HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-22-3 Stoa Cultivation LLC combinedBusiness Name: Stoa Cultivation
Application #: C-22-3
CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW - MICROBUSINESS Points
Possible
All or
None Exceptional Good Acceptable
Applicant
Score
Evaluation Notes (Explain each time points are
deducted)
SECTION 1: BUSINESS PLAN 300 Points Possible for Section 1
Resume:
Resumes Provided for All Owners: Score 5 5 5
Resumes Provided in 2-page Format: Score 2 2 2
Education: (select highest academic level among ownership team, cannabis specific education
separately)
Cannabis specific education/training (accredited)2 2 -
High School Degree Reported: Score 4 4 -
Bachelor's Degree Reported: Score 6 6 6
Master's Degree or Higher Reported: Score 8 8 -
Experience: (among ownership team, select one at highest level)
Regulated Cannabis Microbusiness Ownership Experience CA 13 13 -
Regulated Cannabis Microbusiness Experience CA (management level or below): Score 10 10 -
Other Retail Business Experience (cannabis or cult., distribution, manufacturing) Reported, More than 5
years: or 8 8 8
Other Retail Business Experience (cannabis or cult., distribution, manufacturing) Reported, Less than 5
Years: Score 5 5 -
1.1 Sub-Total:30 21
Construction Cost Estimate:
Construction Cost Estimate Provided: Score 8 8 6 4 8
Construction Contingency Factor Included: Score 6 6 6
All Labor, Trades, Materials, Supplies and Permits and other Cost Factors Identified: Score 6 6 4 2 6
Reference Data Provided for Unit Cost Factors: Score 5 5 3 1 5
Operation and Maintenance Cost Estimates:
Operation and Maintenance Cost Estimate Provided: Score 8 8 6 4 8
All Labor, Trades, Materials, Supplies, Utilities, and other Cost Factors Identified: Score 6 6 4 2 6
Annual Cost Escalators for Operating Costs Provided: Score 6 6 4 2 6
Reference Data Provided for Unit Cost Factors: Score 5 5 3 1 5
1.2 Sub-Total:50 50
Proof of Capitalization Specific to one or more Owners: Score 5 5 5
Proof of Capitalization Specific to Business Name/Address: Score 5 5 5
Proof of Capitalization Sufficient to Cover Proforma (3 months) and Construction Costs: Score 15 15 15
Certified Audited Financial Report Provided for one or more Owners: Score 5 5 0
Score one of the following for a maximum 20 points:
Capital source is 100% liquid (cash in owners bank, no debt obligation)20 20 -
Capital souce is debt obligation (letter of credit/loan from individual or institution) 10 10 -
Capital consists of non-liquid assets (i.e. real property)8 8 -
Capital consists of a mixture of liquid and non-liquid assets 15 15 15
1.3 Sub-Total:50 40
Three Years of Data Provided: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Total Gross Revenue Estimates Provided:3 3 3
Total Gross Revenue by Product Type (flower and manufactured) Identified:3 3 3
Total Personnel Costs Provided:5 5 4 3 5
Total Property Rental or Purchase Costs Provided:2 2 2
Total Utilities Costs Provided:2 2 2
Total Cannabis Product Purchase Expense Provided 2 2 2
All Contract Services Identified:2 2 2
Annual Net Revenue Identified:3 3 3
Annual Cost Escalators Identified:4 4 3 2 4
Annual Estimated Sales Tax Payments to State Provided:2 2 2
Annual Estimated Sale Tax Payments to City of Fresno Provided:5 5 5
Annual Business Tax License and Cannabis Permit Fee Provided:2 2 2
Annual Net Income Provided:5 5 5
Scoring Guidance: full points for realistic figures for all three years. Dock points for severe
miscalculations, unrealistic estimates, or providing less than the request three years.
1.4 Sub-Total:50 50
Hours of Operation Provided: Score 5 5 5
1.1 Owner qualifications. Resumes are not to exceed two (2) pages per owner. (30 points possible)
1.2 A budget for construction, operation, and maintenance, compensation of employees, equipment costs, utility cost, and other operation costs.(50 points possible)
1.3 Proof of capitalization in the form of documentation of cash or other liquid assets on hand, Letters of Credit or other equivalent assets which can be verified by the City. (50 Points Possible)
1.4 Pro forma for at least three years of operation.
1.5 Fully describe hours of operation and opening and closing procedures. (20 points possible)
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Hours of Operation Provided for all 7 days of the week: Score 3 3 3
Hours of Operation Provided for Holidays: Score 2 2 2
Opening and Closing Procedures Provided: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Scoring Guidance: full points for describing information in detail. Dock points for leaving information out
or not providing enough detail.
1.5 Sub-Total:20 20
1.6 Fully describe hours of operation and opening/closing procedures. 10 10 8 6 10
1.7 Please state the State of California cannabis license type 5 5 5
1.7 Fully describe the day-to-day operations if you are applying for DISTRIBUTION:
i. Identify the number of delivery drivers, hours of delivery and vehicles to be used.5 5 5
ii. Describe the transportation security procedures.10 10 8 6 10
iii. Describe the how inventory will be received, processed, stored, and secured in the permitted
premises.5 5 4 3 5
iv. Describe the quality control procedures designed to ensure all cannabis is properly packaged, labeled
and tested.5 5 4 3 5
1.8 Fully describe the day-to-day operations for MANUFACTURING:
i. Identify all cannabis products manufactured within the permitted premises.5 5 5
ii. Describe quality control procedures.5 5 4 3 5
iii. Describe inventory control procedures. 5 5 4 3 5
iv. Describe the extraction process, equipment and room in which extractions will be conducted.5 5 4 3 5
v. Provide detail as to whether the extraction equipment has been reviewed and certified by a
Professional Engineer or Certified Industrial Hygienist. 5 5 5
vi. Describe the sanitation procedures.5 5 4 3 5
1.9 Fully describe the day-to-day operations for CULTIVATION:
i. Identify location and procedures for receiving deliveries of seedlings and immature plants.5 5 4 3 5
ii.Describe the planned square footage/acreage of the cultivation. (10,000 sq ft or less is required for
microbusiness. If not compliant score as zero)5 5 5 9,100 sq ft
iii. The estimated number of pounds produced per harvest, and number of anticipated harvests per year. 5 5 5
iv. Describe whether the cultivation operation will use natural light, artificial light, or mixed light. 5 5 5
v. Identify how cultivation waste will be rendered unusable and unrecognizable, and how it will be stored
and disposed of. 5 5 4 3 5
vi. Describe the use of any gases used in the cultivation operation, such as CO2, including storage,
location, and monitoring systems for employee safety. (if not using gases application should specify)5 5 4 3 5
1.6 Sub-Total:100 85
Section 1 Total:300 266
SECTION 2: SOCIAL POLICY AND LOCAL ENTERPRISE 400 Points Possible for Section 2
Description of Commitment to pay a Living Wage provided: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Definition of Living Wage Provided: Score 5 5 4 3 5
Living Wage Defined as Greater than Minimum Wage: Score 5 5 5
2.1 Sub-Total:20 20
Wages and Salary
CCB Entry-Level Hourly Wage Greater than Minimum Wage 5 5 5
CCB Entry-Level Annual Salary Greater than Median Household Income ($50,432)5 5 5
Health Care Benefits
CCB Offers Medical Coverage to All Employees: Score 5 5 5
CCB Offers Dental Coverage to All Employees: Score 5 5 5
CCB Offers Vision Coverage to All Employees: Score 5 5 5
CCB Offers Health Reimbursement Account for Qualified Medical Expenses: Score 1 1 0 not described
Employee Pays $0 for Employee Medical Premium: Score 3 3 3
Employee Pays $0 for Employee Dental Premium: Score 3 3 3
Employee Pays $0 for Employee Vision Premium: Score 3 3 3
Employee Pays less than $500 per month for Family Health Care Coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision):
Score 3 3 0 Not described
Leave Benefits
Number of Paid Vacation/PTO Days Per Year: (10+ days = excep; 6-9 days = Good; 3-5 days Acceptable)5 5 4 3 5
Number of Paid Holidays Per Year: (10 or more paid holidays = excep; 4-10 = Good; 1-3 Acceptable)5 5 4 3 5
Number of days paid time off for Sick/Medical time: (7+ days= Exceptional, 4-6 days = Good, 3 days =
acceptable (8 hour day))5 5 4 3 5
Retirement
Offers employee retirement plan 10 10 10
Offers company match for employee retirement plan 10 10 10
2.1 Describe whether the Commercial Cannabis Business is committed to offering employees a Living Wage. (20 points possible)
Scoring Guidance: if all employees above $15.00 per hour = 15 points. More for higher wage structures. Dock points for lower wage rates. https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/06019
2.2 Briefly describe benefits provided to employees such as health care, vacation, and medical leave, to the degree they are offered as part of employment. (50 points possible)
1.6 Daily operations. With as much detail as possible, the Business Plan should describe the day-to-day operations which meet industry best practices. This should include at a minimum the following criteria for each permit type in
which you are applying for a permit. Microbusinesses must include responses for distribution, manufacturing and cultivation (100 points possible)
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2.2 Sub-Total:73 69
CCB Provides Tuition Reimbursement for Certificates: Score 3 3 0 Not described
CCB Provides Tuition Reimbursement for associate degrees: Score 3 3 0 Not described
CCB Provides Tuition Reimbursement for bachelor's degrees: Score 3 3 0 Not described
CCB Provides Tuition Reimbursement for master's degrees: Score 3 3 0 Not described
CCB Provides Tuition Reimbursement for Specialized Commercial Cannabis Business Operations
Training: Score 3 3 0 Not described
CCB Offers General Training for Health and Safety, Workplace Environment, Customer Service, etc. 10 10 8 6 10
2.3 Sub-Total:25 10
General Recruitment Plan Provided: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Social Policy Recruitment Plan Provided: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Recruitment Plan Includes Demographic Data for District, City or County: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Recruitment Plan Includes List of CBOs, Non-Profits and Public-Agency Hiring Partners: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Recruitment Plan Includes Hiring Targets (percentages) by Demographic Groups: Score 10 10 8 6 10
2.4 Sub-Total:50 50
Owners
Number of Owners:1
Number of Owners that live within the City of Fresno:0
Number of Owners that live in the County of Fresno:1
Number of Owners that Own a Business in the City of Fresno:0
51%+ ownership interest percent of the Owners live or own a business in the City: Score 80 80 -
51%+ ownership interest percent of the Owners live or own a business in the County: Score 40 40 40
Less than 50 percent of the Owners live or own a business in the Cityf no owners are local, score zero)20 20 -
Managers
Number of Managers (salaried, non-owners)
Number of Managers that live in the City of Fresno:
Number of Managers that Own a Business in the City of Fresno:
100 percent of the Managers live or own a business in the City: Score 20 20 -
75 to 99 percent of the Managers live or own a business in the City: Score 15 15 -
50 to 74 percent of the Managers live or own a business in the City: Score 10 10 -
Less than 50 percent of the Managers live or own a business in the City: Score 5 5 5 Only one manager specified to be local.
2.5 Sub-Total:80 45
Responsibilities Described for All Titles/Positions: Score 20 20 15 10 20
2.6 Sub-Total:20 20
Does CCB have more than five employees: 10 10 10
CCB has signed a peace agreement: Score 2 2 2
2.7 Sub-Total:12 12
Commitment to Local Hire Provided:20 20 15 10 20
2.8 Sub-Total:20 20
CCB is willing to serve as Social Equity Business Incubator: Score 100 100 80 60 100
Mentorship and Training: Score
Equipment Donation: Score
Shelf Space: Score
Legal Assistance: Score
Finance Services Assistance: Score
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2.3 Describe compensation to and opportunities for continuing education and employee training.(20 points possible)
2.4 Describe the Commercial Cannabis Business plan to recruit individuals who meet the criteria listed in the Social Policy Section 9-3316 (b) (1) of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) and the percentage of local employees it hires. (50
points possible)
2.5 Describe the extent to which the Commercial Cannabis Business will be a locally managed enterprise whose owners and /or managers reside within or own a commercial business within the City of Fresno, for at least one year
prior to March 2, 2020.(80 points possible)
2.6 Describe the number of employees, title/position and their respected responsibilities.(20 points possible)
2.7 Describe whether the CCB has five (5) or more employees and whether it has signed a labor peace agreement allowing employees to unionize without interference. (10 points possible)
2.8 Commitment for 30% of employees to be local hires; the business must show that it has either hired or made a good faith effort to hire bona fide residents of Fresno who have not established residency after the submission of an
application for employment with the applicant/permittee.
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IF full points achieved for Ownership category, don't score managers.
Section is total of 80 points possible.
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2.9 Describe whether the business is willing to serve as a Social Equity Business Incubator by offering support to local cannabis social equity businesses in the form of mentorship, training, equipment donation, a percentage of shelf
space dedicated to Fresno equity business products, legal assistance, financial services assistance, or other technical assistance support.(100 points possible)
Other Technical Assistance: Score
Scoring Guidance: full points for willingness to serve with detailed plan offering at least three aspects
mentioned above or of similar benefit. Less points for willingness to serve but vague or unclear
commitment. Zero points if there is no clear commitment to serve as Incubator.
2.9 Sub-Total:100 100
Section 2 Total:400 346
SECTION 3: NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY PLAN 300 Points Possible for Section 3
CCB will document complaints (time of complaint, nature of complaint, resolution of complaint): Score 10 10 8 6 10
CCB will established a dedicated contact person to receive complaints: Score 10 10 10
CCB will establish a dedicated phone number to receive complaints: Score 5 5 5
CCB will establish a dedicated email address to receive complaints: Score 5 5 5
CCB will establish a response time standard for returning complaint calls and emails: Score 5 5 5
CCB will schedule or participate in periodic community meetings to engage with residents about the CCB
operation: Score 10 10 10
Other measure unique to business (i.e. website complaint form)5 5 5
Scoring Guidance: full points for detailed proactive plan addressing all aspects mentioned. Dock points
for leaving out aspect, vagueness, or reactive plans.
3.1 Sub-Total:50 50
CCB will maintain a listserv of community residents to update and information residents of business
operations.
10 10 10
CCB will schedule or attend periodic community meetings (at least annually) to engage with residents
about the CCB operation: Score 10 10 10
CCB will prepare a community outreach and engagement plan: Score 50 50 40 30 50
CCB will issue periodic Newsletters to community providing information about CCB operations 10 10 10
CCB will hire residents from the community work at the CCB: Score 20 20 20
Scoring Guidance: full points for detailed proactive plan. Dock points for leaving out aspect, vagueness,
or reactive plans.
3.2 Sub-Total:100 100
CCB has identified sensitive receptors to nuisance odors in vicinity of business operations: Score 5 5 5
CCB has prepared a nuisance odor control plan: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Nuisance odor control plan identifies locations where fugitive emissions may exit the premise boundary:
Score 5 5 5
Nuisance odor control plan describes specific odor control measures to reduce fugitive emissions exiting
the premise boundary: Score 5 5 5
CCB has established an odor reporting system: Score 5 5 5
CCB will install a nuisance odor monitoring system: Score 10 10 10
3.3 Sub-Total:40 40
CCB has identified the potential sources of nuisance odors for the business operation: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Scoring Guidance: full points for detailed proactive plan. Dock points for vagueness or reactive plans.
3.4 Sub-Total:10 10
Nuisance odor control plan describes specific odor control equipment: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Nuisance odor control plan describes specific odor control measures/techniques: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Odor control measures are identified for different nuisance odor sources: Score 10 10 10
3.5 Sub-Total:30 30
Nuisance odor control plan describes the operation, monitoring, and maintenance requirements for
odor control measures: Score 10 10 10
Nuisance odor control plan describes the staff training required for system operations, maintenance,
repair, and troubleshooting.10 10 10
3.6 Sub-Total:20 20
3.3 Describe odor mitigation practices.(40 points possible)
3.4 Identify potential sources of odor. (10 points possible)
3.5 Describe odor control devices and techniques employed to ensure that odors from cannabis are not detectable beyond the permitted premises. (30 points possible)
3.6 Describe all proposed staff odor training and system maintenance.(20 points possible)
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3.1 Describe how the CCB will proactively address and respond to complaints related to noise, light, odor, litter, vehicles, and pedestrian traffic.(50 points possible)
3.2 Describe how the CCB will be managed to avoid becoming a nuisance or having impacts on its neighbors and the surrounding community.(100 points possible)
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CCB has identified the sources of waste generated by the business operation: Score
10 10 10
CCB has prepared a source-separation plan to segregate different sources of waste generated by
business operations: Score 10 10 10
The source-separation plan identifies policy, procedures, and locations where different sources of waste
are to be collected for disposal: Score 10 10 8 6 10
The source-separation plan describes specific measures to control the collection and disposal cannabis
waste: Score 10 10 10
The name of licensed cannabis disposal company provided: Score 10 10 10
Alternative: named equipment for pulvarizing waste
into compostable material.
3.7 Sub-Total:50 50
Section 3 Total:300 300
SECTION 4: SAFETY PLAN 300 Points Possible for Section 4
Safety Plan Prepared by Consultant: Score 10 10 10
Safey Plan Assessed by Consultant: Score (if prepared by, also give points for assessed by)10 10 10
Safety Plan Prepared for CCB Address (specific proposed location): Score 10 10 10
Safety Plan includes Site Plan of Premise: Score 10 10 10
Safety Plan includes Building Layout Plan: Score 10 10 10
4.1 Sub-Total:50 50
Written Accident/Incident Procedure Provided: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Procedures Address Multiple Accident/Incident Scenarios: Score 10 10 8 6 10
Total Number of Scenarios Described: Score Nineteen response scenarios provided in detail
Active Shooter Incident Described: Score 10 10 10
Robbery Incident Described: Score 10 10 10
4.2 Sub-Total:50 50
Evacuation Plan Provided: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Adequate Number of Evacuation Routes Identified: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Evacuation Route Distance to Public Right of Way: Score 10 10 8 6 10
4.3 Sub-Total:50 50
Location of Fire Suppression System Elements Identified: Score 10 10 10
Type of Fire Suppression System Elements Identified: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Location of Fire Extinguishers Identified: Score 10 10 10
Adequate Number of Fire Extinguisher Locations Identified: Score 10 10 8 6 8 Portable fire extinguishers shall be available every 75' of travel distance; it appears as if additional fire extinguishers are required along the conter of the building to meet travel distance requirements.
4.4 Sub-Total:50 48
Written Procedure for Fire Emergencies Provided: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Written Procedure for Medical Emergencies Provided: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Cardiac Arrest Medical Emergency Described: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Gunshot Wound Medical Emergency Described: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Other Medical Emergency Conditions Described: Score 20 20 15 10 20
4.5 Sub-Total:100 100
Section 4 Total:300 298
SECTION 5: SECURITY PLAN 300 Points Possible for Section 5
Security Plan Prepared by Consultant: Score 10 10 10
Security Plan Assessed by Consultant(if prepared by, also give points for assessed by): Score 10 10 10
Security Plan Prepared for CCB Address (specific proposed location): Score 10 10 10
Security Plan includes Site Plan of Premise: Score 10 10 10
Security Plan includes Building Layout Plan: Score 10 10 10
5.1 Sub-Total:50 50
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5.2 Premises (Security) Diagram. In addition to diagrams submitted for other sections of the application, applicants are expected to submit a premises diagram (or site plan) which, focuses on the proposed security measures and how
they relate to the overall business. (Pursuant to CCR Title 16, Division 42, §5006. Premises Diagram).
5.2.1 The diagram shall be accurate, dimensioned and to scale (minimum scale ¼"). The scale may be smaller if the proposed location exceeds more than a 1/2-acre parcel but must not be printed on larger than an 11" x 17" sheet of
paper. (Blueprints and engineering site plans are not required at this point of the application process)
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4.4 Location of fire extinguishers and other fire suppression equipment. (50 points possible)
4.5 Describe procedures and training for all fire and medical emergencies.(100 points possible)
5.1 The Security Plan shall be prepared and/or assessed by a professional security consultant.(50 points possible)
4.1 The Safety Plan shall be prepared and/or assessed by a professional fire prevention and suppression consultant. (50 points possible)
4.3 Describe evacuation routes. (50 points possible)
4.2 Describe accident and incident reporting procedures. (50 points possible)
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3.7 Describe the waste management plan. (50 points possible)
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Premises (Security) Diagram Provided: Score 20 20 15 10 20
Diagram is drawn to correct scale: Score 5 5 5
Diagram provides required details for premise: Score 5 5 5
Diagram shows the location of all security cameras: Score 5 5 5
Descriptions of activities to be conducted in each area of the premise 5 5 2
Some details provided such as dry room or storage
but not all activities provided.
Limited-Access Areas Clearly Marked: Score 5 5 0 Not specified or mentioned
Number and Location of All Security Cameras Identified: Score 5 5 5
5.2 Sub-Total:50 42
Intrusion Alarm and Monitoring System Identified: Score 15 15 15
Name and Contact Information for Monitoring Company Provided: Score 5 5 5
Total Points of Entry into Premise Identified: Score 5 5 3
Plan states all entry/exit points but no total number
provided
All Points of Entry to be Alarmed Identified:5 5 3 Plan states all entry/exit points but not identified.
Type of Alarm Identified (motion, infrared, glass break, etc.): Score 10 10 5 no specific information given, just list components
Backup Power Supply Identified: Score 10 10 0 Not mentioned
5.3 Sub-Total:50 31
Written Cash-Handling Procedure Provided: Score 30 30 20 15 0 stated will have wriiten policy but not ptrovided
Dual-Custody is Practiced for all cash handling: Score 10 10 10
Video Surveillance Used to Monitor All Cash Handling: Score 20 20 10
Armored Car Service Used for Bank Deposits: Score 10 10 10
All Cash Deposited weekly with Bank: Score 10 10 10
Onsite Vault Provided to Secure Cash Prior to Bank Deposit: Score 20 20 10
5.4 Sub-Total:100 50
CCB will use onsite security guards: Score
10 10 0
Plan does not specify if they will be onsite. States
will provide security services 24 hours per day, but
no further provided.
All onsite guards will be licensed and bonded: Score 10 10 10
All onsite security guards will be licensed to carry firearms: Score 10 10 10
Onsite security guards will be on duty before CCB opens for business: Score 10 10 0 Plan does not list this information
Onsite security guards will be on duty after CCB closes for business: Score 10 10 0 Plan does not list this information
5.5 Sub-Total:50 20
Section 5 Total:300 193
Section 1: Business Plan Total Points:300 266
Section 2: Social Policy & Local Enterprise Total Points:400 346
Section 3: Neighborhood Compatibility Total Points:300 300
Section 4: Safety Plan Total Points:300 298
Section 5: Security Plan Total Points:300 193
Total Points Achieved:1600 1403
5.2.2 The diagram must be drawn to scale and clearly identify property boundaries, entrances, exits, interior partitions, walls, rooms, windows, and doorways. The activity in each room and the location of all cameras must be
identified in the diagram.
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5.2.4 Limited-access areas, defined as areas in which cannabis goods are stored or held and only accessible to permittees, or its employees or contractors and areas used for video surveillance monitoring and storage devices
(Pursuant to CCR Title 16, Division 42, §5000 (m) Limited-Access Area and §5042 Limited-Access Area.
5.2.5 Number and location of all video surveillance cameras. (50 points possible)
5.4 Briefly describe cash handling procedures which covers day to day transactions with customers, vendors armor carrier vehicles and transporting it to the bank.(100 points possible)
5.5 Discuss whether the CCB will utilize the services of on-site security guards. Include in the discussion: (50 points possible)
5.5.1 Number of guards.
5.5.2 Hours guards will be on-site.
5.3 Identify intrusion alarm and monitoring system including the name and contact information for the monitoring company (if the company has been selected).(50 points possible)
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5.5.3 Locations at which they will be positioned.
5.5.4 Guards' roles and responsibilities.
5.2.3 Description of cannabis activity that will be conducted in each area of the premise. Commercial cannabis activities that must be identified on the diagram/site plan may include but are not limited to the following if applicable to
the business operations; storage areas, batch sampling areas, loading/unloading of shipment areas, packaging and labeling, customer sales areas, training areas, employee break room areas, extractions, infusions, processing, and
testing areas.
City of Fresno
Commercial Cannabis Business Permit
Application EvaluationBusiness Name:Stoa Cultivation LLC
Application # C-22-3
Score 1 Score 2 Score 3 Average%
Phase III
Points
Possible
Phase III
Points
Actual
Phase II
Points
Possible
Phase II
Points
Actual Total Score
Section 1: Business Plan 82%95%98%91.67%300 275.00 300.00 266 541
Section 2: Social Policy 80%80%85%81.67%500 408.33 400.00 346 754.33333
Section 3: Neighborhood 85%95%88%89.33%300 268.00 300.00 300 568
Section 4: Safety 80%80%90%83.33%300 250.00 300.00 298 548
Section 5: Security 80%75%90%81.67%300 245.00 300.00 193 438
Section 6: Location 85%95%85%88.33%200 176.67 -176.67
Section 7: Community Benefits 80%80%85%81.67%500 408.33 -408.33
Total Score (points)2400 2031.33 1600.00 1403 3434.33
Total %85.86%
BUSINESS PLAN - CCB PERMIT
Stoa Cultivation, LLC 2974 E Butler Ave
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.BUSINESS PLAN
1.1 Company Ownership Structure………………………………………1
1.2 Owner Qualifications…………………………………………………2
1.3 Budget…………………………………………………………………8
1.4 Proof of Capitalization……………………………………………….20
1.5 Pro Forma…………………………………………………………….22
1.6 Hours of Operation, Opening and Closing Procedures……………25
1.7 State of California Cannabis License Type……………………….…25
1.8 Daily Operations…………………………………………………..….25
1.9 Distribution Day-to-Day Operations………………………………..26
1.10 Manufacturing Day-to-Day Operations…………………………….47
1.11 Cultivation Day-to-Day Operations……………………………….…53
DIAGRAM: Scaled Floor Plan and Mechanical Engineering………….72
DIAGRAM: Scaled Exterior from Above…………………………..……73
BUSINESS PLAN - CCB PERMIT 2021
Stoa Cultivation, LLC 2974 E Butler Ave
BUSINESS PLAN
1.1 PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR COMPANY OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
I am the sole owner of Stoa Cultivation, LLC. Stoa Cultivation LLC’s board consists of a
carefully selected advisory team. Each individual is an expert in their field. They are described
below my resume.
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1.2 OWNER QUALIFICATIONS
Kevin Chandler
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relationship with the City of Fresno by incubating Stoa Cultivation, LLC.
BCC Compliance and Government Relations
Alexis Podesta has served in senior roles in both the
public and private sectors and is known for her talent to skillfully navigate
complex policy and political issues. Her broad portfolio has included
problem-solving on high-profile policies in both government and the corporate
world. Alexis was entrusted by Governor Gavin Newsom and Governor Edmund
G. Brown, Jr. to manage the sprawling California Business, Consumer Services
and Housing Agency. In that capacity, Alexis oversaw the creation of cannabis
regulation in California. Most recently, Alexis was appointed by Governor
Newsom to serve on the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors.
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Security
Mike Matson is the CEO and Founder of Fresno’s very own Matson Alarm, Inc.
He is a board member to the Fresno Police and Fire chiefs committee and is in
constant communication with the Fresno Police Department. Mike provides
security to thousands of properties across Fresno, and is an expert at crafting
burglary, theft, and fire prevention systems.
Community Outreach Advisor and Liaison to Fresno Police Department
Detective Danny D. Kim, MS/AJS-LEO has spent decades developing himself
as a community leader. He was awarded Man of the Year in 2019 for his work in
the community.
Pesticide Application Advisor
David Miller is a Qualified Applicator License holder for pesticide use issued by
California State Commision of Agriculture’s Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Certified trainer in State’s seed to sale tracking system Metrc. Developer of
Respirator training program and chemical handling protocols for employee safety.
Brand Development
Krystal Kitahara While attending Fresno State, Krystal started her first company
on campus before graduating with a Bachelor ’s Degree in Business with a focus
on Entrepreneurship. In 2014, combining her love of business with her love of
cannabis, Krystal sought to create a company that embodied her vision. She
brings a fresh perspective to the industry and has successfully built cannabis
brands that appeal to and empower women. CEO, Yummi Karma
In addition to my Advisory Panel, I have hired Charles Grove to be the Director of Science and
Analytics for Stoa Cultivation, LLC. His expertise brings a whole new level of sophistication to
this business and I believe it is important for his qualifications to be highlighted in this
application.
Charles Grove, began his journey into agriculture nearly 5 years ago and has been a part of
various companies within the industry. These unique positions provide a depth of knowledge in
the development and manufacturing of specialty fertilizers for plant nutrition. His current
position as Senior Formulation and Research Chemist for Nutrient Technologies, deals with
developing new and novel products for use in the agricultural industry only focusing on plant
nutrition.
