurate. Appellant instead submitted a FOIA request for materials that are available since the moment of application and prior.6 Appellant's strongest deficient areas were not addressed in this appeal, no additional documentation was submitted, nor were arguments made for why the documents originally provided should have been sufficient. Thus, this Hearing Officer is forced to conclude Appellant has abandoned its argument on this appeal.7 CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, it is recommended that Appellant's application for a provisioning center license remain denied. 3 See People v. Kevorkian, 248 Mich. App. 373, 389 (2001). 4 Id. Respectfully Submitted, 5 Id. (citing Mitcham v. Detroit, 355 Mich. 182, 2013 ( 1959); see also Houghton ex rel. Johnson v. Keller, 256 Mich. App. 336, 339-40 (2003); Henderson v. Mich. Dept. of Treas., 307 Mich. App. I, 23-24 (2014). 6 Scoring guidelines have been available via the City of Lansing website. Appel I ant is also in possession of its notes on scoring and noted insights. It should also be noted that the decisions on and the appropriate scope of the FOJA request is not within the purview of this appeal nor the purview of this Hearing Officer. 7 In reviewing original materials submitted with application, it appears that though Appellant provided documentation it was not sufficient in detail or in breadth to merit a higher score in the categories. From insight statements and document review it does not appear that the deficient categories could be allocated any more points than already given. Deficiencies in the application are noted in the scoring insight statements and documentation or argument to refute the respective scores could have been provided but was not. Page 2 of2 -11- stamps endicia Shipping Label Receipt Delivery Confirmation™ Service Number: 9405 5116 9900 0088 1271 59 Priority Mail 2-DAY with USPS TRACKING#* Electronic Service Fee: $0.000 Total Postage and Fees: $6.35 Weight: 1 oz Print Date: 06/1812018 Mailing Date:OS/18/2018 From: Chris Swope To: Lansing City Clerk's Office 124 W Michigan Ave Floor 9 Lansing Ml 48933 TNT Industries LLC c/o Raman H Sagmani 4315 Willow Creek Dr Troy Ml48085-5727 USPS Postmark Here "ReglJar Priority Mail 2-DAY Service postage rates apply. There is no fee for Delivery Continnation"" service on Priority Meil services with use of this eledronic shipping label. Postmarl< required if fee refund requested. Delivery information is not available by phone for the electronic option Instructions: 1. Adhere shipping label to package with tape or glue -DO NOT TAPE OVER BARCODE. Be sure all edges are secured. Self-adhesive label is recommended. 2. Place the label so it does not wrap around the edge of the package. 3. This package may be deposited in any cdlection box. handed to your mail carrier, or presented to a clerk at your local Post Office. 4. Each confirmation number is unique and can be used only once - DO NOT PHOTOCOPY. 5. You must mail this package on the "mail date" that is specified on this label. -12- June 18, 2018 TNT Industries LLC c!o Raman H Sagn:iani 4315 Willow Creek Dr Troy, Michigan 48085 Dear Applicant, Chris Swope Lansing City Clerk I have reviewed the report and recommendation of the hearing officer on your appeal of the Scoring and Ranking denial of your application to operate a Medical Marihuana Provisioning Center in the City of Lansing at 1825 E Michigan Avenue. I have determined your appeal is denied. You have the right to appeal this denial of licensure to the Medical Marihuana Commission within thirty (30) days of the date of this letter by filing a written statement to the Commission with the City Clerk's Office. The Commission's review of an appeal shall not be de nova. 