WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=hGBYPKmxLkY NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: hGBYPKmxLkY): - 00:00:00: Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, and Open Forum - 00:01:10: Public Comment: Diamond Ridge Development Issues - Silk Fence - 00:02:47: Public Comment: Diamond Ridge Development Issues - Cul-de-sac - 00:05:50: Public Comment: Concerns About Marijuana Dispensary Placement - 00:10:44: Public Comment: Opposition to the Marijuana Store - 00:11:47: Approval of Minutes from Various City Council Meetings - 00:13:37: Resolution: Re-Zoning Commercial District - Blue Sky Hospital - 00:16:16: Resolution: Interim Conditional Use Permit - Cannabis Retail - 00:34:49: Resolution: Cannabis Micro Business - Outdoor Grow Area - 00:44:53: Hiring Benjamin James for Community Service Officer Position Part: 1 1 00:00:00.960 --> 00:00:16.240 I'm good. >> Call to order the city council regular meeting for the city of Wyoming, Minnesota May 19th, 2026. Let the record reflect we do have a quorum. Member Luger, member Anstad, member Schilling, 2 00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:35.280 Member Joerger, and Mayor Iverson are present. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 3 00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:53.920 justice for all. >> Okay. First on the agenda is open forum. It's an opportunity for members of the public to address the city council on items that are either on or not on the current agenda. Items requiring council action may be deferred to staff or 4 00:00:53.920 --> 00:01:10.000 boards and commissions for research and future council agendas if appropriate. You will be limited to three minutes and we ask that you refrain from We ask that you conduct yourself in a professional courteous manner and refrain from the use of profanity. Failure to abide by 5 00:01:10.000 --> 00:01:25.920 this policy may result in the loss of your privilege to speak. Do we have anybody here tonight who'd like to speak? Come on up. You want to state your name and address, please? Casey Lance, 4805 261st Street. Um, 6 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:40.960 so I actually have two things about the Diamond Ridge development that's happening right next to us. First, I'm going to least important section 40 646 of the charter building construction mentions silk fence. Um, we 7 00:01:40.960 --> 00:01:57.280 have asked the city to make the developer put in a silk fence next to our property line. That was over a week ago. They put in erosion control. We're still waiting on that silk fence. Um I don't want to spend too much time on it, 8 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:13.440 >> but we'd really like that in. >> Okay. >> Because they are digging 10 ft away from our property line. Sure. >> And that is our property. >> Can you explain the difference between an erosion control and a silk fence? Because a silk fence is erosion control. >> They put in sandbags. The big long sandbags. >> That's also, right? 9 00:02:13.440 --> 00:02:30.160 >> Does that take the place of the silk fence that they no longer have to put in the silk fence? From my understanding from talking to my inspector, they put the silence in the wrong spot where the building was going. So they needed to keep going to fix that. So they brought in what tubes they put in. 10 00:02:30.160 --> 00:02:47.680 >> Okay. >> Okay. So we not expecting anything else on that. >> Okay. Um the other issue with that development um so four years ago for hopefully I don't basically changed from 11 00:02:47.680 --> 00:03:03.519 a through street to a culde-sac. The reason why it used was going to be a through street was connect the neighborhood south of us to our neighborhood. Um reason that's important is there's no park in the neighborhood south of us. So without a through street, there's no 12 00:03:03.519 --> 00:03:19.120 connecting tissue between that for the people in the southern to get up other than kettle. So in the meantime, while that development has been made and then sitting there, kids have been using the empty lots to go from the one 13 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:36.799 neighborhood to the other. To be clear, they're not the bad guys. They're kids. They're trying to play outside. They should have a safe path from to the park. Um, so now the final lot is now a 14 00:03:36.799 --> 00:03:54.159 construction zone. So that leaves either a construction zone, a forest, or our yard for safe crossing. Um, so that kind of puts us in a bad position. Are we supposed to stop kids 15 00:03:54.159 --> 00:04:13.760 from safely crossing? We supposed to send them to construction zone or are we supposed to send them on kettle? >> Okay. Anything else? >> Nope. >> Okay. So, um I don't know who to address this to, Mr. Lynwood or Mr. Wack. Can we just kind of check into 16 00:04:13.760 --> 00:04:29.840 how they can get to the park safely? I mean, >> well, there's a park to the south of Fireside Park. So, they could be going there or the park to go to. >> Okay. >> If they're trespassing, they need to call the trespass. I don't know what else to tell you. >> Okay. 17 00:04:29.840 --> 00:04:45.840 >> They're going to be trespassing on someone's property if they're not walking out right away. The only way get to any of the parks by right away by trespassing. So, if they're trespassing, you need to tell them not to trespass. >> Sounds like fun. >> So, my my question would be that maybe 18 00:04:45.840 --> 00:05:01.199 we can talk about this more within staff. Is is there some way possible that we can get safe get the kids safely? Let's kind of maybe kind of see if we can what information we might be able to do. I can't guarantee anything, but it's worth a conversation. 