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Prior to his arrival in agriculture he was a process scientist involved in the scale up and
manufacturing of advanced pharmaceutical intermediates. This entailed developmental scale up
work on novel high-potency compounds (highly toxic in small quantities) for various diseases.
Worked under CGMP conditions and closely with quality control to assure compliance.
Charles’ educational background began at the junior college level starting at College of the
Sequoias and later transferring to Fresno State University where he completed his B.S. degree in
Chemistry. After his undergraduate studies were completed he went on to graduate school at the
University of California Davis. He focused on the total synthesis of natural products, making
complex biologically active compounds in the lab from smaller building blocks. His work
produced 5 publications which culminated in the completion of 4 natural products. After the
completion of his Ph.D. he pursued a post-doctorate at RICE University in Houston, which
produced two additional publications.
Charles possesses a great understanding of chemistry and teaches a Chemistry class at
Porterville College (Chem P106)in the evenings.His involvement in the community and his
passion for science provides great opportunities to teach as well as learn.Charles currently
lives in Visalia, CA
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1.3 A BUDGET FOR CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE,
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, EQUIPMENT COSTS, UTILITY COST AND
OTHER OPERATION COSTS
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1.4 PROOF OF CAPITALIZATION IN THE FORM OF DOCUMENTATION
OF CASH OR OTHER LIQUID ASSETS ON HAND, LETTERS OF
CREDIT, OR OTHER EQUIVALENT ASSETS WHICH CAN BE
VERIFIED BY THE CITY
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1.6 FULLY DESCRIBE HOURS OF OPERATION AND OPENING AND
CLOSING PROCEDURES
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will operate our cultivation facility for 24 hours per day, 7 days per week,
and 365 days per year. Our distribution and manufacturing components will operate from 9:00
AM to 5:00 pm 7 days per week and 365 days per year. Armed, bonded, and licensed security
will be onsite 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year. All components of the
microbusiness will operate normally through holidays
Potential employees to open:
●Warehouse Manager/s
●Distribution Driver/s
●Security Guard
●Transplanter/s
●Pruner/s
●Harvester/s
●Trimmer/s
●Packager/s
●Extractor/s
●Product Inventory Specialist/s
●Cultivation / Production Manager/s
Daily Opening Procedures
Employees arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to opening the facility for regular business
(8:30 AM). The opening employees include, but are not limited to, a Warehouse Manager,
Security Guard, Product Inventory Specialist, and a Delivery Driver.
The security guard will conduct an external review of the premises at that time to ensure the
exterior has not been tampered with, all litter is removed from the premises and the area is safe
and ready for production. Upon completing a visual inspection of the premises, the security
person will remain at the main entrance to meet remaining and additional employees.
A warehouse manager is responsible for disabling any active alarms, opening security gates,
exterior entrances, and the safe room (including safes) as well as overseeing all employee
operations. Upon entering the premises all employees are required to clock in and initiate their
daily duties. They must reconcile all previous day logs to ensure there are no discrepancies that
need to be addressed. Verify daily deliveries, delivery routes, both in-store and delivery
pre-orders, production schedules and grow calendars.
Pruners, Trimmers, Harvesters Transplanters, Packagers, Extractors and Product Inventory
Specialists are required to complete a morning checklist pertaining to their various positions and
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will meet for a pre-shift meeting to ensure all know exactly what information is on the to-do list
for the day/week.
Pruners would need to clock-in and might be responsible for weighing, labeling and packaging
the bulk buds to be trimmed. Cannabis bud pruners might have to meet daily production quotas.
Pruners will pluck leaves to get ready for trimming.
Trimmers would need to clock-in and might be responsible for weighing, labeling and packaging
the trimmed buds upon completion. Cannabis bud trimmers might have to meet daily production
quotas. Trimmers will cut all leaves after the bud is dry.
Harvesters would need to clock-in and might be responsible for taking down the plants and
transporting them to the drying rooms. Helping with Quality Control (ensuring plants look
healthy), moving the plants / pots around the facility depending on maturity of plants and using
machinery to harvest the plants.
Transplanters would need to clock-in and might be responsible for taking down the plants and
transporting them to the drying rooms. Helping with Quality Control (ensuring plants look
healthy), moving the plants / pots around the facility depending on maturity of the plant.
Transplanters would check on the growth cycle of all plants throughout the facility.
Packagers would need to clock-in and begin working on any of the products needing to be
packaged, tagged and get ready for testing. Upon finishing packaging any batches of product the
packagers would ensure that all finished products are compliant and placed in quarantine to await
testing.
Extractors would need to clock in and begin working and preparing all raw material for whatever
extraction method is on the production schedule. The Extractors are responsible for maintaining
and cleaning the extraction equipment. This bulk cannabis material would then be prepared for
testing and quarantined.
Distribution drivers are expected to ensure all cars are gassed, cleaned and ready to be deployed.
They are then required to log into the designated delivery system to map routes, verify delivery
schedules and attend a pre-shift meeting to receive additional instructions for initial delivery
routes. Pack vehicles with daily wholesale deliveries.
The Product Inventory Specialist opening duties include clocking-in, picking and packing
products into appropriate totes. Ensure all delivery orders are verified, assembled, secured and
ready for Distribution drivers.
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Cultivation / Production Managers would be responsible for overseeing the personnel in their
respective departments. They would need to ensure all raw materials, ingredients, packaging, and
production schedules are on track for the week.
Daily Closing Procedures
All employees are required to exit the premises no later than 5:30 pm. At 4:57 pm a manager will
inform the external security guard to begin external patrol to ensure all perimeter entrances are
locked up for the evening. Then the manager will lock the main entrance door. These procedures
include but are not limited to ensuring the clients information is all accurately updated and
complete, all sales are entered properly into the POS system, the premises is properly sanitized,
cleaned and ready for regular retail operations for the next day. All employees would be
responsible for reconciling their respective reports through Blaze for the evening and remit them
to the applicable managers.
Pruners, Trimmers, Harvesters Transplanters, Packagers, Extractors and Product Inventory
Specialists are required to clock out and ensure their work space is properly sanitized, cleaned
and ready for regular retail operations for the next day.
Product Inventory Specialists are required to remove all overflow inventory and return them to
the safe room. Ensure that all inventory items are accounted for and a manual inventory is
verified. All discrepancies after reconciliation of physical inventory and POS reports are subject
to audit and State agencies would be notified within 24 hours in accordance with City and State
regulations.
A security Guard is required to ensure all non-personnel are no longer on the premises, all entries
are locked and secured no later than 5:00 pm. A security guard is then required to commence a
final walkthrough of the overflow parking lot, parking garage, ensuring all litter is removed from
the entrances and exit gate is locked. Perform a final walkthrough of the parking area, making
sure all clients have left and the area is free of any litter.
Warehouse Managers are required to count, reconcile and secure all cash, receipts and inventory
in the safe room or designated area. They must ensure all designated reports are properly run,
reconciled and closed out. All cameras must be reviewed to ensure there are no loiterers or
lingering employees on premises. They must ensure all employees have completed closing duties
and have accurately clocked out.
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The Distribution Drivers’ closing duties will be the same whether they finish during normal
business hours or after hours. However, if the drivers are leaving the premises after normal
business hours, they will leave with the larger group of workers to ensure the highest safety
protocols.
Upon closing, Distribution Drivers must close out and report reports calculating sales, cash
collected, and debit payments received. They must accurately count and verify cash, debit and
credit receipts then turn in cash, receipts and designated reports to the manager in a timely
manner. They must ensure their car is cleaned and secured.
1.7 PLEASE STATE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CANNABIS LICENSE
TYPE(S) YOU INTEND TO APPLY FOR
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is applying for a Microbusiness permit with the City of Fresno at the
address 2974 E Butler Ave Fresno, CA 93721.. This includes California licenses:
●Distribution (up to in Year 1)
●Manufacturing (up to in Year 1)
●10,000 square feet of Cultivation
1.8 DAILY OPERATIONS. WITH AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE, THE
BUSINESS PLAN SHOULD DESCRIBE THE DAY-TO-DAY
OPERATIONS WHICH MEET THE INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES.
THIS SHOULD INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA FOR EACH PERMIT TYPE IN WHICH YOU ARE
APPLYING FOR A PERMIT. IF APPLYING FOR A MICROBUSINESS
PERMIT, PLEASE RESPOND TO THE CRITERIA FOR DISTRIBUTION,
MANUFACTURING, AND CULTIVATION.
Microbusiness daily operations are broken down into individual business types and
described in the subsequent sections.
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1.9 FULLY DESCRIBE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR
DISTRIBUTION
1.9.1 CRITERIA FOR DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS:
i.IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF DELIVER DRIVERS,
HOURS OF DELIVER AND DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLES
TO BE USED
1.The hours of delivery for the distribution will be from 9:00 AM - 5:00 pm
2.Initially the distribution will launch with one full time driver, three to four part time
drivers and one 2022 Ford E-Transit electric cargo van
3.The 2022 Ford E-Transit electric cargo van will be insured at or above the legal
requirement in California
ii.DESCRIBE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
PROCEDURES
1.All drivers will be required to obtain and at all times when they are driving possess their
motor carrier permit pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with section 34620) of Division
14.85 of the Vehicle Code
2.The cargo van will be equipped with:
○A security cage surrounding the cargo area
○A GPS tracking device
○Cameras in the drivers cab, cargo area and external cameras providing 360 degree
security monitoring with all cameras live streaming back to the microbusiness’
security room monitors and DVR’s
○A drop safe in the caged cargo area for cash drops
○A mini dry freezer
3.Individuals transporting cannabis or cannabis products on behalf of the cannabis
distribution facility will maintain a physical copy of the transportation request (and/or
invoice) and will make it available upon request of agents or employees of the City
requesting documentation.
4.During transportation, the individual conducting transportation on behalf of the cannabis
distribution facility will maintain a copy of the cannabis distribution facility’s cannabis
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facility regulatory permit and will make it available upon request of agents or employees
of the City requesting documentation
5.Distribution delivery steps consist of:
○Preparing a delivery manifest for the products in transit and the destination retail
or distribution locations
○The ESprinter is stocked with the inventory for the current manifested delivery
run
○The driver loading area garage door is then opened allowing our distribution
driver to pull out and into the fenced alleyway
○Once the driver has pulled into the fenced alleyway and is clear of the garage
door, the garage door is closed
○Once the garage door is completely closed the iron gate leading to Butler Ave is
opened allowing the driver to pull out of the alleyway and onto Butler
○Once the driver has exited the alleyway and is clear of the iron gate, the gate is
then closed
○We ask our driver to provide all our clients with at least a thirty minute heads up
prior to their arrival, if they are closer than thirty minutes away try to call before
leaving or otherwise do the best the situation allows for
○We then ask the driver to provide a 5 minute heads up so the customer can prepare
for their immediate arrival at which time the driver also finalizes
i.The part of the building they are to approach and park or enter from
ii.What employee they should anticipate meeting them once they arrive
○Upon arriving the driver needs to make visual confirmation that the right
employee is waiting for them and that the place to park is completely secured
○The driver then checks in on the Blaze POS that they have arrived at their specific
destination before exiting the vehicle
○The driver then exits the vehicle, verifies the inventory loading area and unloads
the current manifested cargo from the van onto a mobile inventory cart
○The driver then wheels the mobile inventory cart to the drop off point and verifies
the manifest with an onsite employee of the retail or distribution business
○The driver would then offer to help count and itemize the drop off with an
employee of the distribution or retail
○Once the drop is verified as accurate and complete the driver will either;
i.Collect cash, furnish a handwritten receipt, sign any relevant invoice the
counterparty requires signature on, have the counterparty sign our invoice
and inform the retailer or distributor that an email receipt will be sent as
well. Verify in METRC the order has been picked up. Return to the cargo
van and deposit any cash into the framed safe contained in the cargo area
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ii.Furnish the paperwork outlining the terms for the retailer or distributor to
sign. Sign any relevant invoices from the counterparty and make sure they
sign ours. Verify in METRC the order has been picked up. Collect
available cash from prior term agreements, furnish a handwritten receipt
for cash collected then return to the cargo van and deposit any cash in a
framed safe contained in the cargo area
○Once all cash has been deposited in the safe and the cargo area has been locked,
the driver will return to their cab, google maps their next delivery destination and
repeat the delivery steps
6.Once all deliveries are complete the driver will return to the microbusiness, alerting them
with a five minute heads up that they will be arriving soon
7.Once the driver arrives the iron gate separating the Butler entrance from the alleyway will
be opened allowing the driver to pull into the alleyway. Once the driver has pulled into
the alleyway the iron gate is closed. Once the iron gate is completely closed the garage
door to the driver loading area will open allowing the driver to pull in and then the garage
door is closed behind them
8.A manager will perform a visual check to confirm the cargo area is free of all inventory
and then unload all cash from the drop safe in the cargo area into a cash satchel
9.The cash satchel will be tagged for its date, time and driver ID then deposited in the drop
box located in the security room that deposits the cash into receptacles next to the safes in
the vault room
iii.DESCRIBE HOW INVENTORY WILL BE RECEIVED,
PROCESSED, STORED, AND SECURED IN THE
PERMITTED PROCESS
Inventory Receiving
1.All inventory in route to our microbusiness location will have an up to date manifest in
the track and trace system and will alert our location via phone of their arrival at least 30
minutes prior to their projected arrival time
2.We then ask the driver in route to our location to alert us five minutes prior to their arrival
at which time a designated employee will make sure they are in position to open the
automatic sliding security gate
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3.All inventory will first be received into our fenced and gated work alley on the west side
of the building via Butler Ave by opening the security gate from the inside of the building
via an electronic switch
4.Once the distribution vehicle has pulled into the fenced alley the security gate is closed
behind them
5.Once the security gate leading to Butler is closed, the garage door to the driver loading
area is opened using an automatic switch allowing the distribution vehicle to park inside
6.Once the distribution vehicle parks inside in the instructed parking stall the garage door
to the driver loading area is closed
7.The product is unloaded onto an inventory cart/s and lifted out of the truck bay via a lift
gate into the distribution verification desk in the secured loading area
8.The contents are then unloaded from the distribution boxes, itemized and counted in front
of the driver who is able to witness the count through a window from the driver loading
area and via cameras which are located over the counting area whose monitors are also
available to be seen from the driver loading area
9.Once the totality of the order has been confirmed as accurate, the order is picked up in
METRC via the manifest
10.If the order is not accurate the relevant licensee will be immediately notified and the
manifest will be adjusted to reflect the accurate current count in METRC prior to being
picked up
11.Once the product is picked up in METRC the distribution driver will be issued either;
●Cash
●An accounts payable statement detailing items and terms signed by an owner or
accounts payable manager
12.The driver will then sign our invoice and we will sign the drivers
13.The driver will then return to their vehicle
14.The garage door will then be opened allowing the distribution driver to pull out of the
driver loading area and into the fenced secured alleyway
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15.Once the driver has exited the truck bay and is clear of the garage door, the garage door is
closed
16.Once the garage door is completely closed the security gate is opened allowing the driver
to exit the gated alley and enter onto Butler Ave
17.As soon as the driver has exited and is clear of the security gate, the security gate will be
closed via the same switch they were originally allowed in with
18.Using Blaze we will print a new UID in the form of distribution bar code stickers for our
tracking and compliance with METRC
19.The bar code stickers will then be added to the bulk inventory or applied to the boxes of
individual products and scanned
20.The product that was just taken in would then be added to our inventory system which
would assign a specific position in the inventory vault to store the product
21.The specific position in the vault would be listed on an additional tag which would be
printed and attached to the batch
22.The door to the Transfer Room would then be unlocked allowing access
23.The product will then be moved into our Transfer Room where it will be placed until
closing in the appropriate section
24.At closing the vault itself is opened and the products/batch are placed in their assigned
specific positions in the vault
25.As each distinct product is placed in its assigned specific position the product location is
logged in the inventory system confirming its in the correct position
26.Once all product held in the Transfer Room has been stored in its assigned specific
location in the vault, and said location in the vault has been confirmed in the inventory
system, the vault door is to be closed and locked
27.Once the vault door is locked, the Transfer Room is to be cleaned, sanitized, swept and
then locked upon exiting
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Inventory Storage
1.Overnight all inventory will be stored in the vault room in a assigned product location
which is generated and tracked by our inventory system
2.At the beginning of each day the door leading to the Transfer Room and the vault door
will be unlocked
3.The vault door will remain unlocked for the first fifteen minutes of operations in which
the employees will take all inventory on the daily itinerary and remove it from the vault
itself and place it in the Transfer Room
4.The inventory will be divided in the Transfer Room into four sections:
●Quarantine- Products or batches that still have to be tested from whom sampling
from a licensed testing facility employee still needs to occur
○Each day the itinerary denotes whether or not a testing lab employee will
arrive that day to collect samples and what inventory those samples need
to be pulled from. All inventory representing those batches and products
will then be set into the quarantine area where upon arrival of the testing
lab employee they will be led to said area and allowed to perform their
random sampling
○If no testing lab employees are scheduled for arrival that day then the only
products or batches assigned to the quarantine section would be
batches/products taken in from third parties during the business day
(which have not been tested) or from the cultivation or manufacturing
section of the microbusiness
●Batches- Product that has yet to be individually portioned but has already passed
testing requirements in its batch form with a relevant COA furnished (flower or
concentrates that are ready for individual portioning)
○This is where all batches taken in during the business day, that have
already passed testing in their final form are stored
●Individual Products- Products that have been individually portioned, packaged
and passed testing in their batch form but have not yet been tested and passed in
their packaged final form
○This is where all individually portioned products taken in during the
business day from third parties, which have already passed batch testing
but who have not been tested in their packaged final form
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●Retail Ready Products- Products that have been individually portioned, passed all
compliance testing, externally packaged with compliant packaging, accurately
labeled for resale (product in its final form fully compliant and ready for transfer
to retail), checked into our Blaze POS system and hence logged into the METRC
track and trace system
○This is where all retail ready product slated for delivery to retail or other
distributors is stored for the day
○This is where all retail ready product taken in from other third party
distributors is stored
5.Once all inventory detailed in the daily itinerary is moved from the vault room to the
Transfer Room the vault door is then closed and locked
6.Once the vault door is locked the Transfer Room door is closed and locked until work is
ready to commence on inventory or a testing lab employee is ready to collect samples
7.Once a testing lab employee is ready to collect samples:
●The manager unlocks the Transfer Room and locates the relevant inventory
●The testing lab employee is then left to perform their randomized sampling free of
any interference, while the manager waits outside and watches the cameras from a
mobile monitor
●Once the testing lab employee is done with their sampling the manager double
checks to ensure they have pulled samples from all the batches and products
outlined in the daily itinerary, once confirmed the manager signs off on the
samples and receives an invoice from the testing lab employee
8.When inventory packaging is ready to commence:
●The packaging specialist will inform the manager or shift leader they are ready to
begin packaging a specific item on the daily itinerary
●The items on the itinerary are to be packaged in the order they are listed
●A manager or shift leader with key access to the Transfer Room will unlock the
room and aid in retrieving the relevant inventory
●The inventory will then be verified in METRC before the packaging specialist
loads it up on an inventory cart and signs it out as ‘in process of packaging
●The manager will verify the correct inventory was signed out as ‘in process of
packaging’ by signing off in the inventory system with their manager key and
then they lock the door to the Transfer Room
9.At closing:
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●The door to the Transfer Room along with the vault door will be unlocked and
opened by a manager
●All inventory will be moved from the Transfer Room and placed in its assigned
inventory position in the vault
●Any distillate on the itinerary for packaging the next day will be removed from
the dry freezer for thawing and reassigned a new inventory position in the vault
10.The vault will ultimately serve as the secured storage site for all:
●The dried, weighed product from the onsite cultivation
●All finished product from the manufacturing portion of the license
●All product pretesting and posttesting held by the microbusiness license
originating from third parties
●Inventory local retailers have us hold to help them avoid holding anymore on site
then is necessary due to their public exposure
●Cultivation tags stored as required by state law for 3 years
●Cash collected from all CCB activities which will be stored in safes inside the
vault
●Drop boxes accessible from the security room used for cash drops during business
hours in which the vault is locked
iv.DESCRIBE THE QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES
DESIGNED TO ENSURE ALL CANNABIS IS PROPER
PACKAGED, LABELED, AND TESTED.
Testing
1.All untested product is to be stored in the quarantine A section of the vault, where they
are not to be handled or moved until the day a testing lab employee is scheduled to arrive
and take samples
2.On the day the testing lab employee is to arrive the untested batches are to be moved
from the fully secured vault into the Transfer Room in the quarantine section. These
batches are both identifiable by their general location in the vault, and their listing in the
daily itinerary notifying the days work crew of their exact location in the vault
3.Once the the testing lab employees arrive and are ready to take samples the manager will
locate the designated batches and allow the lab employee time to pick their samples
4.When the testing lab employee is done double check to make sure they have the right and
complete set of samples before they depart
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5.Update the batch in the inventory system to reflect its been sampled but not yet tested,
print out a new tag and attach it to the batch
6.Return the sampled but still untested batches to the vault once the vault is unlocked and
open during closing time. The new placement in the vault will be in quarantine B with the
specific location contained on the inventory system tag
7.The sampled but untested batches are then to remain untouched in the vault until testing
is complete and compliant test results are received from the state certified lab
8.Once the compliant test results are updated in METRC the batch may be;
●Packaged for retail and distributed
●Distributed to a third party distributor
●Used to fill up vape carts (in the case of distillate), the vape carts would then be
considered the final form and would require an additional compliance test from a
state certified laboratory. They would then be quarantined until the state
compliant test results arrived
●Used to make prerolls (in the case of trim), the prerolls would then be considered
the final form and would require an additional compliance test from a state
certified laboratory. They would then be quarantined until the state compliant test
results arrived
Cash Handling
1.On the microbusiness premises all cash handling is to be performed by a manager on duty
2.Cash held by the microbusiness (not taken in during the current business day or
earmarked for purchase of product from a third party supplier that day) is secured inside
of safes bolted to the foundation of the fortified vault room which itself is secured with a
vault door
3.Cash taken in during business hours is to be logged and handled by a manager on duty
who is to load the cash into a cash satchel which is to be labeled with the date, time and
driver ID
4.The manager then takes the cash satchel to the security room where a drop box is located.
The manager deposits the cash satchel into the drop box and rotates the drop box handle
to ensure the cash satchel has dropped into a receptacle on the other end located in the
vault room
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5.At the end of each day when the vault is opened, the receptacles are emptied of the cash
satchels and the cash is pulled out and counted on money counters before being placed in
the cash safes and signed off by the manager on duty
6.Cash pulled out of the safes, to make a purchase from a third party supplier, is kept in a
safe in the Transfer Room until the cash is supplied to one of our drivers to take off site
and purchase from the third party or once the third party arrives and is ready to be payed
7.Cash is only allowed to be taken off site for non CCB purposes with the approval of an
owner and by means of armored transport
Packaging
Packaging Key
●CR = Child Resistant
●CDWC = Cannabis Disposal Waste Container
●Primary Panel = The part of the label most likely to be displayed to the consumer at
retail. Typically the front or top of the package
●Information Panel = Any other part of the label that is not the primary panel
●COA = Certificate of Analysis (lab report used to ascertain whether or not a product
passes the state’s testing thresholds for distribution into the marketplace along with
cannabinoid content)
Packaging Flower Cannabis
1.Assess the daily work que for what approved batch (approved for distribution by a state
certified lab, via passing all testing requirements and a current COA furnished) of
cannabis flower needs to be packaged and what packaging it has assigned to it
2.Sanitize the table, chairs and scales in the packaging room
3.Ensure at least half a box of latex gloves are ready in the packaging room, if more gloves
are required retrieve them from the storage room
4.Retrieve the packaging material (CR jars, CR cellophane bags, secondary boxes to
distribute the jars etc) designated for this packaging run from the storage room
5.Open the external packaging and check to ensure all the packaging has
6.Using an inventory cart available in the storage room, wheel the packaging material into
the packaging room and place the material on the weighing station table
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7.Remove the packaging material from its larger box or bag and ready it for packaging
8.Notify the manager or lead on duty your now ready to enter the Transfer Room which
they will then unlock
9.Using the same inventory cart now enter the Transfer Room, identify the designated
cannabis flower to be packaged and scan the barcode on the batch to verify its identity in
METRC
10.Once the identity has been verified in METRC the batch will be logged in as “in process
of packaging”
11.Load the inventory cart up with the logged in batch then the manager or lead on duty will
lock the door
12.Wheel the batch to the packaging room where it will be carefully removed from the cart
and placed on the weighing station table
13.Once the inventory is on the table push the inventory cart to the side against the wall and
close the door to the packaging room
14.Put latex gloves on both hands
15.Weighing will then commence with the required increment (1 gram, 3.5 grams, 28 grams
etc) being hand weighed to the exact amount down to the hundreth of a gram, then
deposited into the relevant jar or cellophane bag and then sealed.
16.Apply a tamper evident sticker to the lid of the container
17.If all flower is weighed out to one increment then at the end of weighing, labeling will
begin
18.If multiple increments are weighed from one batch, the weighing and packaging will
cease at the end of each increment and labeling will begin
19.Labeling will begin with verifying that the labels being used are accurate with the batch
and increment currently packaged
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20.The label will then be verified that it includes on its primary panel
●Stoa Cultivation, LLC Brand
●The product identity-Including strain and farm name
●The universal cannabis symbol
●Net Weight in Metric and US customary units
●Cannabinoid Content by type of cannabinoid and percentage
21.The label will then be verified that it include on its in informational panel
●The Blaze generated distribution bar code which will help ensure our inventory
tracking along with METRC compliance. The Blaze generated distribution code
will be our UID number
●Licensee name, and phone number or website
●Date of packaging for retail sale
●The state mandated warning in capital letters;
GOVERNMENT WARNING: THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS CANNABIS, A
SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. CANNABIS MAY ONLY BE POSSESSED OR
CONSUMED BY PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER UNLESS THE
PERSON IS A QUALIFIED PATIENT. CANNABIS USE WHILE PREGNANT
OR BREASTFEEDING MAY BE HARMFUL. CONSUMPTION OF
CANNABIS IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND OPERATE
MACHINERY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION.
22. The labels will then be applied to the CR cannabis flower packaging making sure the
labels are applied to the proper orientations on the container
23. The Blaze barcode will then be scanned to log the individual item into the METRC
system
24. Once all items have been logged into METRC the items will be placed into larger
distribution boxes
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25. The new retail ready products will then be logged into our inventory tracking system
which will then designate an assigned specific location in the vault, which will then be
printed on a tag and attached to the external distribution packaging
26. Gloves will then be removed and disposed of into the CDWC
27. The distribution boxes will then be stacked onto the inventory carts and wheeled back
to the Transfer Room
28. The manager or lead on duty is then notified and unlocks the door to the Transfer
Room
29. The distribution boxes containing the jars and/or cellophane bags will then be stacked
in the retail ready section of the room
30. If there is more cannabis flower in the que for packaging then use the same inventory
cart to retrieve the next applicable packaging and repeat the process
31. Once access is no longer needed the manager or lead on duty then locks the door to
the Transfer Room
32. Sweep the floors, sanitize the table, chairs and scales in the packaging room
33. If there is no more cannabis flower in the que to package then return the inventory
cart to the storage room
Packaging Pre Rolls
1.Assess the daily work que for what approved batch (approved for distribution by a state
certified lab, via passing all testing requirements and a current COA furnished) of
cannabis prerolls needs to be packaged and what packaging it has assigned to it
2.Sanitize the table and chairs in the packaging room
3.Ensure at least half a box of latex gloves are ready in the packaging room, if more gloves
are required retrieve them from the storage room
4.Retrieve the packaging material (CR glass or CR plastic tubes, CR boxes and distribution
boxes) designated for this packaging run from the storage room
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5.Using an inventory cart available in the storage room, wheel the packaging material into
the packaging room and place the material on the weighing station table
6.Remove the packaging material from its larger box or bag and ready it for packaging
7.Notify the manager or lead on duty your now ready to enter the Transfer Room which
they will then unlock
8.Using the same inventory cart now enter the Transfer Room, identify the designated
cannabis prerolls to be packaged and scan the barcode on the batch to verify its identity in
METRC
9.Once the identity has been verified in METRC the batch will be logged in as “in process
of packaging”
10.Load the inventory cart up with the logged in batch then the manager or lead on duty will
then lock the door
11.Wheel the batch to the packaging room where it will be carefully removed from the cart
and placed on the weighing station table
12.Once the inventory is on the table the inventory cart will pushed to the side against the
wall and the door to the packaging room will be closed
13.Put on latex gloves
14.Fill the packaging tubes with one preroll each and close the lid or cap
15.Place the preroll tubes into CR boxes that are then sealed
16.Apply a tamper evident sticker to the lid of the container
17.Labeling will begin with verifying that the labels being used are accurate with the batch
18.The label will then be verified that it includes on its primary panel;
●Stoa Cultivation, LLC Brand
●The product identity-including strain and farm name
●The universal cannabis symbol
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●Net Weight in Metric and US customary units
●Cannabinoid Content by type of cannabinoid and percentage
19.The label will then be verified that it include on its in informational panel
●The Blaze generated distribution bar code which will help ensure our inventory
tracking along with METRC compliance. The Blaze generated distribution code
will be our UID number
●Licensee name, and phone number or website
●Date of packaging for retail sale
●The state mandated warning in capital letters;
GOVERNMENT WARNING: THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS CANNABIS, A
SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. CANNABIS MAY ONLY BE POSSESSED OR
CONSUMED BY PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER UNLESS THE
PERSON IS A QUALIFIED PATIENT. CANNABIS USE WHILE PREGNANT
OR BREASTFEEDING MAY BE HARMFUL. CONSUMPTION OF
CANNABIS IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND OPERATE
MACHINERY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION.
