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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — OCTOBER 27, 2025 5 <br />Councilmember Monson said any job is a good job. She wouldn't expect warehousing to have a <br />huge number of people working there. She is in support of this concept. <br />Councilmember Holden asked if the building is being marketed to cannabis only. <br />Mr. Champeau said there is about 52,000 square feet that they are wanting to fill with a more <br />traditional tenant. <br />Councilmember Holden asked if they anticipate an increase in semi -truck traffic, or would this <br />be smaller vehicles. <br />Mr. Button said he would anticipate sprinter vans and box trucks. There are multiple docks at the <br />location. He said he is from Salt Lake City. The distributing companies there are hiring college <br />educated employees and they pay out at that level. <br />Councilmember Holden would like there to be more than 30 employees. <br />Mr. Button said that estimate is for the cannabis side, there are other companies with more <br />employees. <br />Councilmember Holden said when the former business was in there, they were 90% filled. <br />When the commercial market dropped, a lot of businesses could afford their own space. <br />Councilmember Weber asked if there is local delivery. <br />Mr. Button assumes the members will be delivering to the retail points in the Minneapolis area. <br />Mayor Grant asked if there is a master distributor servicing other businesses in the building. Or <br />is this multiple cannabis distributors in the building. <br />Mr. Champeau said they would be seeking multiple distributors. <br />Mayor Grant said this sounds like a traditional warehouse. He said we won't discriminate <br />against a business based on the product. <br />Mr. Champeau said the reason they are requesting up to 50% is because they don't know how <br />many companies will want to move in here. He wouldn't want to have to keep updating the CUP. <br />Mayor Grant said he remembered the former business was open on the top. That can't be <br />allowed with this type of product. <br />Mr. Button said they have discussed that. Some other facilities have a fence secured across the <br />top so the fire suppression above it still works. That suffices for the State in other cities. They <br />would follow whatever the State guidance is. They will make all necessary improvements to the <br />units to ensure they are secure. <br />Mayor Grant asked if they have done cannabis before. <br />Mr. Button said not cannabis. This is new. They do have some THC products in Orlando. <br />