PLUM hears motion to amend LA moratorium
May 30th, 2009 | by Don Duncan |Update June 2 – The PLUM Committee approved Councilmember Huizar’s motion this afternoon. It will be considered by the full City Council on Friday.
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The Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee will consider a motion by Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar on Tuesday that would remove the controversial hardship provision from the city’s Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) establishing a moratorium on new medical cannabis facilities. Hundreds of new and relocating patients’ associations have filed hardship applications and opened since the City Council adopted the ICO in September 2007. According to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) published recently by the Planning Department, applicants should have waited for approval of their hardship applications before opening. However, inconsistent information from city staff and a lack of enforcement contributed to hundreds of new collectives opening in the last eighteen months.
Councilmember Huizar’s motion is aimed at stopping the proliferation of new medical cannabis providers in light of a growing public backlash. Media, neighborhood groups, and law enforcement are speaking out against the continued proliferation citywide and the clustering of facilities in some neighborhoods. The public outcry comes at an inconvenient time for patients and advocates. The City Council is debating the terms of a permanent ordinance for medical cannabis associations in Los Angeles right now. The growing controversy is likely to influence that debate and the contents of the final regulations.
The PLUM Committee is likely to recommend that the full City Council approve the motion and amend the ICO. No additional hardship applications will be available if the City Council approves the measure at a future meeting. Councilmember Huizar’s motion will not directly impact hundreds of hardship applications already filed. These must still be heard separately by the PLUM Committee, before going to the City Council for final approval or denial. No date has been set to hear the hardship applications at this time.
The PLUM Committee meets at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 2, in Hearing Room 350 at City Hall – 200 N. Spring St. at Temple in downtown Los Angeles.
Tags: collectives, community complaints, hardship exemption, jose huizar, Los Angeles, los angeles city council, moratorium
By NoWay Jose on Feb 16, 2011
http://www.NoWayJose2011.com
Councilman Jose Huizar has failed all of us as our representative. Huizar is arrogant, self serving, and has been more worried about looking good rather than helping our community.
RECORD OF UN-ACCOUNTABILITY
a. Huizar has missed over 9000 Item Votes in the LA City Council.
b. Huizar mis-managed $1,600,000 from the LA CITY CLARTS Fund
c. Huizar was fined $15,000 in 2008 by LA CITY Ethics Commission
d. Huizar created a “friend & enemy” list to judge his supporters and punish his opponents
(Is this how our representative spends their time?)
e. Huizar’s Office sent out emails stating he would “put a political bullet” through his opponent. (More evidence of Huizar’s method of punishment for opponents)
Is this the type of politician we want to represent our interests in the 14th District? Say “NO WAY JOSE” to Jose Huizar’s re-election bid and vote for his opponent if you want accountability and honesty.