20.The packaged cannabis preroll boxes will then be labeled using a labeling machine
contained in the packaging room. The labels will then be applied to the CR cannabis
preroll packaging making sure the labels are applied to the proper orientations on the
container
21.The Blaze barcode will then be scanned to log the individual item into the METRC
system
22.Once all items have been logged into METRC the items will be placed into larger
distribution boxes, stacked onto the inventory carts and wheeled back to the inventory
vault
23.The packaged products will then be logged into our inventory tracking system which will
then designate an assigned specific location in the vault, which will then be printed on a
tag and attached to the external distribution packaging
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24.The manager or lead on duty is then notified and unlocks the door to the Transfer Room
25.The distribution boxes will then be stacked in the “packaged awaiting testing” section of
the room
26.If there is more cannabis prerolls in the que for packaging then use the same inventory
cart to retrieve the next applicable packaging and repeat the process
27.Once access to the Transfer Room is no longer needed the manager or lead on duty then
locks the door
28.Gloves are then removed and disposed of in the CDWC
29.Sweep the floors, sanitize the table, and chairs in the packaging room
30.If there is no more cannabis prerolls in the que to package then return the inventory cart
to the storage room
Packaging Concentrates (Excluding Vape Carts)
1.Assess the daily work que for what approved batch (approved for distribution by a state
certified lab, via passing all testing requirements and a current COA furnished) of
cannabis concentrates needs to be packaged and what packaging it has assigned to it
2.Sanitize the table, chairs and scales in the packaging room
3.Clean and sanitize the Arctic Griddle Ice Cream Roll table then turn the table on. For
distillate packaging clean and sanitize the hot plate and 50 shot semi automatic cartridge
filler then turn them both on
4.Ensure at least half a box of latex gloves are ready in the packaging room, if more gloves
are required retrieve them from the storage room
5.Retrieve the packaging material (CR mini glass jars, FEP sheets, CR shatter boxes,
dablicators, CR external boxing and cellophane bags) designated for this packaging run
from the storage room
6.Using an inventory cart available in the storage room, wheel the packaging material into
the packaging room and place the material on the weighing station table
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7.Remove the packaging material from its larger box or bag and ready it for packaging
8.Notify the manager or lead on duty your now ready to enter the Transfer Room which
they will then unlock
9.Using the same inventory cart now enter the Transfer Room, remove the target batch
from the dry freezers and scan the barcode on the batch to verify its identity in METRC.
In the case of distillate the batch will be pulled the night before in order to provide time
for the batch to thaw prior to packaging
10.Once the identity has been verified in METRC the batch will be logged in as “in process
of packaging”
11.Load the inventory cart up with the logged in batch and wheel it to the packaging unit
where it will be carefully removed from the cart and placed on the Arctic Chill Ice Cream
Roll Table for concentrates or the hot plate for distillate packaging
●The Arctic Chill Ice Cream Roll Table is used to keep the concentrate at a
temperature where the gassing off of terpenes is minimized and to help packaging
be more efficient
●The hot plate is used to reduce the viscosity of the distillate enabling terpenes to
be homogenized in. The reduced viscosity also enables packaging to be much
more efficient and accurate
12.Once the inventory is on the table push the inventory cart up against the wall and close
the door to the modular unit
13.Put latex gloves on both hands
14.Once the viscosity of the distillate is reduced to a level where it can be hand stirred with
ease, the designated and pre portioned terpenes will be added to the distillate batch. The
homogenizer will then be used to mix in the terpenes for a minimum of 10 minutes
15.Weighing will then commence for non distillate concentrates with the designated
increment (.5 gram, 1 gram) being weighed out exactly to the hundreth on the scales
nearest the Arctic Chill Table, then deposited (using a pharmaceutical grade applicable
tool) into the packaging material which is then closed. A tamper evident sticker is then
applied to the lid of the container, the container is placed into its external packaging and
then sealed
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16.Distillate based concentrates will not be weighed instead its portions are measured by the
50 shot vape cartridge filler down to the exact milliliter. The 50 shot draws distillate out
of the batch jar where it is then dispensed in exact .5 milliliter and 1 milliliter increments
into the dablicators, or mini glass jars which are then placed into their external packaging
and sealed.
17.If all concentrate from the batch is weighed out to one increment, then at the end of
weighing labeling will begin
18.If multiple increments are weighed from one batch the weighing and packaging will
cease at the end of each increment and labeling will begin
19.Labeling will begin with verifying that the labels being used are accurate with the batch
20.The label will then be verified that it includes on its primary panel;
●Stoa Cultivation, LLC Brand
●The product identity-Including strain and farm name
●The universal cannabis symbol
●Net Weight or volume in Metric and US customary units
●Cannabinoid Content by type of cannabinoid in milligrams
21.The label will then be verified that it include on its in informational panel
●The Blaze generated distribution bar code which will help ensure our inventory
tracking along with METRC compliance. The Blaze generated distribution code
will be our UID number
●Licensed manufacturer ’s name, and phone number or website
●Date of manufacturing/packaging
●Instructions for use
●Batch or lot number
●The state mandated warning in capital letters;
GOVERNMENT WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CANNABIS, A
SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. CANNABIS PRODUCTS MAY ONLY BE
POSSESSED OR CONSUMED BY PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR
OLDER UNLESS THE PERSON IS A QUALIFIED PATIENT. THE
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INTOXICATING EFFECTS OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS MAY BE DELAYED
UP TO TWO HOURS. CANNABIS USE WHILE PREGNANT OR
BREASTFEEDING MAY BE HARMFUL. CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS
PRODUCTS IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND OPERATE
MACHINERY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION.
22.The packaged concentrates will then be labeled using a labeling machine contained in the
packaging room. The labels will then be applied to the CR cannabis concentrate
packaging making sure the labels are applied to the proper orientations on the container
23.The Blaze barcode will then be scanned to log the individual item into the METRC
system
24.Once all items have been logged into METRC the items will be placed into larger
distribution boxes
25.Remove your gloves and dispose of them in the trash marked CDWC
26.Stack distribution boxes full of packaged concentrates onto the inventory carts and wheel
back to the Transfer Room
27.The packaged products will then be logged into our inventory tracking system which will
designate an assigned specific location in the vault, which will then be printed on a tag
and attached to the external distribution packaging
28.The manager or lead on duty is then notified and unlocks the door to the Transfer Room
29.The packaged concentrates are stored in dry freezers marked ‘packaged awaiting testing’
in the Transfer Room
30.If there are more concentrates in the que for packaging then use the same inventory cart
to retrieve the next applicable packaging and repeat the process
31.Once access to the Transfer Room is no longer needed the manager or lead on duty then
locks the door
32.Sweep the floors, sanitize/clean the Arctic Chill table or hot plate, chairs, and scales (for
non distillate concentrates) in the packaging room
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33.If there is no more cannabis concentrates in the que to package then return the inventory
cart to the storage room
Packaging Vape Carts
1.Assess the daily work que for what approved batch of vape carts needs to be packaged
and what packaging it has assigned to it
2.Sanitize the table and chairs in the packaging room
3.Ensure at least half a box of latex gloves are ready in the packaging room, if more gloves
are required retrieve them from the storage room
4.Retrieve the packaging material (CR boxes and tubes along with distribution boxes to
store the packaged box units) designated for this packaging run from the storage room
5.Using an inventory cart available in the storage room, wheel the packaging material into
the packaging room and place the material on the weighing station table
6.Remove the packaging material from its larger box or bag and ready it for packaging
7.Notify the manager or lead on duty your now ready to enter the Transfer Room which
they will then unlock
8.Using the same inventory cart now enter the cannabis inventory vault, identify the
designated batch of vape carts to be packaged and scan the barcode on the batch to verify
its identity in METRC
9.Once the identity has been verified in METRC the batch will be logged in as “in process
of packaging”
10.Load the inventory cart up with the logged in batch and wheel it to the packaging unit
where it will be carefully removed from the cart and placed on the weighing station table
11.Once the inventory is on the table the inventory cart is pushed to the side up against the
wall and the door to the modular unit will be closed
12.Put latex gloves on both hands
13.Fill the packaging tubes with one vape cart each and close the lid or cap
14.Place the vape tubes into CR boxes then seal them
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15.Apply a tamper evident sticker to the lid of the container
16.Labeling will begin with verifying that the labels being used are accurate with the batch
17.The label will then be verified that it includes on its primary panel;
●Stoa Cultivation, LLC Brand
●The product identity-Including strain and farm name
●The universal cannabis symbol
●Net Weight or volume in Metric and US customary units
●Cannabinoid Content by type of cannabinoid in milligrams
18.The label will then be verified that it include on its in informational panel
●The Blaze generated distribution bar code which will help ensure our inventory
tracking along with METRC compliance. The Blaze generated distribution code
will be our UID number
●Licensed manufacturer ’s name, and phone number or website
●Date of manufacturing/packaging
●Instructions for use
●Batch or lot number
●The state mandated warning in capital letters;
GOVERNMENT WARNING: THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CANNABIS, A
SCHEDULE I CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF
CHILDREN AND ANIMALS. CANNABIS PRODUCTS MAY ONLY BE
POSSESSED OR CONSUMED BY PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR
OLDER UNLESS THE PERSON IS A QUALIFIED PATIENT. THE
INTOXICATING EFFECTS OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS MAY BE DELAYED
UP TO TWO HOURS. CANNABIS USE WHILE PREGNANT OR
BREASTFEEDING MAY BE HARMFUL. CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS
PRODUCTS IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE AND OPERATE
MACHINERY. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION.
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19.The packaged vape carts will then be labeled using a labeling machine contained in the
packaging room. The labels will then be applied to the CR cannabis vape packaging
making sure the labels are applied to the proper orientations on the container
20.The Blaze barcode will then be scanned to log the individual item into the METRC
system
21.Once all items have been logged into METRC the items will be placed into larger
distribution boxes
22.Remove your gloves and dispose of them in the trash marked CDWC
23.Stack distribution boxes full of packaged concentrates onto the inventory carts and wheel
back to the inventory vault
24.The packaged products will then be logged into our inventory tracking system which will
then designate an assigned specific location in the vault, which will then be printed on a
tag and attached to the external distribution packaging
25.The manager or lead on duty is then notified and unlocks the door to the Transfer Room
26.The packages will then be stocked in the section of the Transfer Room labeled “packaged
awaiting testing”
27.If there is more cannabis vape carts in the que for packaging then use the same inventory
cart to retrieve the next applicable packaging and repeat the process
28.Once access to the Transfer Room is no longer needed the manager or lead on duty then
locks the door
29.Sweep the floors, sanitize/clean the table and chairs in the packaging room
30.If there are no more cannabis vape carts in the queue to package then return the inventory
cart to the storage room.
1.10 FULLY DESCRIBE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR
MANUFACTURING PERMIT
1.10.1 CRITERIA FOR MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS:
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i.IDENTIFY ALL CANNABIS PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE PERMITTED PREMISES
The following is a list of products slated to be manufactured on Stoa Cultivation, LLC
microbusiness premises:
●Prerolls
●Vape Cartridges
●Ice Hash
●Rosin
ii.DESCRIBE QUALITY CONTROL PERSONNEL AND
STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES (FULL WRITTEN
PROCEDURES NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. DESCRIBE
THE SUBJECTS THE PROCEDURES WILL COVER AND
WHETHER THEY COMPLY CURRENT GOOD
MANUFACTURING PRACTICES, AS OUTLINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND U.S. FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION)
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is committed to the highest standards of quality control for our
manufactured products, as such we employ industry best practices including but not limited to;
●Pre manufacturing- We test all input material batches with a state certified
cannabis testing lab to ensure the material is compliant prior to manufacturing
●All manufacturing takes place in a sterile environment (wiped clean by iso alcohol
after each use) either in the packaging room (in the case of prerolls and vape
carts) or in the extraction room (in the case of rosin and ice hash)
●Manufacturing employees are to wear latex gloves at all times while handling
and/or manufacturing product
●The proposed HVAC units Stoa Cultivation, LLC will employ to cool and filter
the packaging/extraction rooms air will use positive-pressure, hospital-grade,
HEPA-filtered systems. These systems will ensure no airborne contaminants
adulterate any manufacturing products or processes, while also mitigating the
release of odors into the greater building
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●All manufacturing is to be performed on equipment which has been properly
cleaned, sanitized and had routine maintenance performed in accordance with the
equipment manufacturers guidelines
●Post manufacturing- We test all batches with a state certified cannabis testing lab
to ensure they are compliant prior to packaging
iii.DESCRIBE INVENTORY CONTROL PROCEDURES
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is committed to best practices as it relates to inventory controls including
but not limited to:
●A fully secured vault which remains locked during business hours, except for the
first 15 minutes and last 15 minutes of each business day. The vault holds all
inventory for the manufacturer that isn’t designated in the daily itinerary for
manufacturing
●Inventory access controls that require managers to unlock the transfer room to
provide access to inventory for the sake of manufacturing
❖Employees are unable to access inventory without a manger first
unlocking the transfer room
❖The manager then helps the employee locate the relevant inventory
❖The employee and manager verify the batches accuracy in METRC
❖The manager then verifies in our inventory system that the employee has
logged the material as “in process of manufacturing”
●Premises that are monitored and recorded 24/7 by high end security cameras
outfitted with microphones. The security cameras allow Stoa management to track
all inventory movement via the camera system and reconcile any discrepancies
against the visual and auditory records. All surveillance records will be stored and
kept for at least 90 days after the date of recording
●All records related to input material volume compared with output material
volume will be kept for a minimum of three years and audited weekly to ensure
consistency. The goal being to have consistent yields and a loss rate as close to
zero as possible
●All working materials that come into contact with cannabis material are to be
either sanitized after each use or disposed of in the CDWC
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iv.DESCRIBE THE EXTRACTION PROCESS, SOLVENTS,
EQUIPMENT, AND ROOM IN WHICH EXTRACTIONS
WILL BE CONDUCTED
All extraction will take place in the extraction room using either:
●Icon V-200
❖Used to extract/manufacture high end solventless ice water hash
❖150 gallon continuous flow system with a wet biomass throughput of up to
25lbs/6minutes
❖The Icon V-200 has the ability to produce over 10,000 grams of ice hash
concentrate per hour
❖Foodgrade Rated
●The NugSmasher® Pro Rosin Extraction System
❖Used to extract/manufacture high end solventless Rosin from ice water
hash and flower
❖20 tons of pneumatic controlled pressure with precise pressure gauge and
7”x 10” heat plates with 3 heaters in each plate for consistent temp
control
❖Throughput of as much as 115 grams per press
❖Standard installed heaters are 160W ea (480W per plate total), which
allows the unit to warm up to useable temps in as little as 5 – 10 minutes
and also allows the unit to operate on less than 9 amps of power
❖The NugSmasher® Pro Rosin Extraction System is capable of producing
over 700 grams of high end rosin per hour
v.PROVIDE A LIST OF ANY COMPRESSED GASSES TO BE
STORED AT THE PREMISE
1.There will be no compressed gasses stored at the premises.
vi.PROVIDE DETAIL AS TO WHETHER THE EXTRACTION
EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND CERTIFIED
BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR CERTIFIED
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST
1.Yes the extraction equipment has been reviewed and certified by a professional engineer.
Please see the attached diagram containing engineering specifications.
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vii.DESCRIBE THE SANITATION PROCEDURES
All surfaces and equipment are cleaned at the beginning, throughout and end of day. All utensils
and containers are immediately washed and sanitized using an industrial dishwasher after use.
The dishwasher is checked weekly using test strips to ensure that the dishwasher is at proper
chemical and microbial levels. It also undergoes maintenance once a month and receives a report
from the maintenance company in order to better track the levels. The premises undergo a deep
cleaning weekly.
All cannabis comes from state licensed growers with CoA’s and inspected upon arrival to ensure
it is what it is said to be. Upon receiving cannabis, it is placed into the freezer in a vacuum sealed
container to hinder any bacterial growth. Upon use it is taken out of the freezer, extracted and
placed in a refrigerator, until it is ready to be bottled in the final packaging. If receiving already
extracted cannabis material, it is processed and housed in a refrigerator.
All non-cannabis ingredients are kept in air tight containers while awaiting use.
The grounds are maintained weekly by a landscaping company chosen by the association.
External pest control is also maintained by the association. If there is a need for internal pest
control, all products used are organic and food safe.
Before and after use each component and piece of equipment is visually inspected and
thoroughly cleaned. The filler is fully taken apart after used, cleaned and sanitized after each use.
All blending tools are dismantled, cleaned and sanitized using the dishwasher after each use. All
clean components are stored on a sanitized drying rack after going through a dishwashing cycle.
In an effort to keep Stoa Cultivation, LLC’s employees healthy and safe, Stoa Cultivation, LLC
provides masks, gloves and does temperature checks prior to employees entering the facility. If
an employee is exhibiting any symptom including but not limited to fever, cough, diarrhea, etc.
the employee is asked to stay home until no longer exhibiting those symptoms. If an employee
has open lesions, boils, cuts, rashes, scrapes, etc., that must be uncovered, that employee is
excluded from manufacturing operations until their health condition is corrected in accordance
with the requirements of Health and Safety Code section 113949.2(b).
All employees are required to put a hairnet on before entering the production or packaging area.
Upon entering the product or packaging areas, employees are required to wash their hands in the
designated handwashing sink and then put gloves on. All employees must wear close toed shoes
when in the facility. All personal belongings are kept outside of the production and packaging
areas in either lockers or at their desks.
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1.11 FULLY DESCRIBE THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR CULTIVATION
PERMIT:
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1.11.1 CRITERIA FOR ALL CULTIVATION OPERATIONS:
i.IDENTIFY LOCATION AND PROCEDURES FOR
RECEIVING DELIVERIES OF SEEDLINGS AND
IMMATURE PLANTS
Stoa Cultivation, LLC’s distribution arm will be working directly with Conception Nursery to
bring sterile meristem tissue cultured clones from their Sacramento facility.
1.Delivery procedure
a.Employees involved:
i.Distribution Driver
ii.Security Guard
b.Locations involved:
i.Distribution Easement
ii.Driver Bay
iii.Security Room
c.Stoa Cultivation, LLC’s distribution vehicle will be tracked as it approaches Stoa
Cultivation, LLC’s premises with clones
d.Security Guard distribution vehicle is granted entry through the iron gates on the
West side of the premises from Butler
e.The distribution vehicle is granted access through a second iron gate into the
interior loading area
2.Receiving procedure
a.Locations involved:
i.Delivery Bay
ii.Lift Gate
iii.Secured Interior Loading Area
iv.Security Room
b.Employees involved:
i.Distribution Driver
ii.Warehouse Manager
iii.Transplanter
iv.One armed security guard
c.One Stoa staff member will prepare the sally port for receiving the clones
d.The distribution staff member will retrieve the clones from the distribution
vehicle one tray at a time
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e.Trays will be stacked on the liftgate in the sally port until the lift gate is full
f.The liftgate will be activated
g.The lift gate will be stopped at exactly 40” above the bottom of the caged
receiving window.
h.The receiving window cage will be rolled open to access the trays
i.The trays will be placed on a cart
j.The receiving window cage will be closed when not in use
3.Preflower Transplanting Procedure
a.Locations involved:
i.Transfer Room
ii.Preflower Chamber
iii.Secured Interior Loading Area
b.Employees involved:
i.Warehouse Manager
ii.Transplanter A
iii.Transplanter B
c.Transplanters glove and gown in a Tyvek Suit in the transfer room
i.Gown
ii.Shoe covers
iii.Gown cap
iv.Gloves
v.Eye protection
d.Transplanter A prepares a cart in the transfer room
i.Sheers
ii.Gloves
iii.Waste Receptacle
e.Transplanter B prepares a scaffolding ladder in the transfer room
i.Sheers
ii.Gloves
iii.Waste Receptacle
f.Transplanter B walks scaffolding ladder into section of Preflower Chamber to be
transplanted
g.Transplanter A walks a cart to the Secured Interior Loading Area
i.Warehouse manager loads cart with clones
ii.Transplanter verifies Warehouse Managers plant count
h.Transplanter A walks cart to section of Preflower Chamber to be transplanted
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ii.DESCRIBE THE PLANNED SQUARE
FOOTAGE/ACREAGE OF THE CULTIVATION
****IMPORTANT CONCEPT****
Stoa Cultivation, LLC’s total square footage of cultivation as measured by CDFA, and confirmed
by the City Manager ’s Cannabis Oversight Committee, is 9,100 square feet. Utilizing side
lighting to maximize illuminated canopy per square foot of shelf space. Plants are stacked 15
rows high and are ergonomically organized in a single 4” gutter spanning a 182’ flowering
corridor. There will be a total of 10 flowering corridors in this building.
a.910 square feet of true canopy per column
i.Measured by CDFA as the collective surface area of each shelf
ii.9,100 square feet across all 10 columns
b.1,456 square feet of floor space per column
i.Measured dimensionally as 8’ wide by 182’ long
ii.14,560 square feet across all 10 columns
c.4,013 square feet of direct illumination per column
i.Measured by the total surface area receiving a photosynthetic photon flux
density of 1100 micromoles per square meter per second
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ii.40,130 square feet across all 10 columns
iii.THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF POUNDS PRODUCED
PER HARVEST, AND NUMBER OF ANTICIPATED
HARVESTS PER YEAR
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will conservatively produce 43,800 pounds of dry flower and 18,900
pounds of resinous trim for mechanical extraction every year once all 10 flowering chambers are
phased in.
Our goal is to produce five pounds per square foot of floor space per year
■This metric is designed to address our tax contribution to the City of
Fresno when considering the 1% tax on our distribution.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will phase into full capacity according to the following schedule:
Phase 1: Months 0-9
■One flowering chamber
■One pre-flowering chamber
■1,800 pounds of manicured flower
Phase 2: Months 10-18
■One additional flowering chamber
■3,600 pounds of manicured flower
Phase 3: Months 19-27
■Three additional flowering chambers
■9,000 pounds of manicured flower
Phase 4: Months 27-36
■Five additional flowering chambers
■18,000 pounds of manicured flower
Phases 1-4: Months 0-36
■Ten total flowering chambers
■One pre-flowering chamber
■32,400 total pounds of manicured flower
iv.DESCRIBE WHETHER THE CULTIVATION OPERATION
WILL USE NATURAL LIGHT, ARTIFICIAL LIGHT, OR
MIXED LIGHT
LED side lighting paired with high plant density allows us to maximize our daily light integral
(DLI) in every stage of growth.
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○300 Ion 720 LED lights per chamber
v.IDENTIFY HOW CULTIVATION WASTE WILL BE
RENDERED UNUSABLE AND UNRECOGNIZABLE AND
HOW WILL IT BE STORED AND DISPOSED OF
PROPER DISPOSAL OF CANNABIS WASTE
In order to promote the safe cultivation of cannabis, and to prevent unauthorized access to
cannabis, including the cannabis waste.
This business shall properly dispose of all cannabis waste generated from the premises and
location. Cannabis waste includes cannabis plants, flowers, trim, leaves, stems, seeds, any
cannabis concentrate, and any product containing cannabis intended to be destroyed.
A. This business will be required to keep a detailed record of the amount of cannabis waste
rendered unusable along with the final destination of all cannabis waste.
B. Prior to leaving this business’s cultivation premises or location, all cannabis waste shall be
rendered unusable and unrecognizable through mixing the waste with a non-consumable
medium, including but not limited to one or more of those listed below, so that the resulting
mixture is at least 50 percent non cannabis waste. The resulting mixture may then be composted
on site, placed in the facility’s wet bin for pickup or transferred to a waste disposal facility
approved by the Chief of Police. The following inert mediums may be used in the mixture:
1. Paper waste;
2. Plastic waste;
3. Cardboard waste;
4. Food waste;
5. Grease or other compostable oil waste;
6. Bokashi or other compost activators;
7. Soil;
8. Another medium approved by the Chief of Police that will render cannabis
waste unusable and unrecognizable.
Waste hauled by local agency, a waste hauler franchised or contracted by a local agency, or a
private waste hauler permitted by a local agency
CR&R Inc.
P.O. Box 125
Stanton, CA, 90680
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vi.DESCRIBE THE USE OF ANY GASSES USED IN THE
CULTIVATION OPERATION, SUCH AS CO2, INCLUDING
STORAGE, LOCATION, AND MONITORING SYSTEMS
FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY
1.Each of the ten cultivation chambers will consume approximately 50 pounds of CO2 per
day.
a.All CO2 will be reclaimed from our cogeneration plant after scrubbing for VOCs
i.Environmentally sound
ii.Cost effective
iii.No compressed gasses
iv.No access required for CO2 replenishment companies
b.Monitoring
i.Stoa Cultivation, LLC uses TrolMaster ’s HCS-2 environmental controller
to regulate CO2 injection by working in harmony with the following
instruments:
1.TrolMaster NBS-2 Carbon Dioxide monitor.
2.TrolMaster DSC-1 electronically actuated outlet
3.Titan Controls Carbon Dioxide regulator (industry standard)
ii.The TrolMaster HCS-2 provides zoned data logging that will be made
readily available in real time to the City, State, and any other inspecting
agency through a web-based portal. Moreover, the device relies on
multiple redundancies to ensure that operators are able to safely navigate
CO2 enriched environments.
1.Automatic injection termination
c.Safety
i.Stoa Cultivation, LLC’s cultivation technique involves only three operator
interactions with plants throughout the entire cultivation cycle. None of
these interactions require the operator to be in conditions above ambient
CO2.
1.Preflower Transplant
a.Plants are taken directly from distribution and deposited
into the Preflower chamber gutters.
b.Ambient CO2 will be measured at 400-500 pp
2.Final Transplant
a.Plants are pruned in the Preflower chamber
b.Plants are placed on a mobile cart
c.Plants are taken to the Flower chamber
d.Plants are individually tagged with a unique METRC ID
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e.Plants are transplanted into gutters
3.Harvest
a.Stoa Harvester dresses in a Tyvek Suit in the transfer room
b.Stoa Harvester prepares a cart in the transfer room
i.Scale
ii.Bucket
iii.Sheers
iv.Gloves
c.Walks a cart into the flowering chamber
d.Stoa Harvester clips each 18”-24” plant from its root mass
while retaining METRC ID and places on scale
e.Weight is automatically logged with associated METRC ID
f.Plant is removed from scale and dropped into bin cart
g.Process is repeated until entire 182’ length is harvested
4.Drying
a.Stoa Harvester rolls bin over to drying chain near the
Storage area (see CAD drawing for layout details)
b.Plants are hooked onto chain and foot pedal is depressed to
activate chain driven pulley motor
i.This moves the chain up one foot per depression so
that a new plant can be hooked below the first plant
c.Harvester continues process until the entire chamber ’s
biomass is hung to dry and lifted into the unoccupied
drying area above the flowering chambers
d.This method utilizes First In First Out
i.Stoa Trimmers will receive the dried product on the
other side of the 182’ upper-level drying area using
the same pulley driven chain system
e.As new product is hooked to the chain by a Harvester and
enters the West side of the drying chamber, fully dried
older product exits on the East side of the drying chamber
and is unchained by a Trimmer.