19 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:16.800 >> As far as I know, there is a rightaway on the culde-sac, but I'm sure the new owners do not know that as they don't seem to be well informed of >> Okay. >> from the developer. >> Okay. >> So, I would suggest doing something about that before they put in the privacy fence. >> Yeah. 20 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:32.320 >> And block it. >> Yeah. I think it'll be a good conversation among staff. We'll kind of see what we can do and um if that's if we can add that to somewhere >> an internal discussion with staff to see if there's any way to mitigate that. I'm not not certain exactly what, but we can 21 00:05:32.320 --> 00:05:50.000 at least have the conversation. >> Yes, that would be great and we can follow up. Does um staff have your phone number and contact information? Did you write it on the back? >> Yeah, it's on Mine is on the back. >> Okay. Perfect. Appreciate that. Thank 22 00:05:50.000 --> 00:06:09.360 you for coming in. Anyone else? Come on up. >> Hello, I'm Carol Connealy, 6750 Greenway Lane, Forest Lake, Minnesota 55025. And I'm here regarding the Maxine 23 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:25.039 Vanelli Happy Days dispensary that was voted on last week to put be put in behind our property. Literally because of the road expansion that's going in back there, all our trees are being taken out, close to 50 feet of them, and all that's going to be left is the 24 00:06:25.039 --> 00:06:42.240 scrub, which is basically sumac and nothing. From my deck, I'm going to have a beautiful view of that whole place. I'm concerned about um security to our property because it's going to bring in a different element that's not there right now. I am concerned about the loss 25 00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:59.440 of the value of our property because now we're going to have a gas station, a liquor store, a gun store, a bait store, and a head shop. What's next? A porn shop, and a pawn shop. You know, I mean, is this what this area of town is now going to be turned into? That's what I'd like to know. Um, 26 00:06:59.440 --> 00:07:17.680 concerns I do have is the smell, loitering in parking lots, things like that. I mean, the liquor store you can't consume in the parking lot, but trust me, people do around dispensaries. Um, I'm concerned about what are their hours going to be, lights, sound 27 00:07:17.680 --> 00:07:32.639 emanating from the property, all affecting our property. Big thing is security. Once that road goes through, our backyard is wide open for view for everybody on that backage road and we're stuck. Um, 28 00:07:32.639 --> 00:07:47.919 so and we're going to get a lot more traffic just because they're putting in that roundabout. So every headlight's going to be passing our property and then they're going to go out straight towards our property and then turn to go on the backage road to go up there. We're going to get hit by every single 29 00:07:47.919 --> 00:08:04.080 car light coming through on the new improved lane. So my big thing is is I hate to say it, but I do not like cannabis. I do not like marijuana. I grew up in the 60s, the 70s. I had to live around that kind of crap. I had to live in apartments. The whole reason we 30 00:08:04.080 --> 00:08:21.520 moved up here was to get away from that crap. And now you're putting it right in our backyard. So, I know from the conversation last week that one has to be put somewhere in the city of Wyoming um based on population size. Could it go somewhere else? I 31 00:08:21.520 --> 00:08:36.719 request that this permit be approved for this type of use. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> I have a question with that. >> Where where's the road going? Is it right on your back property line or 32 00:08:36.719 --> 00:08:52.880 >> it's it's more the road's actually taking that whole back corner of our property now? The latest map I've gotten. >> When you look out >> towards the uh proposed dispensary, you'll see a road. >> Yep. >> And then the dispensary property. 33 00:08:52.880 --> 00:09:08.480 >> Right. >> Okay. >> It'll be right good view from my deck. And the other thing is is, you know, if we have a problem, whether it's property loss, which we've had in the past, um, you know, what's going to stop somebody from hopping out of their car and just 34 00:09:08.480 --> 00:09:24.160 coming across? They're going to have a good view of our backyard, our shed, our property. Um, there's nothing to stop them. So, and it's not just for me. It's for the future. I mean, there's a lot of families, young families that have been moving in on our block, and now it's 35 00:09:24.160 --> 00:09:40.000 going to be right there on the corner. So somewhere else please is all I ask. