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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — NOVEMBER 25, 2024 4 Councilmember Holden said there are dogs and cats running free in her neighborhood all the time. Mayor Grant said if someone is bit, if the owner has licensed them, then you can be certain they have had their shots. Councilmember Rousseau said it is unlikely we'll be bit by one of the 28 licensed cats. This process is not being utilized by cat owners. Councilmember Holden would support a lifetime license. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said there were more cities that didn't license cats. She thinks the primary users of the cat license are the Bethel students. Bethel knows it's in our ordinance so they require their students to obtain a license. Mayor Grant asked if Councilmember Holden is in support of lifetime licenses. Councilmember Holden asked if there is a distinction between cats or dogs. Councilmember Fabel said they are both in the ordinance now. He thinks dogs are the greater issue, in terms of safety. Mayor Grant asked what the proposed fee for a lifetime license of an animal would be. Councilmember Fabel thought $50. Mayor Grant agreed. Mayor Grant asked what else needs to be discussed on the Fee Schedule. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said cannabis. She pointed out the options. She said everyone is just starting to have this conversation so it will be interesting to see where surrounding cities land. She reminded this is a cannabis registration, not a license. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) issues the license. Mayor Grant read the guideline that we could charge up to half the fee charged by OCM. He's fine with that. Councilmember Rousseau asked if we had to include a cannabis event. She doesn't envision insurance covering an event like that. Assistant to the City Administrator/City Clerk Hanson said that was in the discussion with the City Attorney. We do have to allow those types of events. Council has some leeway. She said we can't exclude them but can add reasonable conditions to them. Council can reduce the number of days for an event and/or restrict or prohibit on -site consumption in order to protect the public health and general welfare. There would be an event permit. Councilmember Rousseau would be interested in requiring on -site insurance. She thinks limiting it to one day and indoors, is okay for now. Later on, it can be opened up.