5.Trimming
a.Stoa Trimmers will simply be finishing the manicuring
process
b.Mobius 1085 machine trimmer will do the bulk of the work
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vii.A CULTIVATION AND OPERATIONS PLAN THAT MEETS
OR EXCEEDS MINIMUM LEGAL STANDARDS FOR
WATER USAGE, CONSERVATION, AND USE; DRAINAGE,
RUNOFF, AND EROSION CONTROL; WATERSHED AND
HABITAT PROTECTION; AND PROPER STORAGE OF
FERTILIZERS, PESTICIDES, AND OTHER REGULATED
PRODUCTS TO BE USED ON THE PARCEL
Modular Side Lighting Cultivation Systems
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1.Design
a.Permitting
b.Scalability
c.Efficiency
d.Ergonomics
e.Contamination
f.Work-flow
2.Equipment
a.Redundancy
b.Automation
3.Safety
a.CO2
b.Fire
c.Chemical
1.Design
a.Permitting
i.Modular cultivation units are completely self-contained. Structural and
architectural specifications are identical from one unit to the next
regardless of where each unit is located.
b.Scalability
i.Traditional cultivation facility developments require precise planning to
accommodate electrical, structural, and HVAC loads. This is typically
done in multiple discrete phases, which are inoperable until planning,
permitting, construction, and inspection is completed. Phasing is necessary
in traditional cultivation facility development because indoor cultivation
does not scale well.
ii.Modular cultivation units circumvent scaling altogether and instead
benefit from replicability. Each unit has its own 100 AMP subpanel,
structural support, and HVAC system. Furthermore, since the units are
identical, a several million dollar traditional build out that would
otherwise take months to realize can be broken up into several $50,000
turn-key modular implementations that rely on the first unit’s engineering
to expedite permitting.
c.Efficiency
i.LED side lighting paired with a central wall of plants on a multi-tiered
gutter system allows the cultivator to illuminate a canopy that is exactly
twice that of the modular unit’s taxable square footage. At 20’ long and 8’
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wide, the taxable square footage of one modular unit is 160 sf. The
contiguous plant wall is 8’ tall and 20’ long, but it is positioned in the
center of the modular unit, which allows it to be illuminated from lights on
either side. This results in a net canopy of 320 sf.
ii.Maximizing the ratio of illuminated canopy to total cubic footage of the
cultivation chamber means environmental variables can be more precisely
controlled and buffered.
1.Less atmosphere translates to faster CO2 injections and purges in
the event of excessive supplementation.
2.Less atmosphere translates to more direct dehumidification.
3.Lastly, the higher ratio of mass to atmosphere translates to a better
temperature buffer. This is because temperature stability is a direct
function of an object’s density, and air has a density that is close to
zero when compared to solid objects.
d.Ergonomics
i.Transplanting, inspecting, maintaining, and harvesting plants traditionally
requires the laborer to carefully reach across plant beds that are 4’- 6’
wide. While uncomfortable under any circumstance, this process is
particularly cumbersome with overhead LED lighting, which is
appropriately fixed only six inches above the canopy. This means the
laborer must reach 4’-6’ into a space that is only six inches tall--a reality
all cultivators must reconcile with as the state phases in its LED lighting
mandates.
ii.The plant wall that is afforded by side lighting clears major ergonomic
hurdles where traditional horizontal lighting systems have fallen short. In
the modular units vertically oriented LEDs are fixed to motorized trolley
systems. This allows laborers to create aisles as wide as 3’ on either side
of the plant wall. Aside from the obvious advantages of not having to
reach across horizontal plant beds, the laborer is able to work on the
garden with their back to the otherwise uncomfortably bright LEDs.
e.Contamination
i.Systemic failure plagues traditional open floor plan cultivation facilities.
The most apparent advantage of modular cultivation units in the event of
disease or chemical contamination is that each chamber is completely
isolated from the next.
ii.California’s unforgiving testing requirements have resulted in disease
mitigation strategies that change drastically throughout the plant's life
cycle. This means spraying a chemical in the first week of flower could
result in a clean postharvest test, while spraying that same chemical in the
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third week of flower could result in a failed post-harvest test. The only
work-around with an open cultivation floor plan is to have every plant in
the same stage of life. This results in massive labor implementations
during transplant and harvest, whereas staggering the plants’ life cycles
requires a more stable and predictable labor force.
iii.Lastly, large open floor plans are more likely to generate microclimates
that encourage undesirable biological growth such as molds, bacterium,
and pests.
f.Work-flow
i.Modular cultivation units are useful as more than just flowering chambers.
Capturing the genetic potential of a strain starts with healthy mothers.
Whether the operator is using tissue culture and standard cloning
techniques, modular units provide an isolated environment that mitigates
disease by limiting its contents’ exposure to externalities.
ii.Modular units are also superior drying chambers. They control
temperature, humidity, and odor very well due to the high ratio of plant
material to cubic footage of drying space.
2.Equipment
a.Redundancy and Consolidation
i.Modular units are able to take advantage of the higher efficiency and
redundancy offered by using multiple smaller irrigation, HVAC, and
dehumidification systems.
ii.Irrigation systems do not scale well. Whether its pressure loss along far
reaching drip lines or water temperature differentials from one end of a
plant row to the other in flood and drain or nutrient film techniques, using
larger irrigation systems results in inconsistent fertigation. There is also a
systemic disease risk associated with having the fertigation runoff from
one plant interacting with the root system of another. Smaller modular
fertigation systems mitigate this exposure while the declining
predictability of large scale systems propagate operational inconsistencies.
iii.Each modular unit is outfitted with 30 Ion 720 LEDs that are on for 12
hours per day and require 6 tons of cooling during the lights on period.
Unlike traditional open floor plans where there are no light barriers, two
modular units can be run on alternating 12 hour light cycles. This
technique is referred to as running the rooms on, “Flip-flop.”
1.Running cultivation chambers on flip-flop allows the operator to
take full advantage of the facility’s amperage. For example, each
modular unit requires 54 AMPS of lighting, which totals 648 AMP
hours consumed over the course of the 12 hour illumination period.
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If the lights are on in one unit while they are off in another unit, a
total of 1,296 total AMP hours can be consumed between the two
units over a 24 hour period--effectively doubling the electrical
bandwidth of the facility.
2.Another major advantage of having two systems on flip flop is the
use of a single HVAC system for two modular units. Since each
unit only requires cooling during the 12 hour lighting period, 6
tons of cooling can sufficiently cool two modular units per day.
This directly reduces the capital expenditure on HVAC
infrastructure by 50%.
3.Dehumidification systems are only used during the transpiration
period, which begins one hour after the plant canopy is illuminated
and ends one hour after darkness. This means two modular units on
flip-flop can share one 225 pint dehumidifier to achieve any range
of vapor pressure. Once again, this translates to a 50% reduction in
the capital expenditure required from dehumidification
infrastructure.
3.Safety
a.The modular units’ structural integrity paired with the flip-flop system offers
unparalleled fire resistance and suppression along with excess CO2 and chemical
exposure mitigation.
i.The modular units can easily be outfitted with fire sprinkler systems, but
their true power in fire suppression is their ability to vacuum air from one
chamber to the counterpart on flip-flop.
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viii.A DESCRIPTION OF THE LEGAL WATER SOURCE, IRRIGATION
PLAN, AND PROJECTED WATER USE.
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1.The legal water source will be from City Water. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will use very little
water compared to other indoor cultivation sites. This is because we employ a
recirculating watering system called nutrient film technique. This technique has zero
runoff, and involves a pump running water through a gutter system continuously until the
plants have consumed all of the water. Since the rate of transpiration always matches the
rate of water consumption, our condensate removal systems (HVAC/Dehumidifiers) drain
pure distilled condensate into a water recovery reservoir. This pure water is
automatically tested by our Trolmaster HCS-2, and ran through our Dosatron system to
bring nutrient and pH levels to exactly where they need to be. This nutrient water is then
transferred into the nutrient reservoir where it is sent off through the gutters to be
consumed by the plants. The cycle repeats and there is absolutely zero runoff or
wastewater.
2.Our total water consumption for irrigation will be 11,672.7 gallons for the initial input.
This is calculated as follows:
a.Nutrient film height=1”
b.Nutrient film width=4”
c.Nutrient film length=2,184”
d.Nutrient film tiers=15
e.Nutrient film corridors=10
f.Nutrient film total cubic inches formula=1” X 4” X 2,184” X 15 X 10
g.Nutrient film total volume in gallons=1,310,400 cubic inches=5,672.7 gallons
3.This means 5,672.7 gallons will be recirculating through the system at any given time
once the project reaches phase 4.
4.The remainder of the water will be stored in 2 separate 3,000 gallon stock tanks.
a.One reservoir will be for nutrient water recapture
b.One reservoir will be for condensate recapture
c.These two will work in tandem to ensure the facility always maintains a surplus of
water
5.Our monthly water consumption after the first 11,672.7 gallons will be almost entirely
derived from restrooms, power washing distribution areas and aisleways, and cleaning
equipment.
a.This number is expected to be less than 2,000 gallons per month based on water
consumption averaged from other similarly sized industrial properties in the area.
ix.IDENTIFICATION OF THE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL
POWER AND PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE
APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES AND RELATED CODES
1.Stoa Cultivation, LLC will be sourcing its power from multiple Capstone C200S
Microturbines working in parallel. These are very common in cultivation facilities where
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access to a power grid is limited or unavailable. These power generators have several
incredible features and are financed similarly to solar panels.
a.Clean combustion and free CO2
i.We will be scrubbing VOCs from our exhaust to recapture CO2
ii.This process results in free CO2 and produces exhaust that is much cleaner
than any other major power provider (i.e. PG&E) that utilizes fossil fuel
combustion for energy generation
b.Free HVAC
i.Natural gas combustion produces extreme heat that is isolated and
converted into mechanical energy. This microturbine is outfitted with a
system that uses this otherwise wasted heat energy to power an HVAC
system that is capable of cooling at least 50% of the heat load in the
facility.
ii.This free cooling results in a significantly lower carbon footprint as only
15% of our total energy consumption will be dedicated to supplemental
HVAC. In comparison, most indoor cultivation facilities spend 35%-40%
of their total energy on HVAC.
c.Zero Electrical Grid Burden
i.Downtown Fresno’s industrial power grid was not originally designed for
the massive power draw modern computer systems and indoor cultivation
sites are commanding.
1.Our onsite power generation will alleviate at least 1 Megawatt
(1000 kW) from our neighborhood electrical burden.
2.Once we are operating at maximum capacity we will reduce the
total burden by 3 Megawatts (3000 kW).
ii.This results in fewer transformers being dropped and less load calculating
for PG&E and City Engineers.
d.Opportunity Cost
i.Cogeneration plants are compact, modular, and can be run in parallel as
several small units.
1.This scalability means Stoa Cultivation, LLC can turn the lights on
immediately instead of waiting several months for PG&E load
calculations and transformer installments.
ii.Our cogeneration system allows us to earn our first dollar and the City of
Fresno’s first dollar 6 months to a year faster than our on-grid
counterparts.
2.The Capstone C200S Microturbine is a modular unit that is pre-engineered and is not
mounted as a permanent structure. It is in compliance with all building codes and related
codes.
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3.All electrical work will be done in compliance with all building codes and all other
related codes. Stoa Cultivation, LLC has already contracted with a licensed contractor
and our plans have been reviewed and approved by an electrician licensed in the state of
California.
4.See the next page for manufacturer specifications on the Capstone C200S Microturbine.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
7. COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND INVESTMENTS PLAN
7.1 Social Responsibility Plan………………………………………….…1
7.1.1 Expungement Clinics or Outreach Services…………….…3
7.1.2 Environmentally Sustainable Business Model
Incorporation…………………………………………...…3
7.1.3 Utilizing Vacant Buildings, Brownfields Land,
or Blighted Areas………………………………………….4
7.2 Public Health Outreach and Educational Program……………...….5
7.3 Contribution to Fresno Community Reinvestment Fund………..…5
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COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND INVESTMENTS PLAN
7.1 The CCB Application should describe the social responsibility plan. This should include
all benefits the CCB has provided or plans to provide to the local community, for example
by directly aiding, participating in, or funding the work of local non-profits,
community-based organizations, civic organizations, or social services organizations.
Benefits may be in the form of volunteer services, monetary donations, financial support of
City-sponsored activities or organizations, in-kind donations to the City or other charitable
organizations and/or any other economic incentives to the City. It may also include, but is
not limited to:
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is a Community Partner
The foundation of our community and local efforts is described in our Partnership Program
which seeks to do four critical things in Fresno:
1.Integrate as seamlessly and authentically as possible.
2.Change opinions through education, consistency, and reliability.
3.Get involved with local small businesses, nonprofits, and other community organizations.
4.Be active in improving the overall local community economically and socially.
To bring meaning to our intent to create this partnership, we will be committing annually to our
Partnership Program for the purpose of actively building and creating partnerships that contribute
toward local community development. Aligning with the vibrancy of the local community, we
will look to be involved in existing nonprofit programs within the City and County. Our
Partnership Program will cover commitments to working with one group from each of the
following five non-profit sectors:
●Health
●Education
●Veterans Affairs
●Home Care
●Fresno Community
Open Door and Good Neighbor Policy
Stoa Cultivation, LLC has an open door policy. We encourage neighbors who feel negatively
affected by our presence to reach out directly to our General Manager at any time and discuss
their concerns. We will set up a special telephone number and email where they can contact us
and know they will receive a timely response to address their concerns. Further, we consider
ourselves a stakeholder in the surrounding community. In the months leading up to a grand
opening, we will host events and invite local business owners and residents and answer any
questions they may have about our business.
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We also believe it's important to know our neighbors. We will create an outreach program to
actively engage with our immediate neighbors that includes:
●An initial personal visit & introduction within a month of receiving our permit
●Creating an email database of all businesses within our 500 feet radius to send them
periodic notes and an opportunity to provide feedback on better business practices and
relations.
●Creating a dedicated email address for communication.
●Designating one of our Managers as our Community Relations Officer.
●During our first year of operations, we will attend all requested meetings by the City
Manager to discuss costs, benefits and other community issues.
Additional community efforts:
Philanthropy
Operation Gobble
●Partnered with the City of Fresno’s District 4 from 2016-2020
●Partnered with the City of Fresno’s District 2 in 2021
●Produced drone footage for procuring next year ’s investment
Senior Food Giveaway
●Volunteered and worked closely with Pardini’s and District 4 at every event in 2020
●Captured hours of drone footage
Board Member of Clean Fresno
●Partnered with the City of Fresno’s Keep Fresno Beautiful Program
Past Contributions
Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive
●Acquired 1,100 new bone marrow donor candidates in 3 years at 26 events
UCSF Fresno OMFS Clinic: Dr. Robert Julian
●Over 2100 volunteer hours
●Participated in a retrospective study spanning 10 years of research
●Digitized 12 years of patient records
Tzu Chi Medical Clinic
●Volunteered at every event from 2012 through 2015
Measure A: Cannabis Tax
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●Donated in 2018
7.1.1 Providing funding for or hosting expungement clinics or outreach services.
We will partner with the National Diversity Inclusion Cannabis Alliance to support
Fresno’s cannabis expungement clinic. We will help finance the clinic’s efforts and will
set stretch goals to continue to expunge the cannabis records of all individuals who are
looking for assistance.
We will also create a local internship and mentors program that supports 21 year old
youths who have had issues with cannabis crimes, mentoring them in small business
management, compliance, and leadership.
Giving back to the community is part of our business and who we are. We are proud to
have this opportunity in Fresno and intend to use Stoa Cultivation, LLC to create positive
change in our community, leveraging both our people and our bottom line to do good in a
range of areas.
7.1.2 Incorporating an environmentally sustainable business model including energy
efficient buildings and vehicles.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC intends to utilize the following equipment and techniques to
ensure energy efficiency in operation procedures:
1. Electric vehicles
a. Ford 2022 E-TRANSIT Vans for distribution
2. Solar panels on roof of building
a. 20,000 square feet of solar
3. 100% LED Lighting
a. 67% power consumption compared to HPS lights
b. Lowers heat load so less HVAC is required
4. Side Lighting
a. Only requires 22.7% of the real footprint of traditional indoor grows
5. Nutrient Film Technique
a. Zero media waste (i.e. rockwool cubes, soil, coco, hydroton)
b. Zero fertigation runoff
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6.Recaptured Condensate
a.100% water recovery
b.Zero reverse osmosis filters to clean or dispose
c.Zero wastewater from reverse osmosis process
7.Recaptured CO2
a.100% of the carbon dioxide we consume is recaptured from our on-site
power generating gas turbines.
b.Lowers contribution to atmospheric carbon concentrations
8.Clean On-Site Power Generation
a.Exhaust that is scrubbed for CO2 recapture results in significant reduction
in exhaust by-products
9.Free HVAC
a.Heat from on-site power generation is captured to produce approximately
160 tons of free cooling per megawatt of power.
10.Dry powder nutrients
a.Lower carbon footprint than popular liquid commercial fertilizers
11.Variable speed compressors (stageless)
a.Never cycle on or off
i.Most efficient HVAC system on the market
b.Highest dehumidification capacity on the market
i.Reduces dehumidification carbon footprint
12.Solventless/mechanical extraction
a.Safer operating environment
b.Safer end product for the consumer
c.No storage of volatile, flammable, or pressurized gasses
7.1.3 Utilizing vacant buildings, brownfields land, or blighted areas of the city for
the business.
2974 E Butler is currently a vacant building. The surrounding area struggles with homelessness
and litter issues.
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7.2 Describe the Commercial Cannabis Business plan to develop a public health outreach
and educational program that outlines the risks of youth use of cannabis and that identifies
resources available to youth related to drugs and drug addiction.
We will be an active participant in ensuring that Fresno youth receive the appropriate level of
information on the dangers of substance abuse at an early age so that they are better informed
and more capable of decision making as they develop and mature. To create and implement this
program we will be approaching local education, youth, and law enforcement groups with a goal
to either provide monetary resources or educational materials to such groups. We believe that this
program will have positive flow-on effects for social issues affecting Fresno including
neighborhood crime prevention, substance abuse, and creating safer and cleaner parks and
recreation facilities.
We know that beyond education, it is critically important to provide meaningful facilities and
opportunities to youth that inspire, educate, and entertain them. Stoa Cultivation, LLC supports
the protection of safe and beautiful outdoor spaces as a matter of public health and well being.
We will contact and partner with the Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community
Services (PARCS) Department annually to determine what restoration and beautification projects
need to be completed. We will partner with the City to raise funds or provide volunteers to keep
the parks and open spaces clean and beautiful for our locals and our visitors.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will ensure that we give back to our community by requiring all full-time
staff to commit at least 10 hours of volunteer time quarterly to a local cause or charity. Annually,
each staff member will contribute over 40-hours or more of community service beyond the
monetary commitments we deliver. These hours will either be used for hands-on volunteering or
providing pro bono support services in the specialist area of the volunteer - business
management, design and creative, logistics, processes and systems. The Warehouse Manager will
be responsible for tracking all commitments on a quarterly basis.
7.3 Describe whether the Business plans to contribute to the Fresno Community
Reinvestment Fund, established to support local cannabis equity businesses.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC intends to commit a annual contribution to the Fresno Community
Reinvestment Fund to support local social equity businesses. We have committed to incubating
two social equity businesses: Banyan Tree Fresno and Beyond Rooted, LLC.
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7. COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND INVESTMENTS PLAN
7.1 Social Responsibility Plan………………………………………….…1
7.1.1 Expungement Clinics or Outreach Services…………….…3
7.1.2 Environmentally Sustainable Business Model
Incorporation…………………………………………...…3
7.1.3 Utilizing Vacant Buildings, Brownfields Land,
or Blighted Areas………………………………………….4
7.2 Public Health Outreach and Educational Program……………...….5
7.3 Contribution to Fresno Community Reinvestment Fund………..…5
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COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND INVESTMENTS PLAN
7.1 The CCB Application should describe the social responsibility plan. This should include
all benefits the CCB has provided or plans to provide to the local community, for example
by directly aiding, participating in, or funding the work of local non-profits,
community-based organizations, civic organizations, or social services organizations.
Benefits may be in the form of volunteer services, monetary donations, financial support of
City-sponsored activities or organizations, in-kind donations to the City or other charitable
organizations and/or any other economic incentives to the City. It may also include, but is
not limited to:
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is a Community Partner
The foundation of our community and local efforts is described in our Partnership Program
which seeks to do four critical things in Fresno:
1.Integrate as seamlessly and authentically as possible.
2.Change opinions through education, consistency, and reliability.
3.Get involved with local small businesses, nonprofits, and other community organizations.
4.Be active in improving the overall local community economically and socially.
To bring meaning to our intent to create this partnership, we will be committing annually to our
Partnership Program for the purpose of actively building and creating partnerships that contribute
toward local community development. Aligning with the vibrancy of the local community, we
will look to be involved in existing nonprofit programs within the City and County. Our
Partnership Program will cover commitments to working with one group from each of the
following five non-profit sectors:
●Health
●Education
●Veterans Affairs
●Home Care
●Fresno Community
Open Door and Good Neighbor Policy
Stoa Cultivation, LLC has an open door policy. We encourage neighbors who feel negatively
affected by our presence to reach out directly to our General Manager at any time and discuss
their concerns. We will set up a special telephone number and email where they can contact us
and know they will receive a timely response to address their concerns. Further, we consider
ourselves a stakeholder in the surrounding community. In the months leading up to a grand
opening, we will host events and invite local business owners and residents and answer any
questions they may have about our business.
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We also believe it's important to know our neighbors. We will create an outreach program to
actively engage with our immediate neighbors that includes:
●An initial personal visit & introduction within a month of receiving our permit
●Creating an email database of all businesses within our 500 feet radius to send them
periodic notes and an opportunity to provide feedback on better business practices and
relations.
●Creating a dedicated email address for communication.
●Designating one of our Managers as our Community Relations Officer.
●During our first year of operations, we will attend all requested meetings by the City
Manager to discuss costs, benefits and other community issues.
Additional community efforts:
Philanthropy
Operation Gobble
●Partnered with the City of Fresno’s District 4 from 2016-2020
●Partnered with the City of Fresno’s District 2 in 2021
●Produced drone footage for procuring next year ’s investment
Senior Food Giveaway
●Volunteered and worked closely with Pardini’s and District 4 at every event in 2020
●Captured hours of drone footage
Board Member of Clean Fresno
●Partnered with the City of Fresno’s Keep Fresno Beautiful Program
Past Contributions
Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive
●Acquired 1,100 new bone marrow donor candidates in 3 years at 26 events
UCSF Fresno OMFS Clinic: Dr. Robert Julian
●Over 2100 volunteer hours
●Participated in a retrospective study spanning 10 years of research
●Digitized 12 years of patient records
Tzu Chi Medical Clinic
●Volunteered at every event from 2012 through 2015
Measure A: Cannabis Tax
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●Donated $1,000 in 2018
7.1.1 Providing funding for or hosting expungement clinics or outreach services.
We will partner with the National Diversity Inclusion Cannabis Alliance to support
Fresno’s cannabis expungement clinic. We will help finance the clinic’s efforts and will
set stretch goals to continue to expunge the cannabis records of all individuals who are
looking for assistance.
We will also create a local internship and mentors program that supports 21 year old
youths who have had issues with cannabis crimes, mentoring them in small business
management, compliance, and leadership.
Giving back to the community is part of our business and who we are. We are proud to
have this opportunity in Fresno and intend to use Stoa Cultivation, LLC to create positive
change in our community, leveraging both our people and our bottom line to do good in a
range of areas.
7.1.2 Incorporating an environmentally sustainable business model including energy
efficient buildings and vehicles.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC intends to utilize the following equipment and techniques to
ensure energy efficiency in operation procedures:
1.Electric vehicles
a.Ford 2022 E-TRANSIT Vans for distribution
2.Solar panels on roof of building
a.20,000 square feet of solar
3.100% LED Lighting
a.67% power consumption compared to HPS lights
b.Lowers heat load so less HVAC is required
4.Side Lighting
a.Only requires 22.7% of the real footprint of traditional indoor grows
5.Nutrient Film Technique
a.Zero media waste (i.e. rockwool cubes, soil, coco, hydroton)
b.Zero fertigation runoff
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6.Recaptured Condensate
a.100% water recovery
b.Zero reverse osmosis filters to clean or dispose
c.Zero wastewater from reverse osmosis process
7.Recaptured CO2
a.100% of the carbon dioxide we consume is recaptured from our on-site
power generating gas turbines.
b.Lowers contribution to atmospheric carbon concentrations
8.Clean On-Site Power Generation
a.Exhaust that is scrubbed for CO2 recapture results in significant reduction
in exhaust by-products
9.Free HVAC
a.Heat from on-site power generation is captured to produce approximately
160 tons of free cooling per megawatt of power.
10.Dry powder nutrients
a.Lower carbon footprint than popular liquid commercial fertilizers
11.Variable speed compressors (stageless)
a.Never cycle on or off
i.Most efficient HVAC system on the market
b.Highest dehumidification capacity on the market
i.Reduces dehumidification carbon footprint
12.Solventless/mechanical extraction
a.Safer operating environment
b.Safer end product for the consumer
c.No storage of volatile, flammable, or pressurized gasses
7.1.3 Utilizing vacant buildings, brownfields land, or blighted areas of the city for
the business.
2974 E Butler is currently a vacant building. The surrounding area struggles with homelessness
and litter issues.
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7.2 Describe the Commercial Cannabis Business plan to develop a public health outreach
and educational program that outlines the risks of youth use of cannabis and that identifies
resources available to youth related to drugs and drug addiction.
We will be an active participant in ensuring that Fresno youth receive the appropriate level of
information on the dangers of substance abuse at an early age so that they are better informed
and more capable of decision making as they develop and mature. To create and implement this
program we will be approaching local education, youth, and law enforcement groups with a goal
to either provide monetary resources or educational materials to such groups. We believe that this
program will have positive flow-on effects for social issues affecting Fresno including
neighborhood crime prevention, substance abuse, and creating safer and cleaner parks and
recreation facilities.
We know that beyond education, it is critically important to provide meaningful facilities and
opportunities to youth that inspire, educate, and entertain them. Stoa Cultivation, LLC supports
the protection of safe and beautiful outdoor spaces as a matter of public health and well being.
We will contact and partner with the Fresno Parks, After School, Recreation and Community
Services (PARCS) Department annually to determine what restoration and beautification projects
need to be completed. We will partner with the City to raise funds or provide volunteers to keep
the parks and open spaces clean and beautiful for our locals and our visitors.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will ensure that we give back to our community by requiring all full-time
staff to commit at least 10 hours of volunteer time quarterly to a local cause or charity. Annually,
each staff member will contribute over 40-hours or more of community service beyond the
monetary commitments we deliver. These hours will either be used for hands-on volunteering or
providing pro bono support services in the specialist area of the volunteer - business
management, design and creative, logistics, processes and systems. The Warehouse Manager will
be responsible for tracking all commitments on a quarterly basis.
7.3 Describe whether the Business plans to contribute to the Fresno Community
Reinvestment Fund, established to support local cannabis equity businesses.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC intends to commit a annual contribution to the Fresno Community
Reinvestment Fund to support local social equity businesses. We have committed to incubating
two social equity businesses: Banyan Tree Fresno and Beyond Rooted, LLC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
6. LOCATION
6.1 Description of Proposed Location………………………………..…..1
6.2 Front of Building………………………………………………….…..3
6.3 Premises (Site) Diagram…………………………………………....…4
PDF Attachments at the End of Document………………………....…4
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LOCATION
6.1 In addition to the location-related details provided in the Commercial Cannabis
Business (CCB) Application (pages 1-7), the application shall include a thorough
description of the proposed location, including but not limited to the overall property,
building, and floor plan.
The property at 2974 E Butler Ave is a 22,880 contiguous concrete tilt up building. The property
is 40.5” above street level and the floor of its loading dock. This elevation provides an
unparalleled amount of exterior security and ergonomic convenience in what will be the
distribution loading bay. There are 13 parking spaces on-site at the front of the building, a fenced
in parking area on the side capable of comfortably parking 5 vehicles, and thousands of feet of
street parking where Butler Ave transitions into Los Angeles St.
The property’s layout is perfectly suited for a microbusiness. There are dedicated entry points for
each individual license type.
The northeast door grants entry into the area where the cultivation chambers, electrical
room, and wet room will operate. This area is approximately 19,000 square feet of
contiguous space with concrete walls, floors, and a 24’ ceiling. The windows are already
caged and there are 4 fully operational loading docks on the north wall: 2 with drive up
ramps and 2 for high trailers. There are existing restrooms on both sides of this space that
will be outfitted to fit the cultivation chamber layout.
The northwest door grants entry into the security and manufacturing area. This area hosts
approximately 2,000 square feet of existing office space, restrooms, and a locker room.
Part of this will be retrofitted with a vault, but the bones of the space are already ideal for
packaging, filling cartridges, and operating a rosin press. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will not
be using any compressed gasses for the production of concentrates.
The eastern accessway will be dedicated to distribution staff and vehicles. There is a
fenced area that is 4,000 square feet on the north side of the building that is accessed by a
driveway on Butler. This area features 2 sliding doors that are 18’ tall and actually faces
the Sheriff Department’s property to the northeast. Within these sliding doors is an 1800
square foot area where the distribution sally port will be located. All products must leave
and enter through the existing liftgate window in this area.
