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Council Approves Interview Questions for Phase IV Retail Cannabis Selection, Adds Vendor-Default Query
Summary
The Santee City Council approved seven interview questions for Phase IV of the retail commercial cannabis permit review, adding an item to ask whether applicants have defaulted on vendor payments. The action advances the selection process amid later closed‑session discussion of potential litigation tied to cannabis permits.
The Santee City Council on June 25 approved the interview questions and selection process for Phase IV of its retail commercial cannabis (CCB) permit review, with Councilmember Laura Koval moving the motion and Vice Mayor Rob McNelis seconding. Council adopted the selection process after modifying a question to ask whether applicants had defaulted on payments to vendors.
Associate Planner Rachael Lindebrekke presented the staff PowerPoint describing the Phase IV procedure and answered Council questions with Planning Director Sandi Sawa. The public comment period for this item included a statement from Devon Wardlow (Embarc). The item concluded without a recorded roll-call dissent: Ayes: 4; Noes: 0; Absent: 1. The meeting later recessed to closed session that listed "significant exposure to litigation: Twelve potential cases related to the retail cannabis business selection process," and Mayor John W. Minto reported after reconvening that "no action was taken."
