Fairfield council puts brakes on retail cannabis permit process
Action comes as staff, electeds cite concerns with vetting of applicants
FAIRFIELD City Council members halted its review of retail cannabis permits Tuesday based on concerns raised about how the company hired to review and score applications ultimately ranked those applications.
The City Council was expected to continue a public hearing and then grant preliminary approval for two cannabis retail permits.
The public hearing on the retail permits was carried over from the March 2 meeting.
There were five finalists for the two retail permits. The five finalists have already made 15-minute presentations to the council.
Fairfield council to retreat into 2-day workshop
FAIRFIELD The City Council will listen to department overviews on the first day of a two-day retreat that starts Friday and continues Saturday.
The teleconference meetings will start at 9 a.m. each day and are scheduled to end at 12:30 p.m. Friday and at noon Saturday.
The second day has a more detailed agenda that includes a discussion of the council’s “preliminary priorities,” more department overviews, a presentation by City Attorney Greg Stepanicich and council appointments by Mayor Harry Price.
Anyone who wishes to participate can join the meeting on the Zoom teleconference platform at https://fairfieldca.zoom.us/j/97373294303?pwd=Y3J5Y1FuTG9OM1B1QzhkbDNiaUJMdz09.