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else for open forum? If I could just maybe offer one reminder 36 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:56.560 to Miss Connealia and we've had we participated in a meeting with the county and I know you know when they get to a point maybe you've already had some conversations with the appraiser or whoever it is that's dealing with some of the acquisition there is you know I I know your question had come up also with 37 00:09:56.560 --> 00:10:13.279 Mr. Triplet and I know I think it's important that you remind them that you know that is your concern. and he said if that's a concern and you feel you need a fence, make sure that comes up, right? And so just I just want to remind you to make sure to follow through on that if you have concerns about security with the new roadway and access to your 38 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:27.920 rear property. Just make sure to to to bring that up again when when you have that conversation with the county and and their staff. >> Okay. >> Okay. Have you met with the the team that's doing like the the appraisal work and 39 00:10:27.920 --> 00:10:44.320 things? So Okay. make sure to to raise that question with them as well, their concern. Great. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right, we're moving on to number one, approval of the minutes. Consider approving the minutes of the what? Somebody else wants to come up. 40 00:10:44.320 --> 00:11:11.120 >> Please come up and state your name. >> We need you up front, please. And state your name and address. Yeah, my name's Steve Nelson and I live two houses down from Carol and I'm here to oppose uh the marijuana store. 41 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:29.600 Uh I'm totally against that even being able to buy that stuff on the market now. I meant five years ago you'd be in jail doing that. So I think we've degressed quite a bit in this state. So, but I'm here to tell you I'm totally 42 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:47.760 against having that rather have the dog kennel at the end there. So, that's what was proposed last time, but that's all I have to say. But, >> thank you. >> Okay. Thanks. Think we got everybody. 43 00:11:47.760 --> 00:12:03.839 >> Okay. All right. Um, approval of minutes number one. consider approving the minutes of the work session meeting of the Wyoming Minnesota City Council for April 28th, 2026. If there are no comments or questions or changes, do we have a motion? >> So moved. >> We have a motion by member Schilling. Do 44 00:12:03.839 --> 00:12:19.680 we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a second by member Anstead. All in favor? I opposed. So approved. Number two, consider approving the minutes of the work session of the Wyoming Minnesota City Council for May 5th, 2026. 45 00:12:19.680 --> 00:12:34.800 There are no questions, comments, or changes. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> We have a motion to approve by member Luger. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second by member Anstad. All in favor? I. Opposed. So approved. Number three. Consider approving the minutes of the 46 00:12:34.800 --> 00:12:48.959 regular meeting of the Wyoming Minnesota City Council for May 5th, 2026. There are no comments, questions, or changes. Do we have a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> We have a motion to approve by member Schilling. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a second by member Anstad. All 47 00:12:48.959 --> 00:13:05.040 in favor? I opposed. So approved. >> We'll move on to the consent agenda number four, five, six, and seven. Does anybody wish to pull an item from the consent agenda? Seeing none, we need a motion to approve 48 00:13:05.040 --> 00:13:21.680 number four, five, six, and seven. Do we have a motion? >> So moved. >> We have a motion by member Schilling. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second by member Anstad. All in favor? I opposed. So approved. Acknowledge of receipts of reports of 49 00:13:21.680 --> 00:13:37.360 officer boards, commissions, and department heads number eight, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Does anybody wish to pull an item for further discussion on a report? Seeing none, we'll move on to new business number 13. Oh, you know what? I 50 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:52.959 need to add >> We can Okay, that's fine. Okay, sorry about that. Number 13 to consider resolution 26554, a resolution approving a reszoning Z260001 one commercial district to the mixed use 51 00:13:52.959 --> 00:14:10.399 district location 268 with the rest of the address. Cuttle River Boulevard adjacent to Blue Sky Animal um hospital applicant Richard Morris LLC property ID 21.000012.20. I'm disappointed the applicants are not 52 00:14:10.399 --> 00:14:25.839 here. Who's gonna speak on that? Okay, Fred. Sorry, Mr. Wack. >> I haven't been here for a little while, so sorry, >> madame mayor and council members. Um, this is a proposed reasoning of parcel 21 00012.20. 