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. Chapter 1300 provides that should the applicant not receive a license, one- half the application fee shall be returned. This refund will be processed after all appeals are exhausted. Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 _ 13_377-0068 FAX www.lansinqmi.gov/clerl, ..... 1.clerk@lansinomi.oov If you have begun business operations pursuant to State Emergency Rule 19 and Executive Order 2017-02, you must cease operations. Operations may resume only if your appeal is granted and the requirements of the temporary operation are satisfied. Sincerely, Chris Swope, MMC Lansing City Clerk cc: M. Yankowski, Lansing Police Chief J . Smiertka, Lansing City Attorney Lansing City Clerk's Office Ninth Floor, City Hall, 124 W . Michiqan Ave., Lansing, Ml 48933-1695 517-483-4131 -14_377-0068 FAX www.lansingmi.gov/cler" vllf.clerk@lansingmi.gov Chris Swope, CMMC/CMC Lansing City Clerk From: Bruce Rosenthal <bruce.rosenthal@att.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 8:31 AM To: Swope, Chris <Chris.Swope@lansingmi.gov> Cc: Yankowski, Michael <Michael.Yankowski@lansingmi.gov>; Biehler, Deb <Deb.Biehler@lansingmi.gov>; Jackson, Brian <Brianjackson@lansingmi.gov>; CityAtty <CityAtty@lansingmi.gov>; Abood, Joseph <Joseph.Abood@lansingmi.gov>; O'Boyle, Amanda <Amanda.O'Boyle@lansingmi.gov>; Robert Ficano <robertficano@aol.com>; Ray Sagmani <rsagmani@comcast.net>; Amy Sagmani <amysagmani@yahoo.com> Subject: TNT Industries LLC (Capital Wellness) Appeal to the City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission for Application Scoring Dear Mr. Swope, Attached please find for filing our Appellate Materials to the City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission for TNT Industries LLC (Capital Wellness) located at 1825 E Washington Ave ., Lansing, Ml 48910, for the arbitrary and capacious scoring of the facility of a 42 point score pursuant to your denial letter dated June 18, 2018. These Appellate Materials attached to this e-mail shall be made part of the record and part of our submissions. Please notify us of the date and time of our hearing before the Medical Marihuana Commission . Bruce Rosenthal, PLLC 4301 Orchard Lake Road Suite 180, PMB 116 West Bloomfield, Ml 48323 Office Phone: 248-430-0804 Office Fax: 248-432-7644 Cell Phone: 248-464-9803 E-mail: b ruce. rosenthal@att.net -15- TNT INDUSTRlES, LLC (CAPlTAL WELLNESS) APPEAL OF LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 APPL.I CATION EVALUATION APPEAL TO iYIEDICAL lVIARIHUANA COMlVIISSION lVIARIHUANA PROVISIONING CENTER Submitted by, Robert A. Ficano. Esq. and Bruce f. Rosenthal, Esq. I·-:> -· ('::: .· .. .. .. r .... . ··- j ..• ,._._ .. c.:· ., ..~-- ----_ ..• . ~~ .... I 1::-··.:: i ':I •... : ( .. ) "·-~ -16- TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Table of Contents 2 Index of Exhibits 3 Statement of [ssues Pr·esented 4 l. fntroduction 5 2. Statement of Facts 5 3. Scoring Categories 6 Law and Argument 8 Requested Relief 9 ... ; .. -· ,.•· .--. .. ' ... , ... ' ' ' : ·-, -· .. , .. ,. ·-· ' ' .. ,., ·-.. '· .. ,•"' : .. ··; _. .. ,• ' 2 r -17- INDEX OF EXHIBITS Exhibit 1 -Email from Lansing City Clerk, Provisioning Center Application Evaluation-Score 42 Exhibit 2 -TNT Industries, LLC (Capital \Vellness) Freedom of Information Act Request from attorneys Robert A. Ficano and Bruce F. Rosenthal dated Nlay 31, 2018 Exhibit 3 -Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation Dated May 31, 2018 Exhibit 4 -Letter from [Vis. Amanda O' Boyle of the Lansing City Attorney's Office dated June 8, 2018 denying our Freedom of Information Request Exhibit 5 -Letter from Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope dated June 18, 2018 confirming denial of the Scoring and Ranking of TNT Industries, LLC (Capital \Vellness) application to operate a l\lledical l\llarihuana Provisioning Center on the City of Lansing, at at 1825 E. f\1ichigan A vc. Thirty day right to appeal from the date of this letter. 