January 21, 2011

Minutes
Friday, January 21, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400
San Francisco, California

1. Call to order and roll call
The meeting was called to order by Task Force Chair Patrick Goggin at 9:32 a.m.
Present:
Patrick Goggin --Chair
Martin Olive – Vice Chair
Sarah Shrader
Albert Blais Erich Pearson
Michelle Aldrich
Maureen Burns
Stephanie Tucker David Goldman
Mary Schroeder
Raymond Gamley

Absent: Kevin Reed (excused), Shona Gochenaur (Ill)

2. Approval of Minutes of December 17, 2010 meeting
There were no public comments. Minutes were approved.

3. Approval of Agenda for January 21, 2011meeting
There were no public comments. Agenda was approved.

4. Public Comments
There were no general public comments.

5. Review of Legislative Purposes of Task Force
Discussion was held on the purpose of the Task Force, reviewing Ordinance 34-10.

6. Annual Report to Board of Supervisors
Discussion was held on the annual report to the Board of Supervisors. The Legal Committee will come back by the next meeting with a suggested outline. Public comments were made. Task Force approved the action.

7. Committee and working group reports:
Patrick Goggin reported for the Legal Committee.
• The Legal Committee will develop framework for cultivation protection regulation to be included in annual report.

Raymond Gamley reported for the Cultivation Committee.
• Cultivation committee discussed whether and how to be regulated and protected by the City. At issue is balancing privacy and safety.
• Draft of best practices with home nurseries is completed and is now given to Legal Committee for review.
Cultivation and Legal Committees to have a joint meeting in February.

Albert Blais reported for the Patient Advocacy Committee.
• Discussed need to change the Medical Cannabis Act (MCA) definition of ten or more cultivating for personal consumption requiring a permit to be a dispensary.
• Discussed idea of Medical Cannabis Facility (MCF), a place to medicate, with no sales.
• Discussed community garden for patients.
• Larry Kessler from the Health Department presented.
• Discussed all delivery services should be registered.
• Discussed different garden types, dispensary for sales and non-sales.

Derek St. Pierre added comments regarding the Legal Committee.
• Have not received any response to letter to City Attorney dated November 26, 2010, requesting clarification of 1) delivery services, 2) not-for-profits distributing, not receiving cash transactions for medicine, and 3) predatory landlords.
• Followed up to letter in December and did not receive any response.
Discussion to have Derek St. Pierre, Patrick Goggin, and Sarah Shrader to coordinate and follow up on letter. Public comments were made. Action to follow up voted and approved.

8. Review and vote on any new applications for all committees.
David Goldman and Erich Pearson to join Legal Committee. Public comments were made. Voted and approved.

10 minute break taken.

9. Legislative fix to Planning Code typo IDed during B.A.C.H. permit appeal.
Discussion was held regarding a typographical error, in the Medical Cannabis ordinance. Derek St. Pierre, consul for B.A.C.H. spoke to the issue. Public comments were made. Voted and approved to have Task Force chair to write a letter to the Board of Supervisors requesting a change of the 2006 amendment of the ordinance, section 790.141, with reference to Section 790.50 (a) written as “790.50(f)” on page 15, where the “f” should be an “a.”

10. City MCA Definition of Medical Cannabis Dispensary – Delivery Services.
Discussion moved to next Task Force meeting. Public comments were allowed and made.

11. Review/Approve website contents – Status of Cultivation Safety Guidelines
Discussion held on what should be on the Task Force website. Public comments were made. Voted and approved to post draft Safety Guidelines, current website items, and to add resource and information links which will be compiled.

12. New Business
No new business discussed.

13. Topics for consideration at future task force meetings.
Suggestions for future meetings include, veteran issues, continuing discussion of City MCA definition, address advertising guidelines, schedule for study sessions, meeting more frequently for annual report, inviting speakers for information, outline of timetable, cultivation best practices.

14. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 12:07pm.

Minutes taken by Carol Lei