53 00:14:25.839 --> 00:14:41.680 It's right adjacent to the Blue Sky Animal Hospital. >> Yes, >> we don't see it over here, but >> I'm not seeing anything either. >> We all know where that is. >> This is 54 00:14:41.680 --> 00:14:57.839 Is there a on button? >> Oh, there we go. Okay. So, they're requesting resoning from the commercial to the mixed use district. This would um the applicant is also the developing the Greenwood Golf Course site. This will become a part of that development, part 55 00:14:57.839 --> 00:15:13.600 of the commercial side. Um it's a oneacre site. This like I just said to be combined with Sunrise River Bank commercial project. Oops. So, sorry. finding a fact. The map amendment will not create excessive demand on public facilities and 56 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:29.600 utilities. Map is compatible with vacant properties and map amendment is consistent with the intended purpose of the zoning ordinance. So the planning commission has recommended approval of the requested reszoning with the finance effect proposed by staff. >> Okay, questions from council. We'll start with member Joerger. 57 00:15:29.600 --> 00:15:45.199 Well, since this is next to the animal hospital and then in line with, you know, it's on the street is in line with other commercial businesses. >> Why reszone? >> Because to to be consistent, 58 00:15:45.199 --> 00:16:01.199 >> they're well, they're going to replplat everything. So, this one acre lot will no longer be by itself. It be a part of a larger lot. So, can't have the mix zoning between the on the same propert >> on the same plan. Okay, cool. >> Is that it? Okay. Member Luger. >> Uh, no questions. 59 00:16:01.199 --> 00:16:16.480 >> Member Anstad, >> no questions. >> Member Schilling. >> Uh, no questions. >> And I have none either. So, we need I'm not going to read all this. We need a motion to approve resolution 260554. Do we have a motion? >> So moved. >> We have a motion by member Luger. We have a second by member Anstead. 60 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:33.839 >> All in favor? >> I. Opposed. So approved. Number 14 to consider resolution 26055. A resolution approving the interim um conditional use permit I260002 for a cannabis retail location 6641 61 00:16:33.839 --> 00:16:51.920 Lake Boulevard. Applicant Marie Vanelli of Marie Vanelli Endeavors LLC DBA Happy Days Dispensary Property ID number 21.169.00. Um again, I'm going to say I'm disappointed that the applicant is not here tonight. She wasn't here at the planning commission. Correct. 62 00:16:51.920 --> 00:17:08.240 >> So, Mr. What? >> Uh again, this is uh 6641 Lake Boulevard used to be the Halton Associates then with SAS. Um recently um the kennel that was just mentioned and another cannabis retailer came in and received interuse 63 00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:25.439 permits and then were not able to come to an agreement with the owner and that fell through. So this is a new uh business again um requesting interim use permit um for cannabis uh retailer and Well, that one we'll be revoking 64 00:17:25.439 --> 00:17:42.720 those prior approvals if this is approved. It's 2.83 acres. It's proposed to be located in the existing building. Um there's a six stall parking lot. They'll need additional parking of four additional stalls. That's part of one of the conditions. Um for the comprehensive 65 00:17:42.720 --> 00:17:59.919 plan, it meets the standards for the CUP. Um before IB standards before the Sony regulations recommend the IP be terminated with the change of owner sale of property or loss of state license permission will not impose additional cost to the public. Excuse me. 66 00:17:59.919 --> 00:18:16.640 Um approval of conditions maintain the site vegetation add four parking parking stalls um must comply with local state federal regulations and the IP will terminate upon the sale of the property or change in business ownership. Planning Commission's recommended approval with the conditions that 67 00:18:16.640 --> 00:18:31.600 recommended by staff. >> Thank you. Um I'm actually g to start. Mr. Lynn, um one of the questions I think that is important to understand for our residents is um how the state actually regulates what cities can do. So if you could maybe talk a little bit 68 00:18:31.600 --> 00:18:47.120 about we don't really have a we have some choice where things go but not necessarily because we have our certain districts that can go in. So if you could speak towards what the state is uh making cities do. >> Yeah. So the legislation that authorized 69 00:18:47.120 --> 00:19:04.720 uh the production and in this instance the retail sale of cannabis um left limited options to cities with regards to the city's ability to restrict or even frankly regulate um these