3 -18- " ~-.· ' .. ..... ~ f j .... ·• .. ..• .. --: : c:; -· .. '" ,-. c .. ~:- '-. ... : i i .. ,. --'" .. .. : ; i ... ST A TEMENT OF £SSlJES PRESENTED 1. \VAS THE LANSING ClTY CLF~RK 'S DECfSION SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, TVfATERIAL, and SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE? Appellant AnS\Ver: No 2. SHOULD THIS corvtrvIISSION REVERSE TI-IE LANSING CITY CLERK'S DECISION TO DENY APPELLANT'S APPLICATION BASED UPON AN ARfBITRARY SCORING SYSTEM? Appellant /\ns\ver: Yes l .... .... • .. ::".! ... r -··-: .. ---.. . -.. -· c:· .. : ; .... .. •' : -----·---·• ···-.. ··-: --··-·· -i : r r " ·' .. ''"~·!· ... 4 -19- : " [) Introduction This Appeal i1wnl\·es the arbirrar~' scoring by the Lansing City Clerk's office ofa local business that has bt:l'll l)pcrating in the City of Lansing under ;-vlichigan Law as a licensed carcgi\ er center under the ~v!ichigan \fcdic·nl \!arilrnana Act. On nr about [\fay 18. 2018 i\ppellanr's Application \Vas denied bused upon a score of their application materials ot"42 out of 100 The !-!earing Officer in this rnctlkr confirmed the City Clerk·s [kcision as our Freedom or [nt(1rmatic111 Act request was pending. As discussed below Arbitrary Scoring Numbers were used by the evaluators in determination or the !\ppcllanf s scure of 42 points. Appellant has rhcrcfnrc likd the instant Appeal as its only m·(·nuc to seek re\ iew of its status in the City of Lansing and requests this Commission tu reverse the City Clerk·s decision due to lack of competent material ~mcl substantiq; e\·icknce. ff) Statement of Facts i\ .. "\ppdlanl · s i\ll\JPC Application Appcll:.i11L T~T Industries. U .C 1··Capiial \\"cllnc:=;s".l has opcrnt..:d as a licensed carcgi\\.'r under the \!ichigan \kdical [\[arihuana _.\cl al l 825 r:. f\,fichigan ,:\ \c .. Lansing.\,!! -+89 I U Capital Dank timd: tikcl its a11plicati<.1n J'(ir a \!\!PC licenst.' \\ irh the City n!" Lansing un Lkccrnb(T 1-L 2017. Said ctpplicatiur1 \\as tlkd in u thrc·..: ring binckr \\ith Scctions A-Y and all 1::·: .. the Lansi11g City Ckrk. ....,. ' ' . 5 .... -·· ·· .... -20- 011 nr about \lay l S. 20 IS .-\ppclla11t rccei' ed a kt1er'e111<1i! frurn Chris S"ope. Lansing Cit' Clerk slating the folilnving: .. The Lansing City Ordinance sectiPn 1300.6 discusses Provisioning Ce11ter License Applicatio11 J:::, aluatio11. '{our score ul' ..J.2 l1Lll uf l 00 eliminates the possibility of scuring in the top t\venty. Therefore. your application l(ir liccnsurc is denied ... i\ppcllant \Vas unable to make contact 'vith the Lansing City Clerk !'or cktcrminatiun and criteria for tl11:.· scores presented s<.1 they fikd a Freedom of lnfr1rmation Act Request \Vi th the Lansing City Attorney·s Ol'fice 'vhich \\'as denied. We are ldt with arbitrary and capricious standard or scuring \\ ithout C:\planali(ln tu this Appellant. UI Scoring Categories/Points/Insight 1\ l Tangible Capital lnvestrncnt Possibk Points-l :' Score- Insight-Lacks prnvisiuning c(·mcr ownership and uptimal amount of capital in,cst1rn:nt Bl .lob Creation Pn~sibk l"uints-:' lnsiL!l11-Lacks sufficient detail and Lill::; shon nt' Gil ontirnal number Lil· jobs -' . 1~ ••. ) ... -- " c:: 6 c ; ·--:~i !"' -' . -· : ' .. ....... " -21- i. •. --· Cl Financial Structure and Financing Possible Priints-_i Sc on> 0 lnsight-Nu proof of net worth 01· liquid assds ot m kast S l 00.0UU [))Charitable Plans and Strategies Possible:: Points--+ Score- Insight-Dl)CS not say \\·hat volunteer work is E) Sufficicl1l Financial Resources Possible Pnints-5 Score-(l Insight-Nu proof of net worth o!"SJUU.000 r) Buffering bet ween Residential ZllllCS and 1-:stablishmcnl Pussible Points-5 Score-0 lnsight-None [:)Increase Trntlic on Side Streets [\1ssibk puints-5 Seu re-() Insight-Cm en ter Crom Regc!1l lW \[ichigan 7 -22- " ·: ,-. r:·, ,_-·-·. r····· :· ··1 ... ". C · c .. ~.: ........ : (i l F·:ntra111..·c and exit nn main streets. a(kquatc parking. security plun Possible points-10 Score-, _, [nsig.ht-Close to street rin unddincd entrance Hi lmpn._i\·crnent mack or Propl)Scd to 8uilding Possible Points-3 Score-(J Insight-None proposed l J Plan to minimize odor Possible Points-3 Score-0 f nsight-NO odor plan .I J l.f>U Complaints Possible Points-..+ Score-Cl Insight-larceny. H&E suspiciuus situation I' l Lkmo uf Regulatory Ct)mpliance PL1ssibk Points-..+ Score-. .., Insight-\J.:1 ta.\ histnr;. grns:; trash tine 8 -23- ;·.,1 .=~ ... ', " ~:·_;: .. .. . t:-_:; --·-·-~·· There arc a number or additional categories which \\ere ::;con . .:d \Vithoul suC!icicnt basis and it is ,·\ppcllanfs belief without Cull rcvic\\' oflheir Applicariun i\faterials as cvic.kncecl by the' insight corn11ic·nts. !he reason !(Jr Appellant's FOIL\ request \\tis to l1brnin all inl'ormation reviewed by the Citv Clerk's Oi'lice in making their cletermination including but not limited wall scuring guidelines. criteria. evaluation. notes. re\ iC\\Crs ~rnd all items contained in i\ppellant·s scoring file. \Ve furthc1· requested all criteria used in Prcl\ isiuning Center Applications submitted to the City uC Lansing. and were denied. It is Appellant's counsel belief that all oCthe information requested in our Freedom or' Information request shuuld be provided to Appell<tnt but \Vas IV Arguments .'\J St.:rndard of fZeview The applicable Standard for Re\·ie\\ is whdher the Lansing City Ckrl.;' s dccisicii\-is c-~j , __ .., 1.:.:.: support1..'d by competent. mat.:.:rial and substamial eviclencc 011 the record. and representfthc c:,, . ' . ... .. ·-~ reaslll1abk e.\crcisc of the Buarc!·s discrcrion . --Substantial E\·idencc·· is c\·idcncc that a reasonable pcrSllll \vould accept as sudicicnt tu supporr a conclusion. Ecl,\·ard C. Le\::JJ:~,' !he Cit~· Clerk m~ide his scnring dctcrminatiun tu den~ .-\ppcllant·s _,\pplication bas..:·cl 9 -24- ,. ··: ; : j c : substantial('\ idcncc cnntainccl within the applicatiun materials_ \Vhcn requests t\) the: City l!f Lansing for facts and evidence (lf thi:. ''hu. \\haL \\hen, "here and why ul"the sc,1ring C\<iluations the ciry·s rcsp(1nsc \\l!S improperly-··Request Denied··_ This is in compkle 'il1latil1n of tilt Fcckrnl and Tvlichig.a11 Fn::cdom ot" [nllJrmation Acts. The best conclusion anyone reviewing this issue can take is that \\C don·t know \\·hat criteria 'vas used lo determine the Appellant·s score. This is not a sufficient standard l(1r the: parties Lo be provided with_ V Requested Relief It is ckar in this case that !\ppellant"s Application \Vas 'vrongfully denied <l!ld that it has 1H1,,-been unfairly required to close irs business and its ability to operate. This denial and ihe arbi trnry scoring. rcsul ts arc clear! y inappropriate_ \VHEREFORE. Appellant respectfully requests that this Commission l•rdcr the Ciry or l .ansing to revc:rse its decision and allcl\\ Appellant to re-open its facility . Respectfully submiLttcL ,-·- . ·-..... ··-·· ·-~-.:..:.-·· l:lruce F. Roscrnlwl ,·-, r. .... ; .- I - 10 -25- PROOF OF SERVICE j Th~ ~ign~~~;hat a ~;;;fthe"f~7e-;~in';i7,st;ume~t .,.~-se~ed upon ail ~-;.i~-t; th";";bo-;~ c~use to e~, l. attorneys of record herein at their respective addresses as directed on the pleadings on July 9. 2018 by: ~ ' 1 • I l ! r:-;j. ! • 8 E-MAIL 0 FIRST CLASS MAIL 0 F.C..X 0 HAND DELIVERY 0 UPS 0 FEDEPAL EXPRESS ; ... ~·· ·-.. __ _ ''.: .. ---l i l j__~-~--~~~--~~~~~~~--~~~-B_r_u_ce~F_._R_os_e_n_t_ha_I~~~-· 11 -26 - ··i. '· .. __ , ·.-:·.::; ::. ~) ·-··· ... :· -..... : ' ~. .· Exhibit ''1'' , j·-.1 .. , .-- .. . ·-··-·. ... ·:-·.) .. .,... --.. ····· : __ · -··· ... :." ~ • • ' ; " I : .. -.. ···--· . .. .:· . ..· :··.: ~-: : .·-; I -·• ."" "• • J • ... ; . i-·:-: "" ..... ~·~-.