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RESOLUTION NO. 50 SERIES 2013 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE LOUISVILLE LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY AS THE ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES FOR RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, RETAIL MARIJUANA STORES, AND RETAIL MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITIES WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 16 of the Colorado Constitution, referred to as Amendment 64, was approved by Colorado voters in November 2012; and WHEREAS, Section (5)(e) of Amendment 64 provides: Not later than October 1, 2013, each locality shall enact an ordinance or regulation specifying the entity within the locality that is responsible for processing applications submitted for a license to operate a marijuana establishment within the boundaries of the locality and for the issuance of such licenses should the issuance by the locality become necessary because of a failure by the Department to adopt regulations pursuant to paragraph (a) or because of a failure by the Department to process and issue licenses as required by paragraph (g). WHEREAS, the Governor on May 28, 2013 signed into law House Bill 13-1317 enacting Title 12, Article 43.4 (the "Colorado Retail Marijuana Code"), which regulates the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of retail marijuana; and WHEREAS, the City Council is in the process of considering a series of ordinances that will allow retail marijuana products manufacturing facilities, retail marijuana stores, and retail marijuana testing facilities as permitted land uses and will establish local licensing standards and regulations governing the time, place, manner and number of retail marijuana establishments within the City as authorized in Amendment 64 and HB 13-1317; and WHEREAS, said ordinances are not expected to be effective by October 1, 2013; and WHEREAS, for the purposes of meeting the requirements of Section 5(e) of Amendment 64, the City Council desires to specify the entity within the City that is responsible for processing applications submitted for licenses to operate marijuana establishments within the boundaries of the City and for the issuance of such licenses; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. For the purposes of meeting the requirements of Section 5(e) of Amendment 64, the City Council hereby designates the Louisville Local Licensing Authority, previously established pursuant to Chapter 5.08 of the Louisville Municipal Code, as the entity within the City that is responsible for processing applications submitted for licenses to operate retail marijuana products manufacturing facilities, retail marijuana stores, and retail marijuana testing facilities within the boundaries of the City and for the issuance of such licenses. The Louisville Local Licensing Authority shall process applications for licenses for retail marijuana Resolution No. 50, Series 2013 Page 1 of 2