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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 13 Councilmember Holden said it would be difficult to determine who gets the registration if it is secondary use. She doesn't know how you can make it fair. Mayor Grant said it should be a primary store because the product is so unique. It shouldn't be mixed with other retail business. Councilmember Rousseau said she went to the Leech Lake location. She was impressed. They carded her as soon as she walked in. She asked if the City can establish rules surrounding who's in the store. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said the business will want to make sure they comply. The City could have our own controls. Councilmember Holden said the tribal laws are totally different. They are trying to restrict the sale to their own communities. They are trying to make it as difficult as possible for people to just walk in and purchase. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said she will need to look further into the compliance aspect. Councilmember Monson said she is surprised the law allows the City to choose between a primary and a secondary use. She said the state has made it clear that cities can't block sales. She thinks allowing only an accessory use, that's not their sole business, could be viewed as blocking the sale. Interim City Administrator Jagoe said in terms of a conditional use it says the "mechanism for which the city approves it". It could be the primary operation of that business. We're requiring it to go through a similar process as the THC. Councilmember Monson asked if the City can make it an accessory use. Interim City Administrator Jagoe said she will verify that. Councilmember Monson said she thinks there should be one stand-alone location. She will have to think more about where to allow it, but she thinks the business district makes sense. Mayor Grant asked what else Staff needs from Council. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said if this is to be in place in January, there needs to be some movement because it still has to go to the Planning Commission. Mayor Grant asked what the timing is. Interim City Administrator Jagoe said the moratorium ends January I so everything needs to be in place before that. Mayor Grant asked if the moratorium can be extended.