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The building is located within 2,000’ of the O street freeway onramp, which feeds the 180, 99,
41 interchanges within one mile of the entrance. This has already made the building an
incredibly attractive target for licensed cannabis distribution partnerships.
The building is uniquely situated where N St dead ends into Butler where it intimately enjoys the
best neighbor a cannabusiness could hope for: The Fresno County Sheriff ’s Department. Lastly,
the property at 2974 E Butler Avenue is fully built and requires no external building work prior
to occupancy. All necessary work is interior and can be completed within a 8-10 week time
frame, allowing for a quick occupancy within the premises.
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6.2 The application shall include at least one (1) photograph of the front (street side) of the
building or street view of the vacant parcel.
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6.3 Premises (Site) Diagram for each proposed location. In addition to diagrams submitted
for other sections of the CCB Application, applicants are expected to submit a premise/site
diagram that focuses on the overall property, building. This diagram should show the
overall parcel and adjoining or neighboring buildings that may be affected by the
commercial cannabis business.
6.3.1 A Premise (Site) Diagram must be accurate, dimensioned and to-scale (minimum
scale of ¼”). The diagram shall provide a detailed description of all available/shared
parking spaces, driveway locations, and auxiliary buildings on the parcel.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. SAFETY PLAN
4.1 Professional Fire Prevention and Suppression
Consultant……………………………………………………………2
4.2 Accident and Incident Reporting
Procedures…………………………………………….…………….7
4.3 Evacuation Routes………………………………………………………29
4.4 Location of Fire Extinguishers and Fire Suppression
Equipment…………………………………………………………..30
4.5 Procedures and Training for All Fire and Medical
Emergencies………………………………………………………..31
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About This Document
Stoa Cultivation, LLC faces increased challenges to consistently meet legal requirements during
emergency incidents.
This basic retail security and safety emergency resource was developed by Stoa Cultivation,
LLC. It has two basic goals:
1.Improve store-level responses to some of the more common emergencies
2.Improve coordination between store employees and government emergency responders.
Users of these resources must recognize that they indemnify and hold harmless the groups
and individuals who assisted with development of these documents from all liability, loss,
damage, claims, actions, and expenses based upon or arising out of actions based on this
resource.
This document is intended to aid decision-making only and use of it is not a substitute for an
effective emergency management program that includes preventive measures, emergency
response planning, employee training, and periodic exercises to determine store-level emergency
preparedness.
A partial list of some additional materials is identified in the back of this resource in the
“Contacts/Resources” tab.
The “Emergency Response Plans for Stoa Cultivation,LLC”is a particularly valuable
resource - identifying practical guidance for our employees to plan and respond to emergencies
that create the potential for an imminent health hazard.
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4.1 THE SAFETY PLAN SHALL BE PREPARED AND/OR ASSESSED BY A
PROFESSIONAL FIRE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION CONSULTANT.
This Safety plan was prepared by Matthew Patnaude, Senior Fire Systems Engineer, for Stoa
Cultivation, LLC. Matthew Patnaude designed this Safety Plan specifically for Stoa Cultivation,
LLC’s Microbusiness (Cultivation, Distribution, Manufacturing) operation located at 2974 E
Butler Ave Fresno, CA 93721.
This Safety Plan was further assessed by Kenneth D Garrett Jr, owner of Canopy Security Group
Inc. Canopy Security Group has designed 17 Safety and Security Plans for major cannabis
companies throughout California.
Matthew Patnaude
Senior Fire Systems Engineer
Nicet #146793
Fire Alarm Systems, Level III
Matson Alarm
581 W Fallbrook
Fresno Ca 93711
P 559.438.8000
P 800.697.9800
www.matsonalarm.com
Kenneth D Garrett Jr
Canopy Security Group Inc
P 916.919.3859
kendgarrett12@gmail.com
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Stoa Cultivation, LLC takes seriously the safety of its employees and customers. In order to
provide a safe working environment, we will work diligently to ensure all employees are trained
and aware of our safety program and policies. Our safety program will consist of the following
elements:
●Employee Safety Education and Training
●Onsite Safety Features
●Safety Inspections
●Investigating Incidents
●Reporting Procedures
The following documents have been provided in this section:
●Stoa Cultivation, LLC Safety Plan, designed by Matthew Patnaude, Senior Fire Systems
Engineer, and reviewed by Kenneth D Garrett, Canopy Security Group Inc
●Stoa Cultivation, LLC Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP)
●Stoa Cultivation, LLC Emergency Response Procedures Flip Chart
The following Site Plan documents are included:
●Fire Equipment Plan
●Fire Site Plan
●Fire Safety Floor Evacuation Plan
Safety Education & Training
Prior to any employee commencing employment with Stoa Cultivation, LLC, the employee will
be required to go through an orientation process. This process will require that the employee
receive training regarding all security and safety procedures and sign a certification
acknowledging they will adhere to the requirements. All information and procedures will be
provided and reviewed in detail with the employee by the Store Manager. The following safety
and training programs will be required and offered through Stoa Cultivation, LLC and other
Third-Party Resources:
●Introduction to OSHA
●State Requirements for Employees of Cannabis Dispensaries
●Safety & Health
●Emergency Action Plan
●Discrimination and Harassment Prevention in the Workplace
●Preventing Violence in the Workplace
Each employee will also receive an employee handbook and operations manual, which sets forth
all company policies and standard operating procedures. The employee will sign a certification
acknowledging that they received the employee handbook and operations manual and understand
its contents and acknowledge adherence to ALL policies without exception.
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In addition to the orientation training, all employees will receive semi-annual in-service training
to update employees on operational, security and safety requirements. This required training will
serve as a refresher-training course and provide updates of any changes.
If there are any updates, modifications or otherwise changes to state or local regulations or
procedures, notice will be posted in the store within 24 hours and all employees will be provided
with necessary training to ensure they have read and understand and can uphold said regulatory
changes. In addition to written communication and posted notice of the changes, Stoa
Cultivation, LLC managers are responsible to give verbal notification to all employees.
Employees will be required to sign an acknowledgment of receipt acknowledging they will
uphold said changes. The signed documents will be kept in the employee files to reference for
coaching and training purposes. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will comply with any updates,
modifications or otherwise changes to state and local regulations within the allotted time period.
Orientation Training
Orientation training of employees is conducted when employment begins, prior to performing
any duties and will be divided into three distinct areas:
1.Operational Procedures: Address the operational procedures and requirements for daily
operation.
2.Safety Procedures: Safety procedures that would need to be followed throughout the
operation of the facility.
3.Security Procedures: security procedures that must be followed at all times.
In-Service Training
In-Service Training of employees is conducted semi-annually to all employees and would be
divided into four distinct areas:
1.Operational Procedures: Address the operational procedures and requirements for daily
operation.
2.Safety Procedures: Safety procedures that would need to be followed throughout the
operation of the facility.
3.Security Procedures: security procedures that must be followed at all times.
4.New Procedural, Safety and Security Updates: Review new or revised requirements, as
well as industry trends and updates.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will retain hard copies of the training materials and make them available
for inspection.
Onsite Safety Features
The following onsite safety features will be available at the Stoa Cultivation, LLC retail store to
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ensure the safety and comfort of employees and visitors:
●Clearly marked exits and emergency escape diagram posted throughout allspaces.
●Fire sprinklers throughout the facility including inside cultivation chambers.
●Highly rated fire extinguishers in the following locations: Sally Port, Extraction Room,
Trim Room, Electrical Room, Storage Room, Irrigation Room, each Flowering Chamber,
Pre-Flower Chamber, Vault, Employee Quarters, and Distribution Bay.
●Properly maintained and operating HVAC unit.
●Comprehensive and state compliant security system, including panic buttons (as
described in the Security Plan section).
●Security Personnel: Licensed, armed, and bonded security guard onsite
24 hours per day year around.
●Limited Cash operation: Stoa Cultivation, LLC banks with Fresno First
Bank. All wholesale transactions over $4,999.00 will immediately be
directed to 7690 N Palm Ave # 101, Fresno, CA 93711 for deposit at
Fresno First Bank.
●Heavily secured ingress and egress: The primary entrance is at the front
of the building and contains a Sally Port that offers employees and
visitors a comfortable buffer to any nuisance outside. The Distribution
Driver ’s entrance will be through an existing razor wire fence, through
steel sliding doors, and in a designated vehicular sally port.
●Burglar Alarm-Monitored by 3 rd Party Service, Matson Alarm 24 hours
per day.
●Licensed Alarm System provided by Matson Alarm detects smoke,
movement, and break-ins. Moreover, Matson Alarm will be monitoring CO2 levels inside
and outside of the cultivation chambers, natural gas leak detectors, and any significant
voltage drops in the facility that could indicate a problem.
Safety Inspection
Monthly, a manager and additional employee will conduct a routine inspection to identify
hazards and/or safety issues as well as testing all security systems, including but not limited to
Alarms, Panic buttons, etc. and recommend how to eliminate or minimize the risks. Inspections
will also look at how work is performed to ensure standard operating procedures are effective.
Serious hazards or unsafe work practices found during inspections or observed by others will be
dealt with immediately.
Investigating Incidents
The Store Manager or Manager on Duty must investigate any injuries or close calls on the same
day they occur. Any incident that results in an injury requiring medical treatment, or that has the
potential for causing serious injury, must be investigated immediately. The purpose of an
investigation is to find out what went wrong, determine if any health and safety concerns still
exist and recommend actions that will prevent a recurrence of the problem. This is inclusive of
but not limited to additional training, purchasing of additional safety tools or equipment.
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4.2 DESCRIBE ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT REPORTING PROCEDURES.
Post-incident actions
Caring, timely, and efficient follow-up to any incident is crucial in assisting the injured
employee, as well as in preventing another occurrence. This guide can help you when a
workplace incident results in employee injury, a near miss, or property damage. A “near miss” is
defined as an incident with potential for more serious consequences.
On-the-job incident
Evaluate the circumstances and make your selection:
1.Employee needs emergency medical care
2.Employee needs non emergency medical care
3.Employee needs onsite first aid or incident is a near miss
●Employee needs emergency medical care:
1.Initiate emergency plan
a.Call 911 and alert facility emergency personnel using the chain of command.
Employees must know how to call 911 according to the facility telephone line.
For example, can 911 be dialed directly, or is it preceded by another number. Your
plan should be established for different emergencies, for example, catastrophic
events such as earthquake, fire, etc.
2.Evaluate area and secure or eliminate hazards before entry.
a.To ensure that responders do not encounter the same hazard that injured the
employee, an assessment of the work area should be conducted and hazards
controlled before any further personnel entry.
3.Provide injured employee assistance
a.Based on training or capabilities of first onsite responder.
4.Secure incident area.
a.Prevent tampering or disturbance of the incident scene. This area may encompass
as little as one piece of equipment and the immediate area, or could include an
entire room, depending on what was affected during the incident. It should be
secured until the incident analysis team releases the area. If a fatality or
catastrophe (three or more employees admitted to a hospital) occurs, then the area
must be secured until California OSHA releases the area.
5.Assure emergency vehicles and personnel are met at the entrance and escorted to the
incident site.
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a.First responders should be trained to assign someone to meet emergency
personnel and guide them to the injured employee.
6.Whenever possible, assure employer representatives accompany or follow injured
employees to medical facilities.
a.This is important to maintain communication between the injured worker,
management, and medical provider, as well as to ensure policies and procedures
are followed, drug testing, for example.
7.Assemble analysis team.
a.An incident team should already be established and trained. The process should
incorporate a “root cause analysis.”
b.Ensure that the incident team documents the scene, including the equipment or
process involved, through photos, video tape, written observations, sketches,
diagrams, measurements, etc.
8.Confirm that all notifications have been made within 1-8 hours.
a.Notifications to upper management should be made if they are not in the chain of
command list.
b.Determine who will notify immediate family members and confirm that it will be
done with tact and good judgment.
c.Call California OSHA to report overnight hospitalizations, catastrophes, or
fatalities.
d.Catastrophes and fatalities.
i.Report the death of any employee or a catastrophe (three or more
employees admitted to a hospital) within eight hours of the incident or
within eight hours after it has been reported to you.
ii.Report a fatality only if it occurs within 30 days of the incident.
iii.
e.Overnight hospitalizations.
i.Report the overnight hospitalization of an employee within 24 hours of the
incident.
ii.Only report overnight hospitalization for medical treatment; do not report
hospitalization for observation or for treatment in an emergency room.
9.Communicate preliminary findings to management and employees within hours as
information is updated.
a.This communication may be crucial to prevent similar injuries with similar
processes.
b.It’s important to provide employees with accurate information to prevent
misunderstanding and reduce panic.
●Employee needs non emergency medical care:
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1.Initiate injury reporting process.
a.Begin the process by reporting the injury to management. The incident analysis
team should be assembled and given instructions to begin the analysis.
2.Provide injured workers with form 801 and packet of information to submit to the
physician.
a.The employee should complete the Worker portion of the 801. The packet may
contain the following: written return-to-work (RTW) policy, recommended
medical provider list, job description, and return-to-work release form.
3.Review benefits with injured workers.
a.Review the company’s RTW policy and the Employer-at Injury benefits. This
guide has helpful information for workers about reporting an injury, managing a
claim, and much more. This information is covered with all employees at hire and
reviewed periodically. A quick review may be necessary at time of injury.
4.Review his or her responsibilities with the injured worker.
a.Throughout the recovery process, communication is the key. Employees should be
directed to maintain contact and report progress.
b.Encourage your employee to follow through with recommended care to avoid
long-term complications whenever possible. Ideally this information is covered
with all employees at hire and reviewed periodically. A quick review may be
necessary at time of injury
5.Ensure that the employee is transported to a clinic or receives medical attention.
6.Conduct or participate in an incident analysis process.
a.An incident team should already be established and trained. The process should
incorporate a “root cause analysis.”
b.Ensure that the incident team documents the scene, including the equipment or
process involved, through photos, video tape, written observations, sketches,
diagrams, measurements, etc.
7.Follow up on actions recommended by the incident analysis team daily.
a.The purpose of the incident analysis is to prevent reoccurrence of a similar
incident, so timely follow-up on the recommendations is crucial. As the
supervisor, your ultimate goal is to prevent a similar injury. Changes should be
communicated to all employees.
8.Follow up on employee progress daily.
a.Keep in regular contact with injured employees to ensure you get them back to
work as soon as possible. It is important to have updated contact information
(phone, address) on file.
9.Review with the employee what changes were made based on incident analysis team
recommendations.
a.Communication is important. Sharing the changes implemented to prevent
reoccurrence is not only important to show the injured employee that action was
taken, but there may have been a major process change that requires
training/education.
10.Determine job tasks that can accommodate worker restrictions and provide this
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information to the company’s claims contact.
a.This can be a fluid document that you are constantly updating as business needs
change.
11.Review with employees what tasks can be done within restriction upon return.
a.It is important to communicate with the employee what their work activities will
be while on restriction.
12.Periodically follow up, observing the employee to ensure he or she is working within
restrictions at least daily if not multiple times per day.
a.Employees often feel the need to do more than they should while on restricted
duty, which can prolong or aggravate an injury.
13.Follow-up on employee progress daily.
a.Continue to track your employee’s progress so you are aware when and if they
can return to their regular duties.
●Employee needs onsite first aid or incident was a near miss:
1.Initiate first responder notification and first aid treatment.
a.First responders trained in first-aid may administer treatment or a first-aid kit may
be available for self treatment.
2.Initiate incident reporting.
a.Begin the process by reporting the incident to management.
3.Conduct or participate in the incident analysis process.
a.An incident team should already be established and trained. The process should
incorporate a “root cause analysis.”
b.Ensure that the incident team documents the scene, including the equipment or
process involved, through photos, video tape, written observations, sketches,
diagrams, measurements, etc.
4.Follow up on actions recommended by the incident analysis team.
a.The purpose of the incident analysis is to prevent reoccurrence of a similar
incident, so timely follow-up on the recommendations is crucial.
5.Review with all employees what changes were made based on the incident analysis team.
a.Communication is important. Sharing the changes implemented to prevent
reoccurrence is not only important for the injured employee to understand that
action was taken, but there may have been a major process change that requires
training or education.
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Stoa Cultivation, LLC simplified procedure for reporting accidents is as follows:
1. Determine extent and seriousness of Incident.
2.Contact appropriate resources according to "Emergency Action Plan Flip-Chart" posted
on the official bulletin board next to the breakroom..
3. Designated member of staff directs Responders to incidents.
4.EMS: DO NOT move patients unless imminent danger at present location.
5. First aid or medical treatment shall be initiated as needed and to the extent of "Training
Scope of Practice Allows" continue acting under "Good Samaritan" guidelines until First
Responders arrive.
6.General Emergency:Refer to Training. DO NOT engage in activities outside scope of
practice (Training).
7. Keep the individual calm and comfortable until help arrives (ie: Recovery position,
C-spine, covered, and warm).
8. Notify Stoa Cultivation, LLC Management.
9.DOCUMENTATION: On-Duty Manager SHALL obtain all pertinent information
relating to Incident (regardless of severity).
10.Business Owners SHALL have "Emergency Action Plan Flip-Chart" posted on the
official bulletin board next to the break room accessible to employees at all times.
11. Fill out and file an incident report describing in as much detail what occurred and if
anyone was injured. Describe any other information that might be pertinent to the
incident.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
ROBBERY INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
Once the robber has left:
1. Do not attempt to follow the robber.
2. Write down a description of the robber, escape vehicle, and license plate number.
3. Call 911
4. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
5. Document the incident and complete a Robbery Description Report. (see suspicious
description report forms)
Do not disturb the crime scene:
●Make sure that the area is secured to prevent anyone from entering the crime scene or
surrounding area.
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Media inquiries:
●Refer any media inquiries to the Company Spokesperson.
Name: Kevin Chandler
Phone:
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
An active shooter/ hostile intruder is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to
kill people in a confined and populated area by any means including but not limited to firearms
(most frequently used), bladed weapons, vehicles, or any tool that in the circumstance in which it
is used constitutes deadly physical force. In most cases, there is no pattern or method to their
selection of victims. Most active shooter situations are unpredictable, evolve quickly, and are
over within minutes.
ACTION GUIDELINES
EVACUATE – Run:If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises. Be
sure to:.
○Evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow.
○Leave your belongings behind.
○Help others evacuate, if possible.
○Call 911 when you are safe.
○Prevent individuals from entering an area where the active shooter may
be.
○Keep your hands visible.
○Follow the instructions of any police officers.
○Do not attempt to move wounded people.
SHELTER-IN-PLACE – Hide:If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide where the
active shooter is less likely to find you. Your hiding place should:
○Be out of the active shooter’s view.
○Provide protection if shots are fired in your direction (i.e. an office with a
closed and locked door).
○Not trap you or restrict your options for movement.
○To prevent an active shooter from entering your hiding place:
■Lock the door.
■Blockade the door with heavy furniture.
○If the active shooter is nearby:
■Lock the door.
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■Silence your cell phone and/or pager.
■Turn off any source of noise (i.e. radio, television).
■Hide behind large items (i.e. cabinets, desks).
■Remain quiet.
PROTECT YOURSELF – Fight:As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent
danger, attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter by:
○Acting as aggressively as possible against him/her.
○Throwing items and improvising weapons.
○Yelling.
○Committing to your actions.
When police arrive:
○Put down any items in your hands.
○Keep hands visible.
○Follow all instructions.
○Avoid making quick movements towards officers.
○Do not stop to ask officers for help or direction when evacuating, just
proceed in the direction from which officers are entering the premises.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
POWER FAILURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
In the event of a power failure:
1. Provide flashlights to all employees.
2. Check for trapped guests or employees in all possible areas.
3. Determine if you need to evacuate the building (see below).
4. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
If the power failure affects the building location and surrounding area in your community:
Ask the power company when they anticipate that the electrical services will be restored. Shut
down any equipment and compressors that could be damaged when power is restored. Cover all
refrigerated perishable items and keep walk-in cooler/freezer doors closed.
If the power failure affects your building location only:
Conduct a site inspection to determine any obvious reasons for a power outage.
Shut down any equipment and compressors that could be damaged when power is restored.
Cover all refrigerated perishable items and keep walk-in cooler/freezer doors closed.
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Call your local power company to restore power.
1.Keep Emergency contacts informed of the progress.
Evacuate the building if the safety of visitors and employees is threatened:
1.Announce evacuation of the building multiple times (3 times minimum is suggested.)
Sample announcement:“May I have your attention,please.An emergency makes it
necessary to evacuate immediately. Please move to the nearest emergency exit.”
2.Meet at a predetermined location outside of the building, if safe to do so.
3.Check all areas of the building to make sure everyone has evacuated.
4.Verify, according to the work schedule, that all employees are outside the building.
Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred
as a result of the emergency.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
If there is a threat of severe weather:
1.Monitor the Weather Radio. (See back of this chart for severity definitions)
2.Contact Store Manager.
3.Review the safe areas of the building with employees. Safe areas should be close to
walls/support columns at the center or back of the building and away from glass walls,
glass entryways and windows
4.Provide flashlights and portable radios to all employees.
If severe weather is detected near the building:
1.Make an announcement in the building three times. Sample announcement:“May I have
your attention, please. The National Weather Service has sounded a Severe Weather
(Tornado) Warning for this area. Please move away from windows and move toward
the center or back of the store. Please stay there until the ‘all clear’ has been given.”
2.Check all areas of the building to make sure everyone has moved to a designated
assembly area.
3.Note: Management does not have the authority to detain customers and employees who
desire to leave the building during severe weather or tornado conditions. Do not lock exit
doors.
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Protect money/merchandise if it does not threaten anyone’s safety:
1. Close and lock all checkout terminals/cash registers.
2. Lock cash/control office safe and doors to the cash/control office
3. Turn off pumps with the emergency shut off switch.
When the ‘all clear’ is given over the weather radio:
●Make the “all clear” announcement and consult with the Store Manager regarding
reopening the facility.
If there is any property damage as a result of the severe weather:
1. Establish control and security immediately.
2. Do not put any visitors or employees in danger.
3. Inspect the building and assess the damage.
4. Roof
5. Structural
6. Merchandise/product
7. Call emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
If the roof is leaking:
●Cover product, merchandise and equipment with plastic.
●Place empty trash cans under leaking areas.
●Elevate merchandise off the floor to at least a pallet height.
●Rope off damaged areas.
If there is water in the building:
●Make sure there are no electrical hazards and products have not been contaminated. Push
water out of the building with squeegees, brooms, sweeper/scrubbers.
Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred
as a result of the emergency.
Weather Severity Definitions:
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Traveler’s Advisory:Severe winter
conditions may make driving difficult or
dangerous.
Blizzard Warning:Severe winter weather
with sustained winds of at least 35 mph
Winter Storm Watch:Severe winter weather
is possible.
Tornado Watch:Tornadoes are likely. Be
ready to take shelter. Stay tuned to radio and
television stations for additional information.
Winter Storm Warning:Severe winter
weather expected
Tornado Warning:A tornado has been
sighted in the area or is indicated by radar.
Take shelter immediately.
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BROKEN WATER PIPE INSIDE FACILITY INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
In the event of a broken water pipe:
1. Determine if the water pipe is part of the domestic or fire sprinkler system (if applicable).
2. Locate and turn off the valve controlling the source of the water to the main.
3. Contact your water utility for assistance if on a municipal water supply.
4. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
●Give details of what type of water pipe is broken.
●Be sure to inform them if you turn off a fire sprinkler main.
Contact applicable management as soon as you have restored the sprinkler system to full service.
Once the water main has been closed:
●Clean up water.
●Be cautious of electrical hazards
●Elevate merchandise off the floor to prevent water damage.
●Push water out of the building or down drains with squeegees, brooms, sweepers and
scrubbers.
Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred
as a result of the emergency.
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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
If a violent attack or shooting occurs:
●Call 911/Press Panic Button
●Do not attempt to apprehend or detain the attacker.
●If it can be safely accomplished, evacuate the area.
●Do not do anything to jeopardize your safety or the safety of others.
●Carefully note the physical description of the attacker, including any distinguishing
characteristics.
After the attacker has left the premises:
1. Care for injured customers and employees. (see medical emergency)
2. Call 911
3. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
4. Write down a description of the attacker, vehicle, and license plate number.
5. Take actions to secure the scene
6. Protect potential evidence.
7. Keep Emergency contacts informed of progress.
8. Document the event
Media inquiries:
●Refer any media inquiries to the Company Spokesperson.
Name: Kevin Chandler
Phone: 559-545-1244
Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred
as a result of the emergency.
Workplace Violence Training
There are three major types of workplace violence.
●Type I involves a violent act by an assailant with no legitimate relationship to the
workplace who enters the workplace to commit a robbery or other criminal act.
●Type II involves a violent act or threat of violence by non-personele, such as a client,
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neighbor, or criminal suspect.
●Type III involves a violent act or threat of violence by a current or former employee,
supervisor, manager, or another person who has some employment related
involvement such as an employee’s spouse or lover, an employee’s relative or friend,
or another person who has a dispute with one of our employees. This is the most
common threat.
All incidents of aggressive behavior, such as pushing, threatening, etc., with or without
injury, must be reported to the Warehouse Manager immediately.
The Warehouse Manager, Inventory Specialist, Cultivation Manager, and Security should be
notified in advance of terminations and other situations that have a potential for aggressive
behavior.
It is recognized that to maintain a safe, healthy and secure workplace there must be open,
two-way communication between all employees, including managers and supervisors.
Awareness and cooperation of security, management, and all other employees is critical to the
reduction of the threat of violence. Although physical barriers, alarm systems, uniformed
security guards and other restrictions on building access are in place to supplement that
awareness, it is the human element of any program that determines its success.
All employees, including supervisors and managers, must follow good work practices designed
to make the workplace more secure.
●DO NOT leave doors propped open, unlocked or let others follow you into a card
controlled building or area.
●Periodically inspect work areas for security hazards and unsafe conditions.
●Unsafe conditions such as broken doors or bad work practices such as ignoring signs
of escalating behavior should be reported and corrected.
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PRODUCT CONTAMINATION INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
Assess the situation:
●Review all evidence and facts
●Determine the scope of contamination
●Determine the need to involve public agencies.
○If intentional product tampering is suspected, contact law enforcement and protect
potential evidence.
●Call your emergency contacts:
○Owner: Kevin Chandler
○Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
○Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
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Take steps to limit exposure:
●Pull product if appropriate.
●Determine if a public announcement will be made.
●Determine the need for a product recall.
●Develop handling practice for recall products, if applicable.
●Determine disposition of product.
Investigate the cause:
●Identify potential witnesses.
●Determine method and scope of product inspection.
●If appropriate, contact the distributor.
Document all Incidents/Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred
as a result of the incident
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NATURAL GAS OR PROPANE LEAK EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
In the event of a gas leak: Natural Gas/Propane
1. Determine severity of the natural gas leak.
2. If the natural gas leak is determined to be severe or the gas cannot be shut off, call 911
3. Locate and turn off the gas valve immediately.
4. Contact your gas utility for assistance.
5. Open doors to promote cross-ventilation.
6. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
7. Contact Store Manager.
8. Secure site, limit access to area/scene.
Evacuate:
1. Evacuate the building if the safety of guests and employees is threatened.
2. Assign an employee to the exit.
3. Announce an evacuation of the building three times. Sample announcement: “May I
have your attention, please. An emergency in the store makes it necessary to
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evacuate the store immediately. Please move to the nearest emergency exit. Please
take any belongings with you.
4. Meet at the predetermined assembly area, which is
5. Check all areas of the building to make sure everyone has evacuated, if safe to do so.
6. Verify, according to the work schedule, that all employees are outside the building.
7. Secure the building.
Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure a Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred as
a result of the emergency.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
BOMB THREATS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
React to the bomb threat quickly and calmly:
1. Utilize your incident report forms and record all information.
2. Call 911 or the police department.
3. Shut down the following electronic equipment (such as):
a. EAS Systems
b. 2-way Radios
c. Cellular Phones
4. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
NOTE:
●The search will be done in coordination with the police department. Do not initiate this
search on your own. You may be asked by civil authorities to assist with the search.
Evacuate the building if:
●A suspected explosive device is found in the building, or
●Local authorities order the evacuation, or
●A second bomb threat is received, within the time specified by the caller, and the search
is not complete, or The safety of customers and employees is threatened.
Evacuation procedures:
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1. Assign an employee to every exit.
2. Announce an evacuation of the building three times. Sample announcement: “May I
have your attention, please. An emergency in the store makes it necessary to
evacuate the store immediately. Please move to the nearest emergency exit. Please
take any belongings with you.
