© County of Onondaga Office of the County Executive Rar staal John H. Muir Givi Cont, 14h Floor Nullam e-Bster 421 Montgomery Stel, yas, New Yor 13202 re Ana Rooney nia Stet, Syzouse, Ne os ee ty Coy te, Han Srices Phone: 315.435.9516 For 315.435, 0582 a ari Beh Primo svrcngtbck Tune 3, 2015 Hon. Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York The Executive Chamber State Capitol Building Albany, New York 12224 Dear Governor Cuomo: New York is moving forward to implement a Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) and I would ask you to consider locating a production facility and a dispensary in Onondaga County. Geographically, we are at the heart of Central New York and the Thruway and Route 81 provide ready access to other nearby communities. Demographically this transportation network places us within easy distance of both urban and rural populations. Finally, Syracuse is a critical hub of hospitals and physicians which are used by residents throughout the region. ‘These key factors have not gone unnoticed by potential applicants for registered organization status under MMP as a number of potential applicants have expressed interest in our community and sought my support. Only superb technical and professional qualifications as well as unimpeachable personal integrity will be acceptable if MMP is to succeed in any community. For these reasons, I am writing to express my support for New York Canna, Inc., a New York based company founded by New York resident principals, for a production site and distribution facility to be located in Onondaga County. ‘NY Canna has developed plans that a suecessful registered organization will need to address: starting up and running the production facility and establishing a distribution network: outfitting and meticulously maintaining the equipment needed for a quality controlled, commercial scale indoor growing facility; maintaining high standards of quality in the production of pharmaceutical grade ‘marijuana; and maintaining a tightly controlled system of both internal and external security covering all aspects of the operation from production to transportation to sale. Additionally, NY Canna has enlisted crucial partners: KCC, an elite private security and intelligence organization; GGC Structures, Inc., a part of a group of companies which include a leading research steenhouse management company and a company which provides advanced hydroponic design for commercial growers of other kinds of plants; and Hanford Pharmaceuticals, a locally based company with vast experience in the manufacturing, packaging, labeling and analytical testing of pharmaceuticals. In addition to Hanford, other key elements of the NY Canna team are not just New York State but Onondaga County based: Bond, Schoeneck & King as their attomeys, Dannible &McKee as their accounting firm, VIP Structures to provide architectural services, and Ist Point Construction as the construction manager. This demonstrates the strong commitment of NY Canna to invest in our community. Also of great importance is that NY Canna proposes to redevelop a former industrial complex in the ‘Town of Geddes, using approximately 500,000 square feet of space. Once completed, the operation ‘will provide 60 70 production, administrative and security jobs in Onondaga County. Further, there will be twelve retail jobs at an Onondaga County based dispensary and 36 retail jobs in three other dispensary locations. Each dispensary will employ 2.5 full time equivalent pharmacists. Itis my belief that Onondaga County is a great location for a production center and dispensary and that NY Canna brings the best team and proposal to the table, ‘Thank you for your consideration of the application of NY Canna. Sincerely, ai Mahoney t County Executive