~.: :: _-•: .... : -27- Subject: Fwd: Provisioning Center Update From: Ray Sagmani (rsagmani@comcast.net) To: bruce. rosenthal@att.net: Cc: robertficano@aol com: Date: Friday. May 18. 2018 3 13 PM Ray Sagmani Begin forwarded message: From: "Biehler. Deb'' <Deb.Biehlero:iLJansin!Lmi .£ov> Date: \lay 18. 2018 at 12:46:29 Pi\·! EDT To: "'rsa~m an i 'ii.'comcast. nc r"' <rsa!.!man i 'ii comcast. net> Subject: Provisioning Center l lpdate TNT Industries LLC c\l Raman Sa~mani -+31.'1 Willow Creek Dr Truy . .\fo.:higan -+808.'1 Dear Prcl\ isiuning Center Applicant. r.· r \ ~ 1 ...... 1 -.-'· :;·;· , ..:::-::-..• ' _ .. ( .... ... ... •' " c:::-, --· r' : .. i '·- ~····· : i .. ... c~-:~· The Lansing City Ordimmcc scctiun I )(10 .6 discusses l'n1\ i:=;ip11ing Cemcr license applicari\111 cv;:iluarion. Your score of' ~2 out of 100 eliminates Lhe possibility ol scoring in the (L)l1 (\\'cllty. There!'urt.'. ypur applicatitlll ror liccnsurc i:-:; denied. .·\uached are your suh-:-:;ccir·c·s based on the criteria !lltps:.1lansinl2111i.l..!ov. l 63 71\kdical-\lariiuana and a bric!' sumrncll'). l~1ctors k)r c:ach sub-score. pos1ed 1.lt1 of dei:crmi11ing You will not be selected to recein· a Pro,·bioning Center· license in the City of Lansing for the proposed business at 1825 E Michigan AH. -28- l. ... ' "• " -· ~ : ··--- You hm\:-the right to appeal this denial of liccnsure within 14 clays of the elate of lhis lc.tter by tiling with the City Clerk·s Office a \vrirten statement setting forth Cully the grounds for the appeal pursuant to Chapter 1300.l5(c). Please note that initial appeals ure rd'erred to a hearing officer appuinted by lhe City Clerk \Vho \Viii r-c:,·iew the appeal and inrormation submitted by the City Clerk. The hearing officer ''ill consider the int'ormation and make a recommendation ro the Cit:y Clerk. who will make a decision on the appeal. T(1 encourage efficiency. appeals will be conducted as a paper hearing without oral presentation. Please ensure that you include all information in your \\Titten appeal that you 'vould like the hearing orticer to consider. Appeals are limited to matcrials pruvidcd during the application process . No ne\v application material 11 ill be considcrecl on appeal. Chapter 1300 provides that should the applicant not rL·ce1\ e a license. one-half the application fee shall be returned. This refund will be processe<l after all appeals arc exhausted. rr )OU have begun business operations pursuant to State Emergency Rule 19 and Executive Order 20 I 7-02. you mus! cc::ase operations. Operations may resume only if your appeal is grantc:d and the requirements of the temporary operation me satisfied. Sincerely. Chris Sv,ope. !\-laster !'v!unicipal Ckrk Lansing City Ckrk CC : Cit' or Lansing Law Department ::··-.i ·:.:.:1 ·: ~ . ·' Deb Bichler (_.. (_ __ _ ······ .\le-Ji cul . 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ATTORNEYS AT LAW 430 I ORCHARD LAKE ROAD SLTf[ 180. P\IB 116 \VF:~T RLOO\IFIF.l.D. \ll 48323 r.248 .l 464-9803 PHONE (248) 430-0805 f-AX [mail: brucc.ros.cntiJaL(i an.net FREEOO[VI OF INFORMA Tl ON ACT (FOIA-REQUEST) FO !.-\. Req uesl·li Lansi n !o!l11 i. Utl\ Fa.\. ~o. 517-483-40 l 8 Ri:::: 1825 !·:. i\lichigan ,·\ve. Lansing. r-vrr 48912 Dem f\ls. O" E3oyk. . ·· ... ·~ :.· '·. c::• 1··.' ,..-._.-, '···-' ,-,-, ~-. -·' ; i: Please he advised that Rnbcrr A. Ficano and I represent TNT Industries. LLC and ivlr. Raman Sagmani wilh n::spect w their Prn\'isioning Cerncr Application IL1catecl at 1825 F. [\·fichigan 1\\e .. Lmsing. \1148912. Linder the f\·lichigan Frt·cdom of Information Act we arc requesting ~rny and all copies ut'ihe City ot' Lansing scoring guid"·lincs. ~u1ri11g criteria. sc\.1ring c\·aluations. notes. insighh. re\ ie\\-CT<: and all il~ms contained in rvr lndu.