3. Meet at the predetermined assembly area, which is the parking area outside of the
building directly in front of the store’s main entrance
4. Check all areas of the store to make sure everyone has evacuated.
5. Verify, according to the work schedule, that all employees are outside the building.
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SUSPICIOUS SUBSTANCES INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
●Document the received information regarding a suspicious substance. Secure the
area around the substance.
●Investigate possible legitimate sources of the substance (flour, baking soda, talcum
powders, etc).
●Determine if any threatening circumstances exist (Threats received by phone, mail,
etc. that could indicate an intentional placement of a hazardous substance in the
store and/or on product).
If a legitimate source of the substance is not identified or a threatening circumstance exists:
1. Contact law enforcement immediately
2. Evacuate the area
3. Determine the scope of the hazard.
4. Provide a listing of all exposed items to law enforcement.
5. Secure the area and or product.
6. Determine who may have come in contact with the substance.
7. Potentially exposed person(s) should be staged in an area away from others.
8. Follow decontamination directions of responding public safety agencies.
9. Determine the need to issue a product recall.
10. Determine what information will be released to the public in coordination with public
agencies.
11. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
If the substance is determined not to be hazardous:
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1. Take appropriate measures to remove and clean the area/product.
2. Communicate the findings to potentially impacted customers and employees.
Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred
as a result of the emergency.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
Any item or agent (biological, chemical, physical) which has the potential to cause harm to
humans, animals, or the environment, either by itself or through interaction with other factors.
The quantity of hazardous materials will determine the difference between a small spill / leak and
a large release. An example of a small spill/leak is a broken beaker in a lab setting. An example
of a large release is a ruptured tanker truck.
Be familiar with the materials you are working with, observe appropriate safety precautions, and
consult with the Warehouse Manager if you have any questions.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)information is available to all Stoa Cultivation, LLC
personele.
ACTION GUIDELINES
Small Hazardous Materials Spill / Leak:
●Evacuate the area and find a safe location.
●Do not walk in or touch any of the spilled substance.
●If possible, hold your breath or cover your mouth with a cloth while quickly leaving
the area. Try not to inhale gasses, fumes, and smoke.
●Stay away from accident victims until the hazardous material has been identified.
●Try to stay upwind of the accident.
●Notify your emergency contacts:
○Owner: Kevin Chandler
○Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
○Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
●Keep others away.
●Remain in a safe location to direct emergency personnel to the affected area.
●If you think you may have been exposed to hazardous material, inform emergency
responders immediately.
●Assist with obtaining information regarding the hazardous material.
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Large Hazardous Materials Release:
●Stay informed and follow directions from local authorities.
●If told to Evacuate, do so immediately. While evacuating, avoid inhaling the
hazardous material by covering your mouth with a cloth or shirt.
●If told to Shelter-In-Place, do so immediately.
○Take refuge in a small interior room with few, if any, windows or other
connections to the outside environment.
○Close windows and doors.
○Seal gaps under doorways and around windows with wet towels, duct tape
and plastic sheeting or other impervious materials.
○Turn off the ventilation system, if possible.
Assisting Victim Exposed to Hazardous Materials:
●Call 911.
●Follow directions from the dispatcher on how to best assist the victim. The type of
hazardous material will dictate whether it is best to:
○Evacuate the area.
○Move victim to fresh air.
○Take the victim to get eyewash or a safety shower.
○Remove the victim’s contaminated clothing.
Strange Odor:
Toxic fumes can infiltrate into or through a building from various sources. Improperly stored
chemicals, faulty refrigeration, equipment malfunctions, and engines operated near outside air
intakes, are some of the more common. If the presence of toxic fumes is suspected:
●Evacuate the area.
●Call 911.
●Notify your emergency contacts:
○Owner: Kevin Chandler
○Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
○Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
CIVIL UNREST INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
If civil unrest appears imminent, based on observations or assessment by
authorities:
Call your emergency contacts:
●Owner: Kevin Chandler
●Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
●Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
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Close the store if directed to do so by District/Region/Corporate/Civil authorities:
1.Evacuate all visitors and employees not essential to supervise closing.
2.Protect money and merchandise.
3.Secure the store
Evacuation procedures:
1.Assign an employee to every emergency exit.
2.Announce an evacuation of the building three times. Sample announcement: “May I have your
attention, please. An emergency in the store makes it necessary to evacuate the store
immediately. Please move to the nearest emergency exit.Please take any belongings with
you.
3.Meet at the predetermined assembly area, which is the parking area outside of the building
directly in front of the store main entrance. Check all areas of the building to make sure everyone
has evacuated, if safe to do so.
4.Verify, according to the work schedule, that all employees are outside the building.
To protect store money and merchandise:
1.Lock cash and all cannabis products in the safe.
2.Leave all terminal/cash register drawers open and empty.
3.Lock cash/control office safe and doors to the cash/control office.
4.Stop any expected deliveries.
Secure the store for civil unrest:
1.Turn on all parking lot lights and turn off all interior lights. If CCTV cameras are applicable,
ensure the public view is recording.
2.Implement boarding up procedures as directed by the Store Manager or your
Facilities/Maintenance.
3.Secure all perimeter openings:
a.Fire doors
b.Roof Hatch
c.Front doors
4.Gather all fire extinguishers and place them near each entrance.
5.Check flashlight locations and install new batteries.
6.Set all store alarms
7.Remove trash and other combustibles from around the outside of the building.
Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-On-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred as a
result of the emergency.
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CONCERNING BEHAVIOR/PSYCHOLOGICAL CRISIS INCIDENT RESPONSE
PLAN
Concerning Behavior/ Psychological Crisis
Disruptive Behavior: Communications (verbal or written)or actions which prevent or
significantly impair effective workplace or classroom activities, but do not threaten personal
safety.
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Harassing Behavior: Unwanted, unwelcome and uninvited behavior threatens, intimidates,
demeans, alarms, annoys, or puts a person in fear for their safety.
Threatening Behavior: An expressed or implied imminent threat to harm an individual(s) which
causes a reasonable fear that personal harm is about to occur.
Psychological Crisis / Suicide Threat: An individual who is in an abnormal state of mind that
may result in imminent harm to himself/herself or others, such as a state of extreme anger, panic
or depression.
ACTION GUIDELINES
In response to Disruptive Behavior:
●Consider discussing your concerns with the individual.
●Document exactly what you are concerned with, what you witnessed or heard, read,
etc.
●Keep evidence that supports your concern.
●Notify the Warehouse Manager
In Response to Harassing /Threatening Behavior:
●Decide whether it is best to evacuate, shelter-in-place, or avoid the area.
○Call 911 or notify Security.
●If possible, signal to someone that you need help.
●Do not interact with other person(s) unless as a last resort for personal safety.
○Do not engage in conversation or arguments.
○Do not attempt to physically detain anyone.
●Listen/ watch attentively.
●Document or try to remember as much as possible:
○Write physical descriptions of individuals (clothing, physique, accent,
etc.) and vehicles (make, model, color, license plate, etc.).
○Write what is happening, noting actions, locations and items.
●If important property, data or research is threatened, secure the most high value
resources as best as possible, if it is safe to do so.
In Response to Psychological Crisis/Suicide Threat:
●Take all threats seriously.
●Monitor the person making the threats from a safe distance.
●Do not try to approach or reason with the person making threats.
●Call 911.
●Stay in a safe area until police arrive.
●Provide information to emergency responders.
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THREATENING PHONE CALL INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
All threatening phone calls will be logged and reported using the following form. The form will
then be submitted to the manager-on-duty. All threats will be taken seriously.
THIS FORM SHALL BE USED FOR ALL THREAT CALLS RECEIVED AS WELL AS OTHER TYPES OF THREATS
RECEIVED
Time Call Received:AM/PM Time Call Concluded:AM/PM
Caller ID
Exact words of caller:
SEX OF CALLER AGE RACE
ACCENT
1.What threat was made?
2.What demand was made?
3.Did the caller say he (or she) will call again? YES NO If yes, what time of day
will he (or she) call?AM/PM
4.Approximately how long did you speak with the caller?
5.In your opinion, how old was the caller?
1.What is your address?
2.What is your name?
1.When is the bomb going to explode?
2.Where is it right now?
3.What does it look like?
4.What kind of bomb is it?
5.What will cause it to explode?
6.Did you place the bomb?
7.Why?
EXCITED NORMAL DEEP
ELECTRICALLY ALTERED ACCENT LAUGHING
SLOW DISTINCT RAGGED
FAMILIAR Calm LISP
RAPID SLURRED CLEARING THROAT
RATIONAL DISGUISED ANGRY STUTTER
SOFT INTOXICATED DEEP BREATHING
IRRATIONAL RASPY CRYING
LOUD NASAL CRACKING VOICE
VULGAR OTHER
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If the voice is familiar, who does it sound like?
BACKGROUND SOUNDS (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY)
AIRPORT ANIMAL NOISES BABY
BAR/TAVERN BOOTH LOCAL
FACTORY MACHINERY HOUSE NOISES MUSIC
LONG DISTANCE MOTOR PARTY
OFFICE MACHINERY P.A. SYSTEM STREET NOISES
RESTAURANT
TELEVISION
STATIC
TRAFFIC
VOICES
KIDS
SCHOOL CLEAR OTHER_____________
THREATENING LANGUAGE (Circle all that apply)
WELL SPOKEN (educated)
MESSAGE READ BY THREAT MAKER
FOUL
INCOHERENT
IRRATIONAL
TAPED
REPORT ALL THREATS IMMEDIATELY TO STORE MANAGEMENT
PERSON RECEIVING CALL PHONE #
STORE OR OFFICE # AND LOCATION
Signature:Title/Position:
Suspicious Description ReportGender(male, female)
Hat (color, condition, style)
Hair (color, thick, thin, straight, curly, hair part,
style of combing)
Eyes (color, small or large, close or far apart)
Ears (small or large, close to head or extended)
Nose (small, large, broad, narrow, long, short)
Chin (square, broad, long, narrow)
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Race and Complexion (Caucasian, black, Hispanic,
light, dark, ruddy, pale, etc.)
Shirt (color, logos, sleeve length, etc.)
Tie or Scarf (color, fabric)
Coat or Jacket (color, type, logo, hood)
Gloves (color, fabric, full finger or short)
Pants /Trousers / Skirt / Dress (color, type or style,length)
Socks (color, fabric)Height Weight
Shoes (sports, boots, colors, other styles)Right or left handed?(How did
you determine?)
Physical Characteristics (slight or heavy build, scars,marks, manner of walking or
gait, tattoos, mustache, nervous, calm, etc.)
Weapons and Equipment (semi-automatic, revolver, rifle or shotgun, knife)
Remarks (comments, accent, names used, movements)
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4.3 DESCRIBE EVACUATION ROUTES.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC has designed its facility at 2974 E Butler Ave Fresno, CA 93721 with
safety and accessibility as a top priority. There is a Primary Exit within 100’ of every point of the
building including the flowering chambers. The building is concrete tilt up and has very few
sources of fuel. Nonetheless, the building will be sprinklered along with every flowering
chamber. While the fire emergency response plan is detailed in another section, the evacuation
route description is as follows:
1.The Occupancy Assembly Point:
a.OAP 1 - North of the front parking area directly outside of Main Exit on Butler
Ave- a safe distance from the building.
b.OAP 2 - West of the building in the gated Distribution Area through the sliding
doors
c.OAP 3 -South of the building behind the premises in the undeveloped lot.
2.Location of fire hydrant:
a.Hydrant 1- located on Butler Ave., directly in front of the Northeast side of the
building.
3.Normal Emergency vehicle routes and access:
a.East and West on Butler Ave.
b.South on N Street.
4.Emergency Vehicle access
a.Butler Ave. directly in front of the building
b.West gate off of Butler Ave. where N Street dead ends into the premises driveway
Floor plans identify locations of the following equipment and evacuation routes (see Evacuation
Route Diagram & Safety Feature Diagram):
Exits:
1.Main Entrance:
●30"x70" double door located at Northeast corner of building.
2.Emergency Exit:
●30”x70” steel door located at the Southwest corner of the building.
3.Distribution Sally Port:
●30”X70” steel door located at the Southwest corner of the building
●20’X18’ sliding door at the Southwest corner of the Distribution Sally Port
Primary Evacuation Routes:Red Line
1.Evacuate all areas of the building in the quickest route to the primary exits located in the
Northwest and Northeast corners of the building or the emergency exit located in the
Southwest corner of the building
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Secondary Evacuation Route:Green Line
1.Climb over fixtures to get to safety path if fire prohibits safely exiting
a.Most likely through flowering chambers
b.Aisleways between vertical lights and walls will allow clearance to pass
Accessible Egress Route:Blue Line
1.Evacuate all areas of the building in the quickest route to the main exit located in the
Northeast of the building or the emergency exit located in the Southwest of the building
Areas of Refuge:Marked REF
1.Office
2.Trim Room
3.Extraction Room
4.Packaging Room
5.Vault
6.Distribution Bay
7.Cultivation Chambers
8.Electrical/Fertigation Chamber
Exterior areas for assisted rescue:Circled in Yellow
1.West Lot outside of Distribution Bay
2.South undeveloped lot behind premises
4.4 LOCATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND OTHER FIRE SUPPRESSION
EQUIPMENT
Reference attached Fire Safety Plan for a scaled engineering diagram of where fire extinguishers
and other fire suppression equipment is located. Diagram also includes alerting device locations
and evacuation egress routes. A legend is included in the scalable diagram.
Locations of fire suppression elements and alarms are as follows:
Fire Alarm Box (Manual Pull Station):Marked AL
1.Distribution Bay
2.Cultivation Chambers (All)
3.Electrical/Fertigation Chamber
4.Extraction Room
5.East Accessway
6.West Accessway
Portable Fire Extinguishers:Marked FE
1.Southeast wall of East Accessway
2.Northeast wall of East Accessway
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3.Southwest wall of West Accessway
4.Northwest wall of West Accessway
5.Distribution Sally Port
6.Temporary Holding Room
7.Waste Destruction Room
8.Vault
Occupant Use Hose Stations: Marked OUHS
1.Distribution Area
2.Irrigation Room
Fire Alarm Annunciators:Marked FAA
1.Southeast corner of East Accessway
2.Northwest corner of West Accessway
3.Electrical/Fertigation Chamber
4.Distribution Sally Port
5.Security Room
Fire Alarm Control Panel:Marked FACP
1.Limited Access Security Room
Smoke Detectors:See equipment Legend for mark
1.Located throughout the entire facility including flowering chambers, offices, and the
electrical/fertigation chamber.
Ceiling Mount Strobe:See equipment legend for mark
1.Located throughout the entire facility including flowering chambers, offices, and the
electrical/fertigation chamber.
Fire Sprinkler System:See equipment legend for mark
1.Sprinkler heads will run appropriately through all spaces of the facility to cover all areas
in case of fire. This includes the interior of the concrete tilt up building as well as all
offices and flowering chambers.
4.5 DESCRIBE PROCEDURES AND TRAINING FOR ALL FIRE AND MEDICAL
EMERGENCIES.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
FIRE SAFETY PLAN
Business Owner:
Kevin Chandler
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
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FIRE SAFETY SECTION 404 CFC (404.2.2)
Procedure for reporting accidents or incidents:
1. Determine extent and seriousness of Incident.
2. Contact appropriate resources according to "Emergency Action Plan Flip-Chart" posted
on the official bulletin board next to the breakroom (see Flip Chart).
3. Designated member of staff directs Responders to incidents.
4.EMS: DO NOT move patients unless imminent danger at present location.
5. First aid or medical treatment shall be initiated as needed and to the extent of "Training
Scope of Practice Allows" continue acting under "Good Samaritan" guidelines until First
Responders arrive.
6.General Emergency:Refer to Training. DO NOT engage in activities outside scope of
practice (Training).
7. Keep the individual calm and comfortable until help arrives (ie: Recovery position,
C-spine, covered, and warm).
8. Notify Stoa Cultivation, LLC Management.
9.DOCUMENTATION: On-Duty Manager SHALL obtain all pertinent information
relating to Incident (regardless of severity).
10. Business Owners SHALL have "Emergency Action Plan Flip-Chart" posted on the
official bulletin board next to the break room accessible to employees at all times.
11. Fill out and file an incident report describing in as much detail what occurred and if
anyone was injured. Describe any other information that might be pertinent to the
incident.
THE LIFE SAFETY STRATEGY:
Procedures for notifying occupants:
1. PA/Intercom system will be used to address all employees and patrons providing
pertinent evacuation instructions.
2. Manual pull stations may be used in case of fire.
Procedures for evacuating occupants, including those who need assistance:
1. Employees fall into assigned daily roles and are guided by Team leaders.
2.Employees not directly engaged in the incident "ROVERS" will direct Patrons to exit the
building in a safe and orderly fashion to OCCUPANCY ASSEMBLY POINT (OAP).
3. A Pre- designated member of Staff will coordinate the OAP and be known as "Assembly
Point Leader".
4. Those needing further assistance will be assisted by pre-designated members of Stoa
Cultivation, LLC Staff "Rovers".
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Site plans indicate the following (see Emergency Site Plan Diagram):
List of major fire hazards associated with the normal use and occupancy of the premises,
including maintenance and housekeeping procedures:
1.No significant fire hazards associated with the storage/handling of ordinary combustibles
used during routine operations.
2.Amy and all combustible materials shall be stored/discarded appropriately.
3.Hazardous Materials: Limited to household cleaning supplies under reportable quantity
threshold or CUPA.
Identification and assignment of personnel responsible for maintenance of systems and
equipment installed to prevent or control fires:
Managers/Team Leaders shall be responsible and knowledgeable in routine troubleshooting and
communication with alarm companies and other agencies.
Members of staff have designated roles in the event of an emergency:
1.Team Leader
2.Communications Liaison
3.Fire Alarm Liaison
4.Evacuation Coordinator
5.Caregivers
6.Security Team
Daily role designations will be kept on tracking sheet next to break room
Identification and assignment of personnel responsible for maintenance,housekeeping,and
controlling fuel hazard sources.
●Specific daily job responsibilities shall be posted next to the break room.
Fire Suppression Equipment Testing and Service
●All fire suppression/communication equipment (Fire Systems)shall be tested annually in
accordance with all local and state regulations.
●Pre-Inspection walk-throughs will be performed annually.
Employee Training for Fire and Medical Emergencies
●First Aid/ CPR training will be provided on a 2-year cycle or as needed.
●Fire Life Safety, Disaster Preparedness, Evacuation Procedures, and Fire Alarm
familiarity training will be provided every 2 years.
●Basic fire suppression theory, extinguishment and reporting shall be conducted every 2
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years.
●All certifications to be kept on site.
Safety Plan Provided By: Matthew Pautnaude
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
React quickly and calmly:
1. Use fire extinguishers, if it is safe to do so.
2. Announce evacuation procedures (note sample announcement below).
3. Call 911 or your fire department.
4. Turn off gas valves/pumps with an emergency shut off switch.
5. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
Evacuate the building if:
●There is a fire in the store
●The safety of visitors and employees is threatened.
Evacuation procedures:
1. Announce an evacuation of the building three times. Sample announcement: “May I
have your attention, please. An emergency in the store makes it necessary to
evacuate the store immediately. Please move to the nearest emergency exit. Please
take any belongings with you.
2. Meet at the predetermined assembly area.
3. Check all areas of the building to make sure everyone has evacuated, if safe to do so.
4. Verify, according to the work schedule, that all employees are outside the building.
5. Assign an employee to meet the firefighters and direct them to the fire location.
Protect money/product/equipment if it does not threaten anyone’s safety:
1. Close and lock all checkout terminals/cash registers.
2. Lock cash/control office safe and doors to the cash/control office
Once the fire is out:
1. The Fire Department will remove the smoke.
2. Assess the impact on product and operations.
3. Clean up water (be careful of electrical hazards):
4. Elevate product and equipment off the floor to prevent water damage.
5. Push water out of the building with squeegees, brooms and sweeper/scrubbers.
6. Contact restoration contractors, insurance providers, and utilities if needed.
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Document all Incidents / Expenses:
●Make sure the Manager-on-Duty records and documents all incidents/expenses incurred
as a result of the emergency. For insurance and regulatory purposes, product discard
documentation should include product amount and dollar loss.
Fire Training
Fires are one of the most serious and common hazards in industrial settings. Understanding basic
fire safety tips and how to respond to a fire can save lives!
ACTION GUIDELINES
Rescue
●Assist individuals with disabilities and others if it is safe to do so.
Alert
●Inform the people around you there is a fire.
●Activate the nearest fire alarm and call 911 from a safe location.
Confine
●Close doors behind you to inhibit the fire from spreading.
Evacuate
●Leave the building immediately via the nearest exit when instructed.
●If smoke is present, stay low and crawl to the nearest exit.
●Do not use elevators.
●Do not re-enter the building until authorized by emergency responders.
If trapped in a room:
●Call 911
●Wet and place cloth material around or under the door to prevent smoke from
entering the room.
●Close as many doors as possible between you and the fire.
●Signal to someone outside.
If forced to advance through flames:
●Hold your breath.
●Move quickly.
●Protect your head and hair.
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Fire Extinguisher Use – PASS:
●Pull the safety pin from the handle.
●Aim at the base of fire.
●Squeeze the trigger handle.
●Sweep from side to side at the base of fire.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN (AED POLICY) FOR CARDIAC
ARREST
Notification
Ambulance service to 2974 E Butler Ave Fresno, CA 93721 is usually provided by
American Ambulance. This service has been notified of the placement of an AED
on premises.
Location of AED
The AED(s) will be located at the Security desk near the primary entrance on the Northeast
corner of the building, the Distribution bay on the Southeast corner of the building, and the
Storage area centered at the East side of the building.
Storage
All AEDs will be stored in unlocked cabinets in locations easily accessible during all hours
that the building is open. These cabinets will have clear plexiglass doors with the AED symbol
prominent on them. Each cabinet will have an audible alarm that sounds when the door is
opened. Also, a sign will be placed above each cabinet identifying the AED location.
Associated Equipment
One set of pads will be connected to the AED at all times (if possible) and a spare set of pads
will be kept in the AED case. One rescue kit will also be stored with each AED. This kit will
contain latex-free gloves, a razor, one set of trauma shears, a washcloth or small towel, and a
pocket face mask or other barrier device.
Authorization to Use AEDs
The Warehouse Manager will maintain a list of personnel authorized to use the AED.
Authorized staff will be those who have current certification in CPR and the use of AEDs
from a recognized training agency. Additionally, trained and certified members of the general
public are authorized to use the AED in cardiac emergencies.
All trained and certified persons present in the building when a cardiac emergency occurs will
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constitute the emergency response team (ERT).
Procedure
In the event of an unresponsive individual on the grounds of or in any of the buildings of Stoa
Cultivation, LLC, the Warehouse Manager is to be notified.The 911 system is to be
immediately activated.Nearby personele shall announce a predetermined code word on the
building’s public address system. At least two members of the Emergency Response Team
(ERT) shall go to the announced location of the patient, assess the patient and if necessary
begin CPR. At least one other member of the ERT shall go to the location of the AED and bring
the AED to the patient. Any remaining members or bystanders should be used for crowd control
or should be sent to key intersections to direct emergency personnel.
Protocol for the Use of the AED
IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVAL, CHECK THE SCENE FOR SAFETY, AND
THEN VERIFY SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST:
▪Verify unconsciousness
▪If no response, call or have someone CALL 911
▪Don appropriate personal protective equipment
▪Verify no breathing
▪Perform CPR by
•Baring the patient’s chest
•Providing 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths
•Continue compressions and breaths on a ratio of 30:2 for
approximately two minutes. Count out loud: 1,2,3, etc.
•After two minutes, check for signs of circulation. If circulation is absent,
continue CPR
▪As soon as the AED arrives:
•Place the AED near the patient’s ear
•Turn on the AED
•Prepare the patient’s chest
▪Cut or tear away clothing
▪If excessive chest hair, shave it
▪If medication patch where pads are to be placed, remove it with
gloved hand, wipe off medication and discard
▪Dry the chest, if wet, or move patient to a dry area if lying in water
▪If patient is lying on a metal surface, move him
▪Pads should be attached at least one inch away from an implanted
pacemaker/defibrillator
▪Apply defibrillation pads as per diagram on machine
▪Clear the patient as the AED analyzes heart rhythm and
again immediately prior to shock delivery
▪Deliver shock when prompted by pushing the ‘shock’ button Check for
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signs of circulation. If absent, perform CPR for two minutes
Continue sequence of one shock and two minutes of CPR until ‘No shock’ prompt or
EMS arrives. If no shock is advised, check for signs of circulation.If no circulation,
continue CPR
•If circulation present, check breathing
o If no breathing, provide rescue breaths – one every five seconds
o If breathing is restored, move the victim to the recovery position. Do not
remove pads from patient’s chest and do not disconnect pads from the AED
•When EMS arrives, the rescuer will continue the AED protocol until EMS
personnel acknowledge they are assuming responsibility for patient care.
Contradictions
▪The AED should not be attached to persons who are breathing, conscious, or
responsive
▪The AED should not be used with children under the age of one (1) year
▪If the victim is less than eight (8) years of age and if the facility has them, pediatric
pads should be used. If no pediatric pads are available, adult pads can be used on a
young patient as long as they do not overlap. Pediatric pads should never be used
with adult patients
Post Use Procedure
Following any use of the AED
▪Notify Kevin Chandler, the owner and President.
▪Complete an incident report.
▪Supply any recorded data from the rescue and all electronic files captured by the AED,
if requested
▪File a copy of the incident report in the Emergency Situations folder.
▪Restock electrode pads, batteries, razors, gloves. Inspect all supplies for any damage,
expiration dates and required replacement
▪Clean the AED. Inspect the exterior and connector for dirt or
contamination
▪Notify staff AED is back in service
Post Event Review
Following each use of an AED by the ERT or a volunteer responder, a review shall be
conducted to learn from the experience. All key participants in the event shall participate in the
review. Included in the review shall be the identification of actions that went well and the
collection of opportunities for improvement as well as stress debriefing.
Monthly System Check
Once each calendar month, the Product Inventory Specialist shall conduct and
document a system check. These records shall be retained in the Equipment Status
folder. This check shall include review of the following elements:
▪Emergency kit supplies
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▪ AED battery life
▪ AED operation and status
▪ Pad expiration date
Periodic Drills
Drills will be held (monthly, quarterly, and semiannually) to help rescuers practice and retain
their skills. These drills will generally be conducted with small teams of rescuers and they will
be unannounced. The person conducting the drills will provide feedback and guidance as
necessary.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
In the event of a serious medical emergency (death or hospitalization of employees or
customers):
1. Determine the extent of the injury or seriousness of the illness.
2. Then, contact emergency medical service (Call 911), if needed or if requested.
3. Have someone meet the ambulance or rescue personnel and direct them to the injured
party.
4. DO NOT move the customer unless he/she is in imminent danger at the present location.
5. Keep the individual calm and comfortable until help arrives (example - lying down,
covered, and warm).
6. First aid or medical treatment should not be applied unless the responder is certified in
First Aid/CPR or the person is acting under “Good Samaritan” guidelines.
7. Call your emergency contacts:
a. Owner: Kevin Chandler
b. Cultivation Manager: Shane Evans
c. Warehouse Manager: Steven Williams
Document all events of the medical emergency:
●Make sure the Warehouse Manager obtains as much information as possible and
documents the incident
Medical Emergency Specific Scenarios
A Medical Emergency is an injury or illness that is acute and poses an immediate risk to a
person’s life or long term health
ACTION GUIDELINES
Bleeding:
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●Have the person apply firm steady pressure to the bleeding wound for 5 – 10 minutes
with a clean cloth or paper towel. Assist in applying
●pressure if the person is unable to do so.
●If bleeding is pulsatile (spurting in time with the heart beat), very heavy, or persists
despite pressure, call 911 immediately.
●Have the person lie down. If the person is bleeding heavily from an arm or leg,
elevate their arm or leg above heart level.
●Stay with the person until help arrives.
Burns – Chemical:
●If you are SURE the chemical does not react with water, immediately flush the
chemical away from skin or eyes with cool running water for
●15 minutes.
●Remove any contaminated clothing or jewelry.
●Seek immediate medical attention if the chemical burns involve the eye, hand, foot,
face, groin or buttocks or if there is continued burning or pain after flushing.
Burns – Thermal:
●First degree burns cause skin redness and pain. They can be treated with cool
compresses.
●Seek immediate medical attention if the burns result in one or more of the following:
○Cause severe pain
○Blistering
○Involve hands, feet, face, growing, or buttocks
○Are larger than 2 inches
○Appear charred, black or dry
Choking:
●If a person is coughing, speaking or able to breathe, do nothing. Stay with the person,
encourage them to cough, and be prepared to help if they become worse.
●If the person is conscious but unable to cough, speak or breathe:
○Call 911.
