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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2022 Page 8 where they are going with that and it proves the City needs a lot more time to study and figure out what the City wants to do. She thought there was a lot of unknowns and being more clear and upfront is going to be better than trying to do something quickly. Mayor Roe thought the question becomes, in essence, does the Council consider what it might want to do to regulate the sale, with a moratorium in place or without a moratorium in place. If there is not a moratorium in place on the sale in the City, by entities in the City, then sales of these products by Roseville entities proceeds under State and Federal law, as has been outlined. Whereas, if the Council wants to consider it without any sale by Roseville entities happening during that time, then that is where the Council would want to put a moratorium in place. He noted there were a couple comments in relation to the distribution, that has already been discussed, and the proposed language in the bench handout ordinance takes out the references to distribution and manufacturing because of the fact that the City does not really get involved in those regulations anyway. Councilmember Willmus stated from his perspective, it makes sense to put a mor- atorium in place while this is looked at and the City develops a regulatory frame- work. He knew this was the path being followed by other communities as well and he does not know the length of time or that it necessarily has to run a year. Councilmember Groff supported the moratorium because he did not have enough information. He noted this is a complicated thing and the Council needs to make a decision that is best for Roseville. His main concern is always young people getting a hold of this and how does the City manage that as best it can. He understands that some people use this medically and he had an email to that effect so it is a balancing act. He did not think the City needed to go a year, noting that waiting for the Legislature to make more decisions could go on three or four years. He would rather see the City do something like six months and thought that is enough time to find out what other communities are doing, give staff time to research it, and give the Council better information. Mayor Roe asked if Councilmember Groff wanted to limit the moratorium to six months or to be as expeditious as possible within the overall 365 days. Councilmember Groff indicated he would like to limit the moratorium to six months because he found that things get done when a deadline is imposed and if it does not work that way, the City can extend it. Strahan moved, Willmus seconded, enactment of Ordinance No. 1616 entitled, ÐAn Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Sale, Manufacturing, and Distribution of Edibles and Beverages Infused with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)Ñ with the exemption of Manufacturing and Distribution for up to 365 days.