~trics. LL c (Capital \Vellncss) SCt)ring tik. \\'c <1re alsn hereby requcsiing all criteria. evaluations. scoring insights and total points issued [;_11· all Pro1isi\_)ning Ccnta ,\pplic<llic111s submitted tn the Cit; or Lansing Thi;-; FOL\ Request is l!·om December 15. :?.O l 7 tlmiugh \·lay ~I. 2018. Pkasc 1wtil~· 1111..' uC:m: C\.lS\s ('1-fees associated \\ith this FOIA rcqucq ami tlh:y 1\ill lx paid. In additi1ln iCther~· is <t dc11ial of any part c1t"this FO!A request pkctsc notif) my ot"licc . nr my cell plwnc at :?.-+8-4fr.J.-l)8U~ cir c-muil at l-:i.ruce.rnsemh~ti lian.nct Thank )(lll frlr yuur aucntion to ihis matter and your anticipated c0Pperation is g1-..::atly appreciated. -34- cc: Robert:\. ficano. Esq. fVlr. Raman Sagman[ -35- Very truly yours. Bruce F. Ro:;c:ntlrnl. Esq. ··;·.-·, c::: -··-· (_ .. Subject: Freedom of Information Act Requests for Taghnd Mansour ( Capital Dank ) and TNT Industries LLC ( Capital IJVellness ) From: Bruce Rosenthal (bruce rosenthal@attnet) To: amanda.o'boyle@lansingmi.gov: Cc: robertficano@aol com Date: Thursday. May 3·1. 2018 6 51 AM Dear Ms. o·soyle, Attached for filing please find the Freedom of Information Requests for Taghrid Mansour ( Capital Dank) and TNT Industries LLC (Capital Wellness ) in this matter. Thank you for your attention to these requests. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Very truly yours , Bruce F Rosenthal Bruce Rosenthal. PLLC 4301 Orchard Lake Road Suite 180, PMB 116 West Bloomfield, Ml 48323 Office Phone: 248-430-0804 Office Fax: 248-432-7644 Cell Phone: 248-464-9803 E-mail: bruce.rosenthal@att.net --·------------- Attachments • Capital Darrk-FOf i\ R~qucst.pdf ( 68 .22KB l • TNT lndusrries-FOIA Request.pd!' (67.8-1 KB J -36- ....... r-··· ·.:. . . . ; , .. -.· .... 1 ··=-:\ c··~ .. , .. ::·-_.' ·::··.: :::.::: :·; ~ -\. ::· ·-. -37- Subject: TNT Industries LLC ( Capital Wellness ) Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation and FOIA Request From: Bruce Rosenthal (bruce.rosenthal@att.net) To: chris swope@lansingrni.gov: rnichael. yankowski@lansingmi.gov: deb. biehler@iansingmi.gov: brian .jackson@lansingmi gov: Cc: cityatty@lansingmi.gov: josept1 .abood@lansingmi.gov: robertficano@aol.com: amanda.o'boyle@lansingmi.gov: rsagmani@comcast.net: Date: Thursday, May 31 . 2018 6 38 AM Dear Mr. Swope, Attached please find TNT Industries LLC, (Capital Wellness) Notice of Appeal of Application Evaluation and Freedom of Information Request for filing in this matter. Very truly yours. Bruce F Rosenthal Bruce Rosenthal, PLLC 4301 Orchard Lake Road Suite 180, PMB 116 West Bloomfield, Ml 48323 Office Phone: 248-430-0804 Office Fax: 248-432-7644 Cell Phone: 248-464-9803 E-mail : bruce.rosenthal@att.net Attachments • T\'T lndust1·ies-Notice of Appcal.pdf (72.34KB) • TNT lndustries-FOlA Request.pdf {67.83K8) -38- 0.·lay 30. 20 l S \fr_ Chris Sw-ope Lansing Cir~· Clerk BRUCE F. ROSENTHAL, ESQ. ROBERT A. FICANO, ESQ. ATTORNEYS AT LA \V 430! ORCHARD LAKE ROAD SUITE 180. P,'v!R ! !6 \\"EST BLOO\IFJLLD. i'vil -+8323 (2-t8l -+6-t-9803 PHO>JL ( 2-+8 l '"1.J(J-0805 h\X L ma i 1: !1rucc. roscnthal ~ ii~att. nc~ Lansing City Ckrk "s Office Ninth Floor. City Hall 12-+ \V. i'Aichigan A vc. Lansing, i\tl -+8933-l 695 Cit\·.clerk ci:lansi11l!n1i .~(1\· Re: Notice ell" Appeal --i\ppl ication F\ aluation l 8.25 E. \·lichigan _\ \ e. NOTICE OF APPEAL OF APPLICATION EVALUATION FOR PROVISIONING CENTER PER LANSING CITY ORDINANCE SECTION 1300.6 · .. '· ~-···· ·-.-· -· ····. ' ; '! · .... -· ---... --· ··-.. Pkase accept rhis Nori cc of Appeal of their Application haluation un bclwlf of TNT lmlustries. LLC doing business :is Capiwl \\'cllncss -l 825 L i\lichigan "he .. L111sin~ \[[. The l.ansing City Clcrk·s Ot"tice iwtitied \Ir. Ray Sagmani ot'Capilal Welln~~s on !\let) 18. 