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Councilmember Olson agreed and said he believes they should make this as restrictive as possible <br />as it is easier to lessen restrictions after the fact rather than trying to tighten up restrictions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley suggested using liquor store hours for these businesses. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hanson shared that all liquor stores sell the low-potency <br />edibles. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley asked if the City is able to restrict the number of adult use cannabis <br />locations. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hanson said they have to have at least two locations and they <br />can have more if the City would like. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley noted that two locations seems as though it will be less than the requirement <br />of having one location for every 12,500 residents, when the City has around 28,000 residents. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen shared that the State is allowing cities to round down the required <br />locations. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht asked if the whole business would have to close at 9:00 p.m. or if they <br />would just have to stop selling the cannabis products. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hanson said the adult use cannabis retailers would have to be <br />closed at this time and there would also be no selling of the low-potency edibles after this time; <br />however, the businesses selling the edibles could still be open. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff explained that on the FAQ from the League of Minnesota Cities there <br />is a question about the quantity of retailers. He shared that it said if a county has one active <br />registration for every 12,500 residents, a city within this county is not obligated to register any <br />additional cannabis business. He asked if this is above and beyond the requirements they are <br />discussing. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak explained that this is for much smaller counties and if there is a county that <br />only has 10,000 residents then this county as a whole would be required to have one retailer. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff shared that he is fine extending the moratorium. He added that liquor <br />store hours for these retailers make sense. He noted that he is on board with a large buffer for these <br />locations and if the City wanted to add some parks to make the buffers more strategically located <br />that would be great. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell noted her concern with the State weeding through these licensing. <br /> <br />Economic Development Manager Sullivan shared that four of the 12 businesses selling low- <br />potency edibles have not registered with the City. He asked if there is direction to get a $2,000 fine <br />City Council Work Session / February 13, 2024 <br />Page 8 of 10 <br /> <br />