○Give 5 back blows followed by 5 abdominal thrusts. Continue to alternate
5 back blows with 5 abdominal thrusts until obstruction is dislodged
○To perform back blows, bend the person forward slightly at the waist and
support them while delivering 5 sharp back blows between the shoulder
blades with the heel of your hand.
○To perform abdominal thrusts, stand behind the person and wrap your
arms around them so that your hands are located near the top of their
stomach below the rib cage. Place your fist over their upper stomach
below the ribs and grasp your fist with the other hand.
○Thrust inward and upward.
Seizures (Convulsions):
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●Call 911.
●Move objects away which might injure the person during the seizure.
●If possible, roll the person gently onto their side and support them. Do not try to
restrain the person or place anything in their mouth.
Unconscious Individual:
●Call 911.
●If you are trained in CPR, evaluate the unresponsive person and act according to
protocols.
●If an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is available, follow AED instructions
for further actions.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
MEDICAL EMERGENCY BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN RESPONSE PLAN
Bloodborne Incidents:
Any situation or accident where there is a potential exposure to a person’s blood or body fluids.
Precautions:
●Take universal precautions whenever responding to bloodborne incidents:
●Assume all blood and body fluids are infectious, wear personal protective equipment
(gloves, goggles, etc.), and use a protective “pocket mask” when performing rescue
breathing.
●Only employees trained in the appropriate use of personal protective equipment should
respond to the incident
When blood or other potentially infectious materials need to be cleaned up:
Clean up procedures:
1.Gloves must always be worn. Use additional protective equipment based on the risks
present (i.e. protective apron, facemask, and/or goggles)
2.Thoroughly spray contaminated surface areas with a disinfectant solution made of at least
one-part bleach to ten parts water (1:10).
3.Pick up any contaminated solid material making sure not to use your hands to pick up any
sharp objects, such as glass. Use a broom, dustpan or similar cleaning tool to pick up
sharp objects.
4.Wipe down contaminated areas with a paper towel moistened with disinfectant.
5.Place all contaminated solids or clean up materials in the red Biohazard bag contained in
the kit.
6.Sharp objects should be placed in a puncture proof container before being placed in the
bag.
7.Clean and disinfect any tools or other non-disposable items used in the cleanup.
8.Remove personal protective equipment and place them in the red Biohazard bag.
9.Wrap and tie the red bag and give the Biohazard bag to the Manager-on-Duty.
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10.Wash your hands and face immediately using soap.
If you are exposed to bloodborne pathogens:
1.Immediately wash all exposed portions of your body.
2.Notify management of the incident.
3.Seek medical assistance and follow-up.
4.Document on an incident report.
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GUNSHOT WOUND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
Call 911
If you or someone around you is shot, these three steps are vital:
1.Get to a safe place. If the injured person can walk or run, help them get to safety.
2.If it's an accidental shooting, make sure the gun is secured.
3.Once you're safe, call 911. Follow the dispatcher's instructions.
Getting to a hospital quickly gives the victim the best odds of surviving a bullet wound. Ideally,
you want the injured person in an ambulance within 10 minutes of being shot.
Stop the Bleeding
Stopping the bleeding is a crucial part of managing a gunshot wound. You can do that with:
●Strong pressure on the wound:If blood is coming out of a hole, put a lot of pressure on
it. For heavy bleeding, don't be afraid to use your knee and really lean hard on the wound.
●Dressing: Dressings help the blood clot and seal the wound. Use whatever's
available—gauze, towels, a shirt, etc.
●A tourniquet (maybe): Professional tourniquets work well. But using them properly
takes practice. If used correctly, they're uncomfortable or even painful.
Improvised tourniquets often fail. If you don't have a professional version, focus on strong
pressure. Really lean into it. Never give a person who has been shot food or drink.
Don't Elevate Legs
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In general, you shouldn't elevate a gunshot victim's legs.2 That can make abdominal and chest
wounds bleed more quickly. It might also make it harder for the person to breathe.
●If the person is conscious, have them sit or lie in the position that's most comfortable for
them.
●If they're unconscious, put them in the recovery position (on their side with the top leg
bent at a right angle.)
RECAP
When dealing with a gunshot wound:
●Get to safety.
●Call 911.
●Stop the bleeding with pressure, dressing, or a tourniquet.
●Don't elevate the legs.
●Put an unconscious person in the recovery position.
Treatment By Wound Location
Gunshot wounds are puncture wounds. Don't expect to be able to tell the difference between
entrance and exit wounds. It's a myth that one type is significantly worse than the other. There's
no reliable way to tell and it actually doesn't matter. Someone with a gunshot wound might have
substantial internal injuries. That can lead to breathing difficulties, low blood pressure, and heart
issues. Begin CPR if they're not breathing. It helps to have some information about wounds in
specific areas.
Chest Injuries
Chest wounds can injure the heart, lungs, and/or aorta (the major artery leaving the heart). This
could be deadly. Some gunshot wounds to the chest are seal-sucking wounds. These allow air to
enter the chest.
To treat a chest wound, seal the wound with some type of plastic to keep air from being sucked
in.This helps prevent a collapsed lung. If shortness of breath gets worse after you seal the wound,
remove the seal.
Abdominal Injuries
A gunshot wound to the abdomen can cause:
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●Severe bleeding
●Organ damage
●Abdominal wall damage
Be sure to hold pressure on it. A wound that punctures the stomach or intestines can lead to an
infection. That's due to gastrointestinal fluid or feces leaking into the abdominal cavity. You
might notice rapid swelling of the abdomen. That can happen even with a relatively small
puncture wound. Emergency surgery is generally necessary with abdominal bullet wounds.
Limb Injuries
A gunshot to a limb is likely to cause a vascular (blood vessel) injury. It may cause nerve
damage or break bones, as well. In general, avoid moving a limb that has been shot. Prevent
blood loss by holding pressure until medical help arrives.
Neck Injuries
A gunshot wound to the spine can cause paralysis. A wound to the front of the neck can damage
the carotid artery. That may prevent blood from reaching the brain. Don't move someone who's
been shot in the neck or back. Movement could damage the spinal cord and cause permanent
paralysis. If someone's shot in the front of the neck, hold pressure to prevent bleeding.
RECAP
Try to cover holes in seal-sucking wounds to prevent a collapsed lung. Abdominal swelling
happens quickly if the intestines are leaking material. Avoid moving limbs with gunshot wounds.
Don’t move someone who’s been shot in the back or neck.
Gunshot wounds are not straightforward. They can cause injuries beyond the visible puncture
site. Bullets can also bounce around inside your body. A bullet can remain in the body, or it can
exit after doing substantial damage.
The physical damage caused by a gunshot injury depends on several key factors:
●Location of the injury
●Size of the projectile
●Speed of the projectile
All of these are important. But bullet speed is the most significant factor when it comes to the
amount of damage. Rifles, for example, produce significantly faster-velocity projectiles than
handguns. So they tend to cause more severe injuries.Damage from a round is calculated by
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multiplying its mass (weight) by the velocity squared (mass x velocity2). "Squared" means the
velocity is multiplied times itself. Since the speed is squared, doubling the speed quadruples the
energy and the damage. Some bullets contain materials that can degrade inside the body. Surgical
removal is often urgent. But it must be done carefully to avoid further damage.
SUMMARY
If someone is shot:
●Get somewhere safe
●Call 911
●Stop the bleeding with pressure, dressing, or a tourniquet
●Don't elevate the legs
●Put an unconscious person in the recovery position
For seal-sucking wounds, seal the hole. Avoid moving wounded limbs. Never move someone
with gunshot wounds to the neck or back. Faster bullet speed means significantly more damage.
Some materials may degrade, making surgical removal necessary. Gunshot wounds often take
place in dangerous and frightening situations. If you can keep yourself from panicking, you may
be able to take swift action that saves someone's life. If it's not safe to help someone who's been
shot, at least call 911. It's important to get police and medical help to the scene as soon as
possible.
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SECURITY PROCEDURES
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
Facility Address: 2974 E Butler Ave Fresno, CA 93721
Jurisdiction: State of California
Prepared on:
01/30/2022
Prepared by:
Kenneth D Garret Jr
Canopy Security Group Inc
The Ken Garrett Group Cannabis Security Consulting
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. SOCIAL POLICY AND LOCAL ENTERPRISE PLAN
2.1 Commitment to Living Wage…………………………………………1
2.2 Benefits Provided to Employees…………………………………...…1
2.3 Continuing Education, Apprenticeships, and Employee Training…1
2.4 Individual Recruitment……………………………………………….2
2.5 Locally Managed Enterprise…………………………………………3
2.6 Number of Employees, Title/Position, Respected Responsibilities…3
2.7 Labor Peace Agreement………………………………………………6
2.8 Commitment for 30% Local Hires……………………………………7
2.9 Social Equity Business Incubator…………………………………….7
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2.1. DESCRIBE WHETHER THE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS
IS COMMITTED TO OFFERING EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is committed to offering our employees a living wage. The living wage in
California is set higher than the current California minimum wage of an hour. According to
the Michigan Institute of Technology, the living wage in California with one adult in the
household and no children is an hour. All employees will be paid above California’s
current minimum wage of an hour. The average hourly rate employees will be paid will
be $18.00 an hour plus benefits.
2.2. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES SUCH
AS HEALTH CARE, VACATION, AND MEDICAL LEAVE, TO THE
DEGREE THEY ARE OFFERED AS PART OF EMPLOYMENT.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will begin entry-level employees at an hourly wage above minimum
wage, an hour. Entry-Level employees on salary will be paid an annual salary greater
than the Fresno median household income of a year. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will strive to
provide a competitive benefit package for all employees. Entry-Level Full-Time and Part-Time
employees on an hourly wage and salaried will qualify for a benefits package including, but not
limited to paid time off (Holidays, Sick/Medical,Vacation/Personal), health, vision, and dental
insurances coverage, medical leave, maternity/paternity leave, bereavement leave, after
completing a probationary period of 90-days. Employees will pay for employee medical,
dental, and vision premiums.
Employees will receive the following leave benefits: ten (10) paid vacation/personal time off
days per year, ten (10) paid holidays per year, and seven (7) days (8 hour day) paid time off for
sick/medical leave. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will offer employees a 401(k) retirement plan in which
we plan to make a matching contribution of 2.5%.
2.3. DESCRIBE COMPENSATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CONTINUING EDUCATION, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND EMPLOYEE
TRAINING.
Employees will be trained at the time of employment, bi-annually and on an annual basis. Stoa
Cultivation, LLC will provide general training for health and safety and workplace environment.
We will provide materials and tools to further advance practical and technical expertise. All
employees will be compensated during training. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will provide tuition
reimbursement for certificate training programs. We will also provide tuition reimbursement for
employees who wish to enroll and complete specialized commercial cannabis business
operations training.
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2.4. DESCRIBE THE COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS PLAN TO
RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA LISTED IN
THE SOCIAL POLICY SECTION 9-3316 (B) (1) OF THE FRESNO
MUNICIPAL CODE (FMC) AND THE PERCENTAGE OF LOCAL
EMPLOYEES IT HIRES.
The success of Stoa Cultivation, LLC in Fresno will be driven by the adoption of the business by
the local residents in our community. We are developing our business as a local enterprise to
accelerate the adoption of the business in our community and also ensure a more sustainable
business in the long term. We are committed to having a local footprint, contributing to the local
economy, and hiring locally. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will recruit individuals who meet the criteria
listed in the Social Policy Section 9-3316 (b) (1) of the Fresno Municipal Code to meet or exceed
the required 33.3% of local employees we hire.
We want to strengthen our ties to the community by hiring at least one-third of our staff that
meets one or more of the following:
●Annual family income below 80% Average Median Household income of
●Convicted for a cannabis related crime that could have been prosecuted as a misdemeanor
or citation under current State law
●Lived in a low to moderate income census tract in the City for a minimum of three (3)
years
●Veteran
●Former foster home youth who was in foster care as a minor
●Currently unemployed
●Receiving public assistance
The City of Fresno’s demographic is majority white. Hispanic and African Americans account
for about 50% and 7% of the City’s population, respectively. The Asian population makes up a
little over 13% of the City’s population (United State Census Bureau). Stoa Cultivation, LLC
plans to recruit individuals of each above listed minority with a hiring target of 5% of the total
staff for each minority. We plan to contact minority non-profits such as Fresno Metro Black
Chamber of Commerce, Asian Business Institute and Resource Center, California Hmong
Chamber of Commerce, and the Fresno Hispanic Area Foundation for assistance with individual
recruitment. Non-profits will help us spread the word throughout communities for hiring and
potentially provide potential hires. We also plan to contact the Fresno Chamber of Commerce
and the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission for recruitment.
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2.5. DESCRIBE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE COMMERCIAL
CANNABIS BUSINESS WILL BE A LOCALLY MANAGED
ENTERPRISE WHOSE OWNERS AND /OR MANAGERS RESIDE
WITHIN OR OWN A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY
OF FRESNO, FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MARCH 2, 2020.
Kevin Chandler, President and sole owner of Stoa Cultivation, LLC, is the perfect example of
keeping cannabis business local:
●Born at Saint Agnes in Fresno, CA
●Graduated from Clovis High School in 2006
●Graduated from California State University, Fresno in 2014
●Resided at from 2010 through 2016
●Owner of the property at 220 M St Fresno, CA 93721 in July 2018
●Owner of the property at 2305 Los Angeles, CA 93721 in July 2018
Kevin is also the sole owner of 220 M Street, LLC located at 220 M Street, Fresno, CA
9372-3308 which was formed in 2018.
Shane Evans will be the Warehouse Manager. He is a non-owner and will be paid an annual
salary. Shane resides in Fresno, CA. He has also been the owner and operator of a small business
in the City of Fresno for over ten years.
2.6. DESCRIBE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, TITLE/POSITION AND
THEIR RESPECTED RESPONSIBILITIES.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will employ up to 20 employees.
1. Warehouse Manager: 2 on salary at /year
a. Opens and closes warehouse operations
b. Checks timesheets
c. Directs distribution logistics
d. Addresses employee complaints
e. Addresses client complaints
f. Addresses neighbor complaints
g. Addresses equipment and infrastructure issues
i. Calls manufacturers
ii. Calls contractors
iii. Notifies employees of malfunctioning systems
h. Trains all non-cultivation staff (anyone not touching the plant directly)
i. Ensures all employees have everything they need to perform their daily tasks
2. Distribution Driver(s): 2 paid hourly at $ /hour
a. Inside/outside sales
b. Delivering product to clients
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c. Retrieving product from vendors
d. Retrieving clones from nurseries
e. Maintaining company vehicle
f. Communicating future orders with Product Inventory Specialist
g. Ensuring product is properly checked in and out of their vehicle
3. Security Guards (1 on duty per shift): 3 paid hourly at $ /hour
a. Monitor cameras to ensure perimeter safety
b. Notify police of any nuisances outside of the building
c. Buzz employees, clients, and visitors into the building through the sally port
d. Demonstrate presence in the event of a struggle inside the building
i. Employee conflict
ii. Attempted burglary
e. Ensure the welfare of Stoa Cultivation, LLC clients, visitors, and employees
f. Lock gates and doors after Warehouse Manager closes any relevant operations
g. Supervise any access to the vault
h. Assign employee or visitor badges
i. Monitor employees and visitors for potential threats including theft
4. Transplanters/Pruners/Harvesters (single position): 2 paid hourly at $ /hour
a. Receive cuttings from distribution window
b. Transplant cuttings into pre-flower chamber
c. Tag and transplant teens into flowering chamber
d. Clean pre-flower chamber where cuttings once were
e. Prune (defoliate) flowering plants 21 days into the flowering cycle
f. Harvest flowered plants 63-70 days into the flowering cycle
g. Record weight of each plant with METRC ID after harvesting
h. Hook plant onto pulley driven drying system
i. Clean flowering chamber to be reset with new teenage plants
j. Monitor watering systems
k. Monitor computer systems and all electrically driven instrumentation
l. Maintain a clean and sterile growing environment
m. Assist any other employees when necessary
5. Trimmers: 2 paid hourly at $ /hour
a. Remove dried flower from pulley system
b. Buck dried flowers from stem/stalk
c. Run machine trimmer
d. Clean and maintain trim machine
e. Sort keif, sugar leaf, small flower, and fan leaf for Extractor
f. Finish manicuring adequately sized flowers for Packager
g. Maintain a clean and sterile working environment
h. Not expected to interact with other employees except the Extractor
6. Packagers: 2 paid hourly at $ /hour
a. Weigh, package, and label various products
i. Flower
ii. Rosin
iii. Third party concentrates
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iv. Cartridges
b. Fill cartridges
c. Ensure quality control
d. Maintain a clean and sterile working environment
e. Assist other employees during down time
7. Extractor: 2 paid hourly at $ /hour
a. Grind cannabis biomass after it is sorted by trimmers
b. Sift each category of biomass individually to retain their respective qualities
c. Press keif from each category in the Nug Smasher Pro Rosin Press
d. Place the remainder of the biomass in the Icon-V200
e. Begin the wash cycle to extract the remainder of the trichomes
f. Dry the hash produced by the washing process
g. Press the hash in the Nug Smasher Pro Rosin Press
h. Record the weights of all concentrates produced
i. Disperse the concentrates produced to the Packagers
j. Maintain a clean and sterile working environment
k. Not expected to assist other employees
8. Product Inventory Specialist:1 paid hourly at $ /hour
a. Maintain a log of all inventory in the warehouse
i. Flower
ii. Trim
iii. Concentrates
iv. Cartridges
v. Packaged products
vi. Third party products
vii. Clones
viii. Flowering plants
ix. METRC ID tags
x. Trellis Netting
xi. Waste products
xii. Products to be destroyed
xiii. Incoming products
xiv. Outgoing products
xv. Fertilizer
xvi. Tyvek suits
xvii. Gloves
xviii. Masks
xix. Cleaning supplies
xx. Toiletries
xxi. Bandaids
xxii. Printer paper
xxiii. Staples
xxiv. Fleet vehicles
xxv. Everything that is not a permanent fixture in the building
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b. Anything coming or going from the warehouse must be signed off by the Product
Inventory Specialist
9. Cultivation Production Manager: 1 on salary at /year
a. Primarily responsible for scheduling and logistics regarding any cultivation staff
i. Clone shipments
ii. Clone transplant dates
iii. METRC ID placement
iv. Teen transplant dates
v. Pruning dates
vi. Harvesting dates
vii. Drying pace
viii. Room reset dates
b. Also responsible for ensuring nutrient water chemistry is adequate
i. Nutrient water electrical conductivity (concentration of salts)
ii. Nutrient water pH (potential of Hydronium–acidity)
c. Monitors all equipment intimately to ensure everything is working properly
i. Pumps
ii. Dosatrons
iii. Dehumidifiers
iv. HVAC
v. Sterilization devices
vi. CO2 controllers
vii. Nutrient Film return manifolds
d. Inspects the work of other cultivation staff to ensure compliance, honesty, and
quality work
e. Delegates ancillary tasks to cultivation staff during down time
f. Trains all cultivation staff (anyone touching the plant directly including trimmers)
g. Ensures that all facets of the cultivation project are clean and sterile
2.7. DESCRIBE WHETHER THE CCB HAS FIVE (5) OR MORE
EMPLOYEES AND WHETHER IT HAS SIGNED A LABOR PEACE
AGREEMENT ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO UNIONIZE WITHOUT
INTERFERENCE.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC intends to employ more than five (5) employees and will provide all hired
employees proof of a signed labor peace agreement, thus allowing employees to unionize within
the industry without interference.
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2.8.COMMITMENT FOR 30%OF EMPLOYEES TO BE LOCAL HIRES;
THE BUSINESS MUST SHOW THAT IT HAS EITHER HIRED OR
MADE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO HIRE BONA FIDE RESIDENTS
OF FRESNO WHO HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED RESIDENCY AFTER
THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
WITH THE APPLICANT/PERMITTEE.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is determined to hire employees from within Fresno who are integrated
into the community to ensure we have a solid understanding of our local needs. We will provide
further education within the cannabis industry and new job opportunities to those looking to
learn more about cannabis in Fresno. We believe that our company's success lies in our
employees.
Charles Grove, our Director of Science, is a Fresno resident. Stoa Cultivation, LLC has hired
Shane Evans as our Warehouse Manager. Shane is a Fresno small business owner with
experience running cultivation maintenance crews for the second largest licensed cultivation
facility in California. He is excited to have his chance at being a part of one of the most
sophisticated cultivation projects in the state.
At least 30% of Stoa, Cultivation, LLC employees will be local hires. The management team is
composed of local residents, and we will be conducting outreach to acquire employees from the
City of Fresno and the greater Fresno area.
2.9.DESCRIBE WHETHER THE BUSINESS IS WILLING TO SERVE AS A
SOCIAL EQUITY BUSINESS INCUBATOR BY OFFERING SUPPORT
TO LOCAL CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY BUSINESSES IN THE
FORM OF MENTORSHIP, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT DONATION, A
PERCENTAGE OF SHELF SPACE DEDICATED TO FRESNO EQUITY
BUSINESS PRODUCTS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL
SERVICES ASSISTANCE, OR OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
SUPPORT.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is willing to serve as a social equity business incubator by offering
support to local cannabis social equity businesses. Stoa Cultivation, LLC intends to incubate
social equity retail license holders Banyan Tree Fresno and Beyond Rooted, LLC in the form of
mentorship, affordable distribution, custom labeling, and cultivation of unique strains. Through
this support we hope to create a supply chain that is exclusively locally sourced, providing the
best opportunity possible for our mutual success. Stoa Cultivation, LLC looks forward to
supporting and further developing relationships within the community to bring the most possible
success to all in the industry.
**See Attachments on Next Pages**
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Stoa Cultivation, LLC
2974 E Butler Ave
Fresno, CA 93721-3203
(559) 545-1244
31 January 2022
City of Fresno
Office of Cannabis Oversight
2600 Fresno Street, Room 2064
Fresno, CA 93721-3620
To Whom It May Concern
I, Kevin Chandler, President of Stoa Cultivation, LLC commit that within no more than
one year of receiving a commercial cannabis business permit, at minimum on our premises at all
times, we will have one supervisor and one employee of Stoa Cultivation, LLC that will have
completed a 21-hour Cal-OSHA course offered by a duly authorized training provider, in
accordance with City and State laws and regulations.
Kevin Chandler, President
Date: January 31, 2022
INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT
FOR COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT APPLICATION
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the City of Fresno (City) shall not assume any liability whatsoever with respect to
having issued a commercial cannabis business permit pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code Section. 9-3333 or otherwise
approving the operation of any commercial cannabis business or cannabis retail business.
In consideration for the submittal of an application for a commercial cannabis business permit application and/or issuance
of a cannabis business permit, and to the furthest extent allowed by law, Applicant does hereby agree to indemnify, hold
harmless and defend the City and each of its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers from any and all loss,
liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs and damages (whether in contract, tort or strict liability, including but not limited
to personal injury, death at any time and property damage) incurred by City, Applicant or any other person, and from any
and all claims, demands and actions in law or equity (including reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses), arising
or alleged to have arisen directly or indirectly out of the issuance of a cannabis business permit. Applicant’s obligations
under the preceding sentence shall not apply to any loss, liability, fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs or damages caused
solely by the gross negligence, or caused by the willful misconduct, of City or any of its officers, officials, employees,
agents or volunteers.
Applicant must, at the time of permit issuance, maintain insurance at coverage limits and with conditions thereon
determined necessary and appropriate from time to time by the City Manager.
Applicant shall conduct all defense at his/her/its sole cost. The fact that insurance is obtained by Applicant shall not be
deemed to release or diminish the liability of Applicant, including, without limitation, liability assum ed under this Agreement.
The duty to indemnify shall apply to all claims regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The duty to
defend hereunder is wholly independent of and separate from the duty to indemnify and such duty to defend exists
regardless of any ultimate liability of Applicant. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of defense
and/or indemnification to be provided by Applicant. Approval or purchase of any insurance contracts or policies shall in no
way relieve from liability nor limit the liability of Applicant, its officials, officers, employees, agents, volunteers or invitees.
City shall be reimbursed for all costs and expenses, including but not limited to legal fees and costs and court
costs, which the city may be required to pay as a result of any legal challenge related to the city's approval of the
applicant's commercial cannabis business permit. The City may, at its sole discretion, participate at its own
expense in the defense of any such action, but such participation shall not relieve any of the obligations imposed
hereunder.
This Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of the Application
and/or Permit.
The undersigned acknowledges that he/she (i) has read and fully understands the content of this Indemnification
and Hold Harmless Agreement; (ii) is aware that this is a contract between the City and Applicant; (iii) has had the
opportunity to consult with his/her attorney, in his/her discretion; (iv) is fully aware of the legal consequences of
signing this document; and (v) is the Applicant or his/her/its authorized signatory.
Signed on this day of 2022.
Applicant Signature City Employee Signature
Print Name and Company Name Print Name
Address Title
Telephone Number Telephone Number
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KEVIN CHANDLER - STOA CULTIVATION, LLC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY PLAN
3.1 Response to Complaints………………………………………1
3.2 CCB Management…………………………………………….2
3.3 Odor Mitigation Practices……………………………………4
3.4 Potential Sources of Odor……………………………………6
3.5 Odor Control Devices and Techniques………………………7
3.6 Staff Odor Training and System Maintenance……………..9
3.7 Waste Management Plan…………………………………….11
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3.1.DESCRIBE HOW THE CCB WILL PROACTIVELY ADDRESS AND
RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS RELATED TO NOISE, LIGHT, ODOR,
LITTER, VEHICLES, AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will record, track, and respond to all complaints related to noise, light,
odor, litter, vehicles, and pedestrian traffic. We will proactively address each concern by
contacting the filer of the complaint and mitigating the issue as quickly as possible.
Complaints will be received by the Community Liaison Manager. The Community Liaison
Manager will serve as Stoa Cultivation, LLC’s immediate point of contact for all elected
officials, regulatory personnel, first responders, neighborhood association presidents, business
owners, non-profits, community benefit organizations, and other local leaders. The Community
Liaison Manager will be the dedicated contact person to receive complaints.
A phone number and company email address will be exclusively dedicated to complaints and
concerns. Any one who wishes to file a complaint or express a concern can call the phone
number or email their issue at any time. Calls and emails that are received outside of office
business hours will be returned the following business day. For example, if an email is sent to the
complaint email address Friday at 7:00 PM the Community Liaison Manager will respond no
later than 5:00 PM Saturday (Office is open Sunday-Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM). Stoa
Cultivation, LLC will also utilize a complaint form on our website to receive complaints.
All complaints will be documented. Documentation requires the time and date of the complaint,
nature of the complaint, and the resolution of the complaint.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will schedule and participate in community meetings to engage with
residents about our operation. We will take questions and concerns at these meetings as well as
provide educational material about our operation.
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3.2.DESCRIBE HOW THE CCB WILL BE MANAGED TO AVOID
BECOMING A NUISANCE OR HAVING IMPACTS ON ITS
NEIGHBORS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
Community Outreach and Neighborhood Engagement Plan
Stoa Cultivation, LLC is committed to proactively engaging with our community to ensure our
neighbors know our team, understand our company mission, and have direct communication
with our staff. The transition to legal cannabis can cause concern and trepidation for some
community members. Stoa Cultivation, LLC wants our neighbors to feel comfortable
expressing concerns and filing complaints. We also want them to feel comfortable asking any
questions to our team. Our efforts for strong communication channels within the community
will be a continuous commitment to ensure a happy community. We plan on holding a job fair
within the neighborhood to hire residents from the community to work at Stoa Cultivation,
LLC. We will keep a listserv of community residents to update and inform residents of
business operations. We will also deliver quarterly newsletters to the community in physical
and digital form. The newsletter will inform community members about Stoa Cultivation,
LLC’s operations and other announcements.
Proactive Neighborhood Outreach
Before operation begins, Stoa Cultivation, LLC will notify all businesses within a
1,000 foot radius of the facility of our plans to open a cannabis microbusiness. While
outreach is most effective in-person through walking the neighborhood and knocking
on doors, COVID-19 may deter that. Due to COVID-19, outreach will predominantly
occur through online channels. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will create an online survey
distributed through email and available on our social media accounts. The survey will
be emailed to neighbors, local business, and community partners. The survey will
address various topics and needs of the community including but not limited to,
community safety needs and neighborhood beautification. Stoa Cultivation, LLC is
committed to being responsive to the needs, concerns, and preferences of our neighbors
and community. We believe Stoa Cultivation, LLC can play a critical role in
establishing community trust in the local cannabis industry through continued
engagement and transparency.
