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· Marijuana being grown on U.C. Berkeley campus property near Grizzly Peak. Arrested persons claim it is for medicinal use. (June 2006 San Francisco Chronicle) · Ten men indicted for growing marijuana in their homes in San Francisco, Daly City, and Oakland. Defendants raise medical marijuana defense. (June 2006 San Francisco Chronicle) WHEREAS, based upon these negative secondary effects, including the crimes which pose an immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare of the community, the City Council considered the staff report and attachments (SR 06: 185) at a public hearing on July 18,2006, and extended the moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries for an additional twelve months; and WHEREAS, an urgency ordinance to impose a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) at Title 14 Cal. Code of Regs. SS 15060(c)(2), 15601(b)(3) and 15262 because the proposal will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council finds that the Pleasanton Municipal Code does not specifically address medical marijuana dispensaries, and that the City's Planning Department has received at least two inquiries about establishing such a use in the spring of 2006. Section 2: The City Council finds that medical marijuana dispensaries pose a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare based on reported crimes in Pleasant on, as well as other jurisdictions where dispensaries currently operate, as detailed in the staff reports presented the City Council (see SR 05:128,05:261 and 06:185), as well as the reported incidents listed above. Section 3: The City Council has determined that additional time is needed to study the negative secondary effects of medical marijuana dispensaries, and consider whether and where such uses might safely operate within the City and subject to what types of zoning regulations and security controls. Section 4: The City Council finds that granting land use approvals, building permits, or business licenses for a medical marijuana dispensary, or to modifY an existing use to add a medical marijuana dispensary, would result in the above-described immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare. Exhibit A Page 5 of7