Thursday, November 21, 2013

STEVENS asked does the City benefit from the taxes applied to marijuana sales. Rogers said excise taxes would go directly to the state. Beyond that, a somewhat unstated intent of the initiative is to make marijuana growing and selling businesses “legal,” which would mean they would pay B & O (business and occupation) taxes and state sales tax, of which the City receives a share. He continued the State Department of Revenue has opined that medical marijuana should be taxed, and the expectation is that taxation would carry forward in the final LCB regulations.

: Annual update One property is proposed † New amendment 4 Central Issaquah Plan: Lead: DSD a) Plan approved in 2012 Yes a) Adopt Central Plan b) Development and Design b) Adopt Development and Design Standards deferred until Spring 2013 Standards c) Given Central Issaquah Plan, c) Review the Subarea boundaries review remaining Subareas for High changes to boundaries & revisions to † Annual update Volume 2 descriptions & other † New amendment Subarea references : Carry over from 2008-2012 Not complete until Central Plan is complete 5 Evaluation of Klahanie PAA (Potential Administration Update annexation study Defer to Annexation Area) 2014; in High progress † Annual update : New amendment