§ 88-28.404. Selection process for specified commercial cannabis activities.

(a)

Solicitation. An application for a commercial cannabis activity that is subject to a permit limit in Section 88-28.402(c) may be submitted only after the conclusion of a solicitation process conducted in accordance with this section. In advance of a solicitation, the Board of Supervisors will approve the solicitation and adopt forms and procedures necessary to implement the solicitation process, including the form of a request for proposals. The solicitation process approved by the Board of Supervisors will be administered by the Director. An application to renew a permit issued under this chapter is not subject to the requirements of this section.

(b)

Notification Lists. Notification lists may be established to maintain lists of persons that have expressed an interest in obtaining a permit for a commercial cannabis activity that is subject to a permit limit in Section 88-28.402(c). Notification lists are to assist the County in providing notice of solicitations to interested persons. A person's inclusion on a notification list confers no priority or advantage with respect to any solicitation under this section. A person's inclusion on a notification list does not guarantee the person will receive notice about any solicitation.

(c)

Issuance of Request for Proposals. After the Board of Supervisors approves a solicitation for a commercial cannabis activity that is subject to a permit limit in Section 88-28.402(c), the Director will issue a request for proposals on a form approved by the Board. Persons on an applicable notification list may be notified of the availability of the request for proposals. Notice of the availability of the request for proposals also may be provided to other persons, or in any other manner, as determined by the Board of Supervisors.

(d)

Proposal Submission Deadline. All proposals must be submitted by the proposal submission deadline specified in the request for proposals.

(e)

Evaluation of Proposals. All proposals timely submitted in response to a request for proposals will be evaluated by a panel using scoring criteria specified in the request for proposals. All proposals will be ranked according to the scores determined by the panel.

(f)

Invitation to Apply for a Permit. Following the evaluation of proposals, the persons who submit the highest scoring proposals will be provided written notice that they may apply for a permit under this chapter. The notice will specify the application deadline. The number of persons receiving notice will not exceed the number of permits available for the applicable commercial cannabis activity. If the Department does not receive a timely submitted application from a person invited to apply for a permit, the person who submitted the proposal with the next highest score may be invited to apply for a permit. If a request for proposals specifies a minimum score needed to be eligible to be invited to apply for a permit, persons who receive scores below the minimum score will not be invited to apply for a permit.

(Ord. No. 2018-18, § 3, 6-26-18)