2U I 8 that due to your sc<.ir1.:· Tl\T fndustries. I .LC ''"as eliminated frnlll rhc pcissibilic: nf liccnsurc and ckni(:d their applicatinn . This letter (likd \\ithin 1-.J. da;s nl"Nlllicc hy the Laming City Ckr-k"s Office) is based up1.in the nccurac) and standard liy \\hich the pruiwscd scuring syslclll \\as applied tn T~T f11du::;trics. !.l.C. The scured numbers and the proposed scoring insights were not indicati\·c <1i"the appliu1tiun rncileri~ds submitted . .-\ttachcd to this \:nticc l1f .--\ppcul )'Llll will !ind l1ur f rec:J<1m (1!" fnl.orrnatiun Rcqu·2st tc1 tlk· Cit: l1f Lansing seeking all scuring cunclusinns. acbpw.tions. nutes. systems and sc1 1ring crikria i\1r !ST fndustrics. LLC and ~di Pthcr 1in 1\ i-)icining Center _c\pplicants. l -39- I hank you l(ir yPur attention l\l th<.:.'se matters and \Ve ,,·ill <t\\ait your response to the FOfA requests and prcscn c our Appellate time. Vc:-r\· truly yours_ --. (--- --------·--- Bruce F. Rosenthal, Esq )· ... ·--· -··· ·-··--·-·-·-----Robert A. Ficano_ Esq. ' ·-' ' .. ! c -.: L: ; .. : .. C::; •· ... --: ' ' ·. ! .. '' --·, ... . ~ ~'! -40- Exhibit ''4'' · ..... .. . -···· .·· '·. •.::) .. " . . :: .. '· .. ·. . ~-: . -. i : ... . ····--c····:· ::/ c~:. ;_---~-·; ___ '. ··-. . ..-· ... '·' :: ., . .. .. ... . . ... -•. I : • ( ... ' ·' =· ·•· I ( --~.: ~-.~: :~· . ."l :. -t ... ·::: -41- City of Lansing 0 r: r: r c E o ;::.· T r-r E C i T Y r\ '. ;· n :::. \ 1:: \' James D. Smiertka, C:it-y Attorney , .... j •''" June 8, 2018 .... ;, .. :· 1 ···· ·····1 t' ... ~· 1_···· Rrucc Rosenthai Bruce.rosenihal@att.net .... :, -C:-" .... · -·-. '' ·::'''•• I ''' RE: Freedom of Information Act CFOIA") Request # 18-418 -Marihuana Scoring Dear Mr. Rosenthal. S e~1i Viri E1111iJ/ , . ._., ···-· • .. ·-· ... ··. In response to your Freedom ofinformation Act request referenced above, received by this otTicl.': on June!, 2018, your request is granted in pan and cknied in part. Please be advi;;eJ that no charge is being assessed for this response. Your request for scoring guidelines is granted; responsive documents arc located in the City's website at httos:/.-\vwv;.lansirnrmi . ~o v/DocumentCemer/View/4600/-i'vlcd-\fari i uana- Provisioni nu-Center-Li censc-Arm licati on-Seo ri n 12-Cri ieria-vJ.. Your request for ·'scoring, notes, insighrs, re viewers 2.nd all items conrnined in scoring fik .. for TNT fndustries and Taghricl !\-fansour and is denied because no such ''scoring file'' exists_ [vfCL I 5.235(5)(b)_ Ho wever. to the extent that rhe ikms listed do exist, such records have already been pro vided to the applicant in anticipation of the app;:;al before the l'vledical !viarihuana Commission. Further, information a municipality obtains from c:in applicant that has not be shared with LARA and the BM1v!R is not subject to disclosure under FOi.A._ MCL 3.33.27205. The informarion contai11ed in any scc1ring , notes. or rc:vie,vs would contain informati on provided by the applicam and is therefore ;;::-;empt frnn: Ji.sclosure. !'vfCL ! -~ 2-:1.)( I '1(d) Your request for '·a[! criteria, evaluations, scoring insight ~ and tot::.i[ poims i:s:;ued for J!l Prn vi::;iuning Ccnr;:;r .-\pplicarion:; submitted to t h~ City of Lansiflg'· is d~nied. r\:,; stat.:ci c.bu ve, !nforrnation obtained from an applicam rbat has not bec:n discl osed '-Vith LARJ\ and the: BM\-!R is ~-xrn:pt from disclosure. ~vfCL 3.33.27205: i\.lCL 15.243 ( I l(d). Additionally. because the Cl:.' has not i:;sucd any provisioning centc: lic:i..!me ~ at the: prcSl..'.!!l Lim.: rhc requested inforrnaticw i~ p;.:Jiminary lO cl final agcI1C'.i' dC:tcrmina~i O!l of pcii!.:;y (1! i!G!!IJ!1 a;·1d is therefore ,~xempt from chclosurt'. i'\ !CL I 5. 24 3 ( l )(rn ). Pk:<1se beach ised th<Jt the Ci ty h~i:; a<loptcd Procedures and (juidelin:::s anJ a \Vrilten h1biic SL:mrnary. both o!· which are av::iiictblc on the City's websiu: ~!l: ----------···----------------·~ -42- httos://w1,v\v.iansin12mi.2ov/DocumentCent~r/Home/V[ew/6 ! 