Quarterly Community Meetings
One month prior to beginning operations, Stoa Cultivation, LLC will
host our first community meeting. The Stoa Cultivation, LLC team will
provide an overview of the company’s vision and mission, as well as the
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company’s ethos, security and safety plan, and goals. We want to
facilitate a relationship where community members know who team
members are and are comfortable engaging with them. We encourage
neighbors to provide feedback on proposals to ensure our objectives
reflect that of theirs. We will proactively facilitate the opportunity to hear
from our neighbors and address any concerns from the community.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will continue to host quarterly meetings to
provide an active forum for community members to raise questions,
express concerns, or raise praise directly to our team. We will physically
mail invitations to community members and neighbors within 1,000 feet
of our facility location. We will also post meeting information in public
forums and on our social media and website. Notification of the meeting
date, location, and time will be provided at least two weeks prior to the
meeting to ensure the most possible community participation. Quarterly
meetings will also be utilized by our staff to provide updates on Stoa
Cultivation, LLC and facilitate open discussion with our neighbors and
community. Possible community projects and neighborhood
beautification events will also be discussed at the quarterly meetings.
Open Door Policy with City Officials
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will maintain an open door policy with all Fresno
law enforcement, elected officials, and City of Fresno staff. We desire law
enforcement and City officials to feel comfortable and welcome to visit our
facility at their discretion. This is an important step in building trust
between the nascent industry and the regulators tasked with ensuring its
safety.
Business Community Engagement
The team at Stoa Cultivation, LLC will utilize our relationships with direct partners to
keep a pulse on the communities’ needs. Kevin Chandler possesses many important
Fresno business community member relationships and plans to leverage those for
ongoing active community engagement. Our commitment to ensuring the cannabis
industry is incorporated into the Fresno business community is vital to fostering
community trust in order to further expand the cannabis business community.
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3.3.DESCRIBE ODOR MITIGATION PRACTICES.
Through negative air flow, ionic air purifiers, a policy of sealed exit packaging and a strictly
enforced no loitering or smoking policy we work to ensure the neighbors never deal with any
odors associated with cannabis.
Nuisance odor control plan
Prior to cannabis ever being on the premises, Stoa Cultivation, LLC will further
develop our comprehensive odor control plan to implement and maintain our
effective odor mitigation practices that utilize best available odor control
technology and devices to ensure that odors from cannabis are not detectable
off-site. Our goal is to be a good neighbor to our neighbors and local community,
and we are committed to providing a nuisance free operation while maintaining the
highest levels of strict odor mitigation.
Our team makes a promise to surrounding neighbors to control odor efficiently and
quietly,while also making a promise to our employees and visitors to never use
ozone generators or other ionizers, which may have adverse health effects in
humans and affect the potency, qualities and shelf-life of cannabis products. Our
goal is to provide a healthy, inobtrusive environment that will benefit the
community in every way possible.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will install a sufficient odor absorbing ventilation and
exhaust system with odor control that prevents internal odors and pollen from
being emitted externally. This system will ensure that odor generated inside the
premises that is distinctive to its operation is not detected outside the facility,
anywhere on adjacent property or public rights-of-way, on or about the exterior or
interior common area walkways, hallways, breezeways, foyers, lobby areas, or
any other areas available for use.
Any and all air to be exhausted or recycled within the facility will be filtered for
micro-particles, organic materials, and odor elements, including residual
Cannabinoids, Terpenes, Terpenoids and Thiols via active carbon filtration driven
by high-volume in-line fans, at a capacity which will filter the full volume of the
facility, fully or substantially eliminating accompanying odors inside the facility,
and render them undetectable outside it, ensuring higher safety and quality levels
of used air, and leaving any exhausted or contained air effectively ‘scrubbed’ of
odor and other particles.
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Our facility is designed in such a manner that dual levels of egress/ingress are
required. The primary exterior entry/exit points are segregated from the interior
space of the facility by another sealed entry/exit door and each area within the
facility is segregated and independent (with the exception of emergency egresses).
While this system is primarily a security feature, it prevents substantial air volume
from transferring within the facility or escaping through ingress/egress points to
interior common areas or the facility exterior. Additionally, ventilation and climate
control systems are designed to contain and recirculate filtered and fresh air
throughout the facility while not allowing unfiltered air to escape by an air system
that creates negative air pressure between the premises’ interior and exterior so that
the odors generated inside the premises are not detectable outside the premises.
Our odor reporting system is at the core of our odor mitigation practices. We rely
on feedback from our neighbors to determine the effectiveness of our odor
mitigation strategies, and have made it easy for them to self report via phone, text
message, e-mail, or a personal visit to our facility. We have generated a program
that allows us to track every potential odor leak so that if any one part of the odor
mitigation strategy is compromised we can use the process of elimination to
uncover the issue. This program allows us to chronologically cross-reference odor
complaints with any changes to our operations or the infrastructure of our facility.
We can then use the Nasal Ranger - Field Olfactometer (pictured below) to identify
precise odor leaks or where equipment is not properly neutralizing aromatic
compounds.
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Here is a quick bullet list of Stoa Cultivation, LLC’s primary odor mitigation strategies:
●Closed Grow Environment (CGE)
○Completely sealed system with no air intake or exhaust
●Room within a room
○Modular air tight flowering chambers in an insulated concrete warehouse
●Flowering chambers operate in parallel
○Ability to move air from one room into another
○Negative pressure prevents air from escaping into the warehouse
●Carbon filtration captures odors
○State of the art recirculating carbon scrubbers in flowering chambers
○State of the art recirculating carbon filtration in warehouse
●Ozone generation
○Emergency exhaust fans will be outfitted with ozone generators, UV bulbs, and
carbon scrubbers to neutralize the aromatic compounds responsible for odor
●5,000 hours
○UV bulbs will be changed out every 5,000 hours to ensure optimum performance
○Carbon scrubbers will be replaced every 5,000 hours for optimum performance
●Battery backup
○Recirculating fans will rely on a backup battery in the event that the microturbines
fail and there is power outage
●Temperature regulation
○We want to keep the odor in our flowers! Heat evaporates the aromatic
compounds that give cannabis its strong odor. Keeping our flowering chambers,
trim rooms, and warehouse cool is key to keeping that fragrance where it belongs.
3.4.IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ODOR.
Potential sources of odor will be limited to the cultivation (flowering) plants, the mother plant
room, and the trim room. No odor is anticipated from the distribution facility due to regulatory
controls on transport and packaging that restrict ability of the product to emit smell during
transport or once packaged for sale. Manufacturing of cannabis is not considered an odor
intensive operation specific to the cannabis flower itself, and proposed external and building
controls would contain any potential odor within the building.
Since the facility will be run with continuous harvest activities, every operational control to
ensure no smell is emitted from the facility will be employed.
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3.5.DESCRIBE ODOR CONTROL DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES
EMPLOYED TO ENSURE THAT ODORS FROM CANNABIS ARE
NOT DETECTABLE BEYOND THE PERMITTED PREMISES.
The facility will be equipped with odor control devices and techniques including sufficient
odor absorbing ventilation, an exhaust filtration system, and a negative air-pressure system so
that odor generated inside the facility that is distinctive to its operation is not detected outside
of the facility, anywhere on adjacent property or public rights-of-way, on or about the exterior
or interior common area walkways, hallways, breezeways, foyers, Commercial Cannabis
Business Permit 1828 Mary Street Stoa Cultivation, LLC lobby areas, or any other areas
available for use by common tenants or the visiting public, or within any other unit located
inside the same building as the commercial cannabis business. Stoa Cultivation, LLC will
maintain the following equipment:
1) An exhaust air filtration system with odor control that prevents internal odors from
being emitted externally;
2) An air system that creates negative air pressure between the interior and exterior
building area so that the odors generated inside the commercial cannabis business are
not detectable on the outside of the building.
3) All ventilation from manufacturing and cultivation will pass through a series of
HEPA, charcoal and Syneco filtration or similar systems. The ventilation is used
primarily for exhaust of any gasses used during manufacturing and scrubbing of any
odors generated from the cultivation environments. These airflow systems work in
conjunction with our climate control systems and abide by ISO 7 and 8 regulations.
The hoods used for preparation will feature industrial odor control filtration system
from Synecosystems.com or similar
4) HEPA stands for High-Efficiency Particulate Arresting Filter. HEPA is a certification
standard that means the filter meets criteria for filtering at least 99.97% particles of 0.3
microns in size and other criteria set by the US Department of Energy. These filters are
industry standard in medical and quality industrial sites. HEPA filtration is mandatory
to abide by pharmaceutical ISO 7/8 standards.
Nursery & Cultivation Odor Control
Each room where plants are cultivated shall be equipped with 2 Phoenix Guardian
HEPA Air Scrubbers - #PH-GHS2-EA or similar that provide the following
specifications:
• < 1,400 CFM
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• 4 stage filtrations
• 110-120 VAC 12 Amp
• Stainless steel housing
• 4th stage is carbon
Where odors are significant, a 2nd tier odor mitigation system from Syneco Systems or
comparable firm will be implemented in the exhaust path.
The 1,400 CFM capacity of the Phoenix Guardian HEPA Air Scrubber System allows it
to completely change the air in a 14' x 14' room in four minutes. To be this effective, air
scrubbers must perform a minimum of four air changes per hour. This allows a single
Guardian to control up to 21,000 cubic feet of air volume in the room.
The Guardian Air Scrubber offers high airflow and multiple ducting options, achieving
a combination of negative or positive airflow control and containment air scrubbing.
This gives the unit the unique ability to continually filter indoor air while
depressurizing a damaged site. The result is that the spread of contamination is almost
non-existent.
The intake accepts either 18" flex-duct or 12" flex-duct with an adapter (included) to
contain contamination or draw contaminated air from hard-to-reach places not usually
accessible to air scrubbers.
Every Guardian HEPA System comes with a 14-inch, lay-flat duct ring, offering 100%
negative air operation, and two 10-inch lay-flat duct rings for a combination of
negative air, air scrubbing, or positive airflow results.
Distribution and Transport Odor Control
Our distribution and transportation functions should not incur any odor that will not be
managed utilizing the overall facility’s odor control and ventilation system.
External contaminants should be removed by effective filtration of the supply air, to retain the
required cleanroom classification. Internal contaminants should be controlled by displacing the
airflow:
●The pressure differentials should be of sufficient magnitude to ensure containment and
prevention of flow reversal without creating turbulence.
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●Where possible, ventilation dampers and filters should be designed and positioned to be
accessible from out the manufacturing areas for ease of maintenance.
●Directional airflow within production or primary packing areas assist in preventing
contamination.
The proposed HVAC units the company will use positive-pressure, hospital -grade,
HEPA-filtered systems throughout the facility. HVAC systems will be cleaned by an outside
contractor bi-annually.
3.6.DESCRIBE ALL PROPOSED STAFF ODOR TRAINING AND SYSTEM
MAINTENANCE.
All staff will undergo initial site training to include strict performance protocols in regards to
odor. Team members will enter the facility in their own garb. They will be provided clean suits
daily in which they will change into upon arrival and clock-in. Employees will be required to
remove work suits if leaving the facility for any reason. Work suits are not to leave the facility.
Strict access controls will be in place for all rooms of the facility. Doors will be required to be
closed and sealed prior to the opening of other interior doors within the facility. Stoa Cultivation,
LLC will utilize a highly developed odor system that will be maintained by trained staff and/or
equipment service technicians. Regular checks will be conducted to ensure all systems are in
proper working order to prohibit any odor from emitting outside of the facility.
Odor Mitigation Training
Stoa Cultivation, LLC places a high priority on our neighborhood compatibility goals, including
odor control system training and maintenance, and will integrate these topics into the core
curriculum of our initial and ongoing training. All employees will be expected to understand and
operate all odor control methods, devices, and systems to ensure that any team member can
respond to any odor system needs.
Odor Mitigation Training Materials
Prior to beginning operations, we will expand our Operational Plan and generate a
specific Odor Mitigation Guide that will form the basis for all odor mitigation
training programs that all employees must undergo as part of their initial training,
continuing education, and after each program reassessment, as well as through
regular in-service meetings and ongoing policy updates. Hard copies and digital
files of these documents will be provided and available to staff at all times.
Additionally, we will maintain a record of all training provided to staff as well as
an attendance log.
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Odor Mitigation Training Overview
Our management team will develop, implement, and maintain our odor mitigation
training program, which will be grounded in our comprehensive Operational Plan as
well as our Odor Mitigation Guide, Employee Handbook, and any and all other
relevant documents, regulations, and manuals. These training materials will serve as
a foundation and guide for all odor mitigation training curriculum.
Our three-step training program ensures all staff will be trained on our
company’s policies and procedures and roll-specific training relevant to their
position and work responsibilities.
1.Initial Training:We have developed a robust
two-week orientation program to onboard all new teams and
individual employees, including comprehensive training
materials and an experienced Training Team made up of both
management and peer employees.Curriculum will include a
comprehensive training session on odor mitigation practices
including but not limited to potential sources of odor, odor
mitigation best practices, odor mitigation device/system use
and maintenance, and responding to odor related complaints.
2.Hands-On Training:After initial training,all
employees will be provided with hands-on training at the
licensed facility, with a particular focus on odor mitigation
practices as implemented into operations. New employees
will shadow experienced employees for several shifts, until
the trainee can demonstrate complete understanding and
mastery of the odor mitigation protocols and procedures.
3.Knowledge Integration:Once operations begin,each
department manager will be responsible for ongoing
integration training and reinforcing training lessons through
one- on-one and group conversations, written materials, and
ongoing Stoa Cultivation, LLCback as needed to ensure
ongoing understanding and integration of odor mitigation
practices for the team, the facility, the products, and the
community.
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3.7.DESCRIBE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will use GAIACA Waste Revitalization for our waste disposal.
GAIACA is a licensed cannabis disposal company that operates from San Diego, through
LA, up to the Bay Area. Stoa Cultivation, LLC has already discussed logistics with
GAIACA and we will be utilizing their waste management training program for our
employees.
All facility waste storage areas will be located away from process/handling areas to
prevent cross-contamination and avoid attracting pests. Waste storage areas and
containers will be adequate for waste generated between disposal times. Waste storage
areas will be cleaned often enough to avoid creating conditions that can cause cross
contamination or attract pests. Containers with lids will be used for the storage of waste
until removal.
All materials and supplies will be stored in compliance with relevant OSHA regulations
for the storage of hazardous materials.
Cultivation and Manufacturing Waste Products and Handling
Chemicals used in the cultivation and manufacturing processes will be handled according
to OSHA standards and referenced via the MSDS. Chemicals used will be disposed of
according to appropriate regulatory controls.
Cannabis waste in various forms will be stored, secured, locked, managed and disposed
of in accordance with state and local regulations. Controlled waste practices will be under
the direct supervision of the Security Manager. The Security Manager will have direct
control over all waste receptacles by placing locks on all exterior dumpsters and waste
containers. Acceptable forms of destruction shall render cannabis products to a
non-retrievable state in avoidance of diversion and illegal purposes.
The following forms of cannabis can be disposed of through acceptable forms of
destruction:
• Plant waste: stems, stalks, leaves, inflorescence
Stoa Cultivation, LLC shall use one or more of the following forms of disposal:
• Grinding and Composting
• Incineration
• Water Release into City Sanitary Sewer
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The wastewater from the reverse-osmosis system if used is released into the sewer.
Cannabis waste will be stored, secured, locked, managed and disposed of in accordance
with the requirements of the City of Fresno, the Fresno County Solid Waste Authority,
and the State of California. Waste that is stored for any amount of time will be secured
separately on the premises from any other operations.
Controlled waste practices will be under the direct supervision of the Security Manager.
We will have locks on all exterior dumpsters and waste containers. Acceptable forms of
destruction shall render any cannabis waste products to a non-retrievable state to prevent
diversion and to discourage any perception that useable cannabis product is leaving the
facility.
The following types of cannabis waste will be disposed of from our facility through
acceptable forms of destruction that make them irrecoverable:
• Plant waste: roots, stems, stalks, fan leaves, inflorescence
• Finished products: in bulk form or in packaged form
• Quarantine/returned products
Stoa Cultivation, LLC will sort the waste into the above categories and use one or more
of the following forms of disposal:
• Incineration
• Grinding and Composting
• Standard Refuse and Recycling Services
Incineration
Waste intended for incineration or destruction through a third party will be logged, stored,
and maintained in a secure area. Products for destruction by third party incineration are
logged out of the facility as waste.
Products deemed inorganic and unable to undergo decomposition, such as products
irretrievable from their packaging, are suitable for incineration. This also includes
quarantined products returned from dispensaries, expired products irretrievable from their
packaging containers, or products with cannabinoid concentrations exceeding or meeting
the defined limit that cannot be reworked.
Grinding and Composting
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Organic cannabis waste intended for grinding and composting shall be placed into an
industrial grinder or chipper (if necessary). From there, the material will be placed into a
secured and controlled container with a layer of manure, wood chips and/or paper and
thoroughly mixed to render it irrecoverable for theft, loss, and diversion. This container
will be locked and under the direct supervision of the Security Manager. The Security
Manager will escort employees to the container and unlock it to allow access. Not all
organic waste will need to pass through an industrial grinder or chipper prior to being
composted.
Only organic materials capable of decomposition shall be placed into the compost
container. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
o Plant Material (plants at any stage, roots, stems, stalks)
• Immediately after harvest, roots, stems, and stalks will be transferred to the Waste
Management Area located in the Secured Storage area. The area will be fenced, locked,
and access controlled. Note: The Waste Management area will be located with a limited
access area for an added measure of security.
• For processing, the material will be transferred to a grinder/chipper located within the
Waste Disposal area and ground with leaves, manure, and other approved compostable
material leaving the resulting mixture at least 50% non-cannabis waste by volume.
o Leaf and trim material
• Leaf clippings and trim material will be stored in a secure location to later be used in
the extraction process.
• The material will be tracked using the electronic tracking system.
• When a sufficient quantity of the leaf and trim material is collected, a homogenous
sample will be submitted to the contract laboratory for analysis.
• Once the cannabinoid profile is identified, a determination will be made to use the leaf
and trim material for extraction, or to compost it as described above under plant material.
o Finished products independent from inorganic packaging
• Product that has been rendered unsellable or unable to be reworked.
• Products could include leaf and trim material or inflorescence material.
• Plants in various stages (clone, vegetative, and flowering states) may have to be
destroyed for various reasons such as disease or environmental factors.
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Stoa Cultivation, LLC will use an electric chipper such as the EcoShredder™ to pulverize
and compact plant waste intended for composting:
• The EcoShredder™ Electric Waste Chipper is capable of chipping, shredding, and
mulching plant material.
• It is compact and portable. It is convenient for use in different areas of the building.
• This machine is capable of pulverizing plant material into compact/convenient
consistency suitable for composting. By reducing the size of the starting material for
compost, more material can be added to the compost container for disposal. Stoa
Cultivation, LLC will contract with a local farm to handle compost waste.
• After each harvest, remnants of plants will be cut or pulled from the pots of soil.
• The pots of soil will be loaded outside the corresponding greenhouse.
• The contract farm will be notified and they will pick them up to be transported to the
farm.
• The soil will be applied to a designated compost pile for future use.
• The pots will be returned to Stoa Cultivation, LLC for sanitation and reprocessing.
• The farm will also provide manure to mix the compost material to aid in rendering
waste irrecoverable. Non-Cannabis Waste Non-cannabis waste will be placed into opaque
trash bags for visual verification of contents prior to disposal. All dumpsters and trash
receptacles will be controlled and monitored by the Security Manager.
• This will include waste such as gloves, paper towels, and other disposable items that do
not contain medical cannabis products or byproducts.
• The opaque trash bags will further enable the security department to prevent theft, loss
and diversion by being able to visually inspect waste prior to being placed in a dumpster.
• Dumpsters will be locked and controlled by the Security Manager.
Summary of Waste Disposal
Given the size and breadth of our operation we estimate the types, volumes, and methods
outlined below will be used.
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Product Weekly Volume Method of Disposal
Plants at any growth stage
(immature, vegetative,
flowering, etc.)
1-3 lbs of plant material Industrial Grinder/Chipper and
Compost Container mixed
thoroughly with manure or
other compostable material
Stems, Stalks, Fan Leaves,
Seeds
50 plant stems/root mass. 10
lbs of leaf material
Industrial Grinder/Chipper and
Compost Container mixed
thoroughly with manure or
other compostable material
In process laboratory products
(oils, waxes, organic waste)
Approximately 10-20 grams of
excess per week.
Compost
Products returned by
dispensaries (finished products)
Minimal Incineration
Unpackaged Quarantined
Products (finished, expired, or
in process)
Minimal Incineration
Unpackaged Quarantined
Products (finished, expired, or
in process)
Minimal Incineration
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Department Controlled/General Waste Generated
Grow/Cultivation ●Remnants of harvested plants: stems, stalks, leaves
●Plants to be destroyed at any growth stage for various reasons
(disease, poor growth, etc.)
●Seeds
Manufacturing ●Oils, precipitated waxes, and post extraction flower/trim material
●Any expired or unused material
Packaging ●Stems from cleaned flower
●Detective finished products
Vault ●Expired products
●Quarantined products
●Returned products
Facility ●General waste
●Paper materials
●Gloves, shoe covers, hair nets, etc.
●Consumables
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OWNERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
FOR COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS PERMIT APPLICATION
It is the intent of the City of Fresno to promote equitable ownership and employment opportunities in the cannabis industry to
decrease the disparities in life outcomes for marginalized communities and to provide opportunities for local residents to
compete for cannabis business permits. Therefore, this notice is to clarify the eligibility requirements in order to receive
qualification as a Social Equity Applicant or points for Local Preference by establishing this acknowledgement to provide
additional protections to mitigate against potential predatory practices.
In order to qualify as a social equity applicant, or for the full points relating to the local preference criteria, the business entity
must have ownership that meets the respective eligibility factors and hold at least 51% ownership interest. The social equity
eligibility requirements are identified in FMC section 9-3316(b)(6), while the local preference criteria is identified in FMC 9-
3317(a) and the application evaluation criteria 2.5 (Appendix A). This majority interest can be made up of a single individual that
meets this criteria, or any combination of individuals that hold at least 20% interest individually and meet the definition of an
owner in FMC 9-3304(j). The cannabis social equity permits, and the local preference criteria are intended for the benefit of the
Social Equity or Local Preference Individual Applicants related to business profits, proceeds of the sale of business assets, voting
rights and additional protections. This also requires the Social Equity or Local Preference Owner to receive the Equity Share
percent of the retained earnings and 100 percent of the unencumbered value of each share of stock, member interest or
partnership interest owned in the event of the dissolution of the entity to their equity share, or 100 percent of the value of each
of stock, member interest or partnership interest in the event that the stock, member interest or partnership interest is sold.
Chief among the concepts of equity share, is unconditional ownership which means such individual(s) will receive equal profits,
and distributions or other payments proportionate to their ownership interests. This is intended to ensure true ownership by the
Social Equity or Local Preference Individual Applicant and as such, prohibits the divestment or relinquishment of any part of their
ownership under any circumstance. In addition, the Equity Share is also expanded to address voting rights on fundamental
decisions relating to the business and control of at least the equity share percent of the voting rights on all decisions involving
the operation of the business. Furthermore, it requires the Social Equity or Local Preference Individual owner be the highest
officer position of the business or that another individual is appointed to that position by mutual agreement of the parties. This
requirement is also subject to being audited to assess compliance and the Social Equity or Local Preference Owner can initiate
legal action due to a breach of contract agreement, and the City may suspend and/or revoke a license if any provision in an
operating agreement violates any of the Equity Share or Local Preference requirements. Lastly, all applicants will be required to
incorporate an addendum into their operating agreements that makes any provision ineffective, unenforceable, null and void, if
it is inconsistent with, or in violation of, the Equity Share requirements. As proposed, Social Equity Applicants or Local Preference
Applicants will be required to verify under Section 9-3316(b)(6), 9-3317(a), and Criteria 2.5 of appendix A that they meet the
definition of a Social Equity or Local Preference Owner at the time of applying for a permit or permit renewal. The City shall have
the sole and absolute discretion to determine whether the Applicant qualifies as a Social Equity Applicant and the number of
points for Local Preference.
The undersigned acknowledges that he/she has read and fully understands the content of this Agreement and is
the Applicant or his/her/its authorized signatory.
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Applicant Signature Date Signed
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Print Name Title
__________________________________________________ __________________________________
Company Name Address/Telephone
January 31, 2022
Kevin Chandler President
Stoa Cultivation, LLC
2974 E Butler Ave, Fresno, CA 93721(
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
2600 Fresno Street • Third Floor Jennifer K. Clark, AICP, Director
Fresno, California 93721-3604
(559) 621-8277 FAX (559) 498-1026
December 7, 2020 Please reply to:
Rob Holt
(559) 621-8056
Kevin Chandler
Dear Applicant:
SUBJECT: ZONING INQUIRY NUMBER P20-04568 REQUESTING INFORMATION
REGARDING COMMERCIAL CANNABIS USES (DISTRIBUTION,
CULTIVATION, OR MANUFACTURING AS PART OF A NON-RETAIL
MICROBUSINESS) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2974 EAST BUTLER
AVENUE
(APN 468-030-02)
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the allowance of commercial cannabis uses. The
requested information about a non-retail cannabis microbusiness for cultivation was analyzed
using Article 27, Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) of the City of Fresno. Please
note, all research for this inquiry is based on existing land development of the subject property.
If there are multiple buildings on the subject property, this research was based on the address
provided in the request. This research does not take into effect of future development unless
provided in your application request. With that, research of a proposed commercial cannabis
business on the subject property conveys the following:
1. All cannabis cultivators, distributors, or manufacturers must be located on property within
the Cannabis Innovation Zone, inside a Cannabis Innovation Hub, or within one-half (½)
mile of State Route 99 between Shaw Avenue and Clinton Avenue, one (1) mile of State
Route 99 north of Shaw Avenue, or south of Clinton Avenue, or within one (1) mile of
State Route 180 west of State Route 99, must be zoned IL (Light Industrial) or IH (Heavy
Industrial), and must meet all of the requirements for development in these zones. If not
located within the Cannabis Innovation Zone, any building in which a cultivator,
distributor, or manufacturer is located shall be no closer than 1,000 feet from any
property boundary containing any of the following:
(a) Any residentially zoned parcel in the city, including any legal non-conforming
residential uses as of the date a complete commercial cannabis business permit
application is submitted;
(b) A school providing instruction for any grades pre-school through 12 (whether public,
private, or charter, including pre-school, transitional kindergarten, and K-12);
(c) A day care center licensed by the state Department of Social Services that is in
existence at the time a complete commercial cannabis business permit application is
submitted; or,
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(d) A youth center that is in existence at the time a complete commercial cannabis
business permit application is submitted.
The subject property located at 2974 East Butler Avenue (existing building) is located
within the Cannabis Innovation Zone, is zoned IH, which is one of the allowable zone
districts for commercial cannabis businesses, and is not located within 1,000 feet of the
aforementioned sensitive uses. Development standards of the IH zone district are
available in Sections 15-1303, 15-1304, and 15-1305 of the FMC. The subject location
meets the location restriction requirements, per Section 15-2739.C.1.b of the FMC,
for a commercial cannabis business.
2. Prior to commencing operations, a commercial cannabis business must obtain a
Cannabis Conditional Use Permit from the Planning and Development Department per
Section 15-2739.N of the FMC.
3. There shall be permitted 8 cultivators, distributors, or manufacturers located within the
Cannabis Innovation Zone, and there shall be permitted 8 cultivators, distributors, or
manufacturers located inside a Cannabis Innovation Hub or within ½ mile of State Route
99 between Shaw Avenue and Clinton Avenue, one mile of State Route 99 north of
Shaw Avenue or south of Clinton Avenue, or within one mile of State Route 180 west of
State Route 99.
Currently, there are 0 cultivators, distributors, or manufacturers located in the City of
Fresno. This location requirement is satisfied for a commercial cannabis business.
Please review the entirety of Article 33, Chapter 9 (Cannabis Retail Business and
Commercial Cannabis), and Section 15-2739 (Adult Use and Medicinal Cannabis Retail
Business and Commercial Cannabis Business) of the FMC to understand other
requirements of commercial cannabis businesses, including but not limited to,
application requirements, façade design, signage, etc.
This information was researched by the undersigned per the zoning request. The undersigned
certifies that the above information contained herein is believed to be accurate and is based
upon, or relates to, the information supplied by the requestor. The City of Fresno assumes no
liability for errors and omissions. All information was obtained from public records held by the
Planning and Development Department.
A copy of the Fresno Municipal Code may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk’s office at
559-621-7650. The Fresno Municipal Code may also be searched on the Internet, free of
charge, by going to www.fresno.gov. If you have questions regarding this matter, please
contact me by telephone at 559-621-8056 or at Robert.Holt@fresno.gov.
Cordially,
Rob Holt, Planner III
Development Services Division
Planning and Development Department