Columbia Medical marijuana dispensary licenses scoring criteria ordinance (§ 13-430)

In addition to the core application requirements, an applicant may submit supplemental information upon which the business services administrator may award bonus points to be used in connection with determining the order in which medical marijuana dispensary facility licenses will be issued. After reviewing completed applications, the business services administrator will assess bonus points to each completed application based on following criteria:

(1) An application that complies with section 13-429 shall be assessed ten (10) bonus points.

(2) An application from a government certified minority business enterprise, women business enterprise, service disabled veteran business enterprise, or veteran-owned small business shall be assessed five (5) bonus points. For every ten (10) percent ownership share above fifty (50) percent held by a minority as defined under RSMo § 37.013, woman, or veteran the application shall receive one (1) additional bonus point. A single individual may not qualify for points under more than one qualifying criteria. For example, if an application has a woman veteran who owns seventy-seven (77) percent of the business, then that application will receive seven (7) bonus points. An application is eligible to receive a total of ten (10) bonus points for this criteria.

(3) An application for a dispensary located two (2) miles or more when measured from property line to property line from 701 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri 65201 shall be assessed ten (10) bonus points. Any facility that is located one and one-half (1½) miles or more when measured from property line to property line from 701 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri 65201 shall be assessed five (5) bonus points.

(4)

An applicant who has resided within the corporate limits of the City of Columbia for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the application shall be defined as a "local owner" for purposes of this subsection. An application that includes at least one (1) local owner with a minimum of ten (10) percent ownership interest shall be assessed one (1) bonus point. For every ten (10) percent ownership share held by a local owner who has at least a ten (10) percent ownership interest, the application shall receive one (1) additional bonus point. For example, if an application has three (3) total owners and two (2) local owners and together the local owners own sixty-six (66) percent of the business, then that application will receive six (6) bonus points. By way of further example, an application which has a local owner with seventy-five (75) percent ownership interest and a second local owner with five (5) percent ownership interest would be eligible for seven (7) bonus points. An application is eligible to receive a maximum of ten (10) bonus points for this criteria.

(5) An application that contains a written cultural competency plan that describes how the facility will ensure services are provided effectively to people of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds and religions in a manner that recognizes, values, affirms and respects the worth of the individual and protects and preserves the dignity of each, shall be assessed ten (10) bonus points.