8 ht tps:/ /w\.vw. lansini;rm i. [!ov/DocumcnrCentcr:'Home/View/415 Appeai ofdeni<il of records. You are entitled under the i\·lichigan Frc:eucim of [11formmio11 Act, :'.v[CL l 5.240, io appeal this denial to thG President of City Council or to commence an aclion in the Circuit Court wirhin 180 days after the City's final deter111inmi1.111 to deny a request. to compel disclosure or the requested records if you believe they were wrongl'l!lly withheld from disclosure . IL after judicial review, the court determines !hat the Cily !ms not compl ied with !v!CL. 15.235 in making this denial and orders disclosure of all or a portion of a pub I ic recorci, you have the right to r.::cei ve attorneys· fees and damages as provided in MCL 15 .240. If the court dc[Crmines in an action commenced under this section rhat the public body has arbitrarily and capriciously violated rbi s act by refusal or delay in disclosing or providing copies of a public record, the court shall order the public body to pay C! civil fine of $1,000.00, which shall be deposited into the general fund of the state treasury. The coun shall award. i!l addition to any actual or compensatory damages, ptmitivc damages in the amount of S l ,000.00 to the person seeking the right to inspect or receive a copy of a public record. Appeal of excessive fee . You arc en ti tied under the !vlichigan Freedom of In formarion Act, iVlCL l 5.240a, to appeal a fOIA fee that you believe exceeds rhe amount pcnnitrcd under the City's written Procedures and Guidelines to the President of City Council or w commence an action in the Circuit Coun ro,· a fee reduction within 45 days after receiving the notice of the required fee or a cletermirwtion of '1!1 appeal ro rhc President of Ciry Councii. If a civil actio11 is commenced in court, the Ci1y is not obligau.xl to compete processing the reques t until the court resolves the fee dispute. If rhe coun determines th:::.t the City required a fee that exceeded rhe permitted amount. the court shall reduce the fee to a permissible amount. [f you have any further questions, please contact me at my office. Sincerely, ,r\ (_-:\..... i ( t1 .( , I 1( )J CL-~.\-C ·· ... /,._/ . .._/ l / \_ ./ Amanda O'Boyle Office of the City Attorney ,:\KCJ r··· I I, ( •. ) ·----··-.. --·------___________ ... ·.···. -··~····· Firth Fbc·r. City llcili • (S'..7)-183-·!32.U • ::,i., (S17l ·!:33-l08l • c l:y2 tty· fr i~1!·,.>i\ngr11i .. ~ civ -43- Exhib et ''5'' : ;·:, -·~ . ""-. .. :. . -~· :- ~: : ;.:·:· .. : .. . :·... i . ·--··· . . '. . r·-·, .~ .. - ---. '··-' ~ j ; ... ·. -::··· ·.::_:·:: -.. . ~ '·· . .... ... ,., '. ··-.. 1 • '.: ::.·:i . \_:".) -44 - Biehler, Deb From: Jackson, Brian Sent:. To: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 8:48 AM Biehler, Deb Subject: RE: TNT Industries LLC ( Capital Wellness ) Appeal to the City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission for Application Scoring Yes, I notice that too. Please print this email and include it in their appeal packet to document it. Brian P. Jackson Chief Deputy City Clerk, CMMC Lansing City Clerk's Office 124 W. Michigan Avenue I Lansing, Ml 48933 0: 517-483-4135 Fax: 517-377-0068 brian.jackson@lansingmi.gov Website I Facebook I Twitter Chris Swope, MMC/CMC Lansing City Clerk From: Biehler, Deb Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 8:47 AM To: Jackson, Brian <Brian.Jackson@lansingmi.gov> Subject: FW: TNT Industries LLC ( Capital Wellness) Appeal to the City of Lansing Medical Marihuana Commission for Application Scoring Good morning. The attached document of this appeal for TNT does not include an exhibit 5. Thanks. Deb Biehler Medical Marihuana Specialist Lansing City Clerk's Office 124 W . Michigan Avenue I Lansing, Ml 48933 0: 517-483-4132 Fax: 517-377-0068 Deb.Biehler@lansingmi.gov Website I Facebook I Twitter -45-