Title:
Title
Establish an Approved List of Non-Profit Organizations Interested in Real Estate Assets Obtained through Illegal Cannabis Grow House Enforcement
FileID
File ID: 2019-00839
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion establishing an approved list of non-profit housing providers to participate in the Cannabis Homes pilot program.
Contact: Leslie Fritzsche, Economic Development Investment Manager, (916) 808-5450, Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Gustavo Martinez, Supervising Deputy City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, Office of the City Attorney
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background on Responding Non-Profit Organizations
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Illegal cannabis cultivation in residential neighborhoods is a public safety concern and a major public nuisance. In 2017, it was estimated that over 1,000 homes in Sacramento have been converted or modified for illegal cannabis cultivation. These homes have been structurally and electrically modified without the appropriate permits and contain substandard modifications that do not meet residential or commercial electrical requirements, creating a fire hazard among other safety concerns.
The City has aggressively pursued enforcement efforts against illegal cultivation. Collection of administrative penalties range from direct payments, litigation, liens, assessments to settlements, depending on each circumstance. In November 2017, Council passed a resolution (Resolution 2017-0445) directing all fines and fees collected pursuant to the enforcement of Sacramento City Code chapter 8.132 relating to the illegal residential cultivation of cannabis be dedicated to the Cannabis Policy and Enforcement Multi-Year Operating Project (MYOP).
On November 13, 2018, the Law and Legislation Committee directed staff to bring back policy options that could include broadening the type of negotiated settlements to include the o...
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