types of 70 00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:21.679 businesses. Uh we do have the right to limit the number, but we have to authorize um operation of at least one given the city's current population. And that's uh as administrator re indicated, we don't currently have one. There was 71 00:19:21.679 --> 00:19:37.520 an approval that fell through. Um we have to authorize one to operate pursuant to state law. Um, and our only way to regulate is via zoning, reasonable zoning restrictions that would dictate the zone in which this 72 00:19:37.520 --> 00:19:52.640 business can operate. And here the applicant has come forward with a request to operate uh within a zone where this is authorized uh in the city's city zoning code. So aside from that, the only other regulations or restrictions are pursuant to our zoning 73 00:19:52.640 --> 00:20:08.320 code uh and the conditions placed uh here through administrator wet and the planning commission. Um there have been conditions that are placed on the business that are all reasonable with regards to the operation. Uh but as far as additional regulations or even being 74 00:20:08.320 --> 00:20:24.320 able to restrict such a business from operating in the city, the city's hands are basically tied by the state uh law. >> Okay. And the only way we can restrict where it's going is if it's going in a place that we don't have it zoned or the state told us where to zone it at. Right. So we can't say to this 75 00:20:24.320 --> 00:20:39.919 applicant, um, sorry, you can't be in this building because of this because we have it zoned. >> Correct. If the the the business is permitted to operate within this zone, we do not have any other uh retail dispensaries within the city. We have to 76 00:20:39.919 --> 00:20:56.320 allow one. And so the city cannot um cannot under the authority that the zoning code provides um restrict it if they meet all other conditions which in this instance the applicant appears to have met. >> Thank you. That's all my questions. Um 77 00:20:56.320 --> 00:21:12.320 we will start with member Luger. Um I have no questions. Member on. >> Uh would we be able to since our hands are tied on whether or not we can allow it. Can we do um the the resident that came up said that they'd like to see 78 00:21:12.320 --> 00:21:29.440 fencing. Is that something that we can add to part of the uh our recommendations? >> The fencing would would not be on this property. It's on the other side of the street that's going to be constructed. So, the fence wouldn't even be on the pro. >> Okay. So, that it it wouldn't be 79 00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:44.559 something that this owner would have any control over to be able to fence it in. >> Well, they could fence in the property. I don't know if that's going to solve the issue of all the lights and everything else happening with the road. I mean, the the the resident's concern was not just the dispensary, but also all the other 80 00:21:44.559 --> 00:22:00.400 traffic being created by the road and everything else. The fence would stop the lights and protect their property, but putting a fence around cannabis dispensary isn't going to do anything for the resident. I was just thinking on the back side of the property. That's it. From what I was hearing, that's what 81 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:16.559 it sound like that there's a a concern that the view would be between the dispensary and the the homeowner is a straight view. If we can block that with a a privacy fence at the back, >> but the building 82 00:22:16.559 --> 00:22:30.960 exists. >> Oh, I get that. >> Yeah. So I just to I guess to answer kind of the qu first of all I think administrator Wex's question or sorry answer and response kind of deals more with what the residents concern were with regards to the the street or the um 83 00:22:30.960 --> 00:22:46.880 the highway there but the as far as the conditions the city can place reasonable conditions that bear a relation to the use and so here the building already exists. It's not a storage facility. It's not they're not housing 84 00:22:46.880 --> 00:23:02.559 semi-truckss or anything. It's a retail business. And so there there probably would be an argument if you were to put a condition in like that that would give rise to that condition being unreasonable. It may not stand up to scrutiny. Uh in addition, you know, I want to emphasize that while the city is 85 00:23:02.559 --> 00:23:19.919 limited in our ability in restricting and even regulating these types of businesses, aside from our zoning authority, the office of cannabis management uh and the state statutes do have a lot of requirements that these these businesses have to adhere to. Um our zoning code lays out that they have 86 00:23:19.919 --> 00:23:35.039 to comply with all those as they do under state law. Um part of that is, you know, the security requirements that they have to have in place. um different uh vetting and qualifying of the individuals who are working at the business, how they're handling everything. And so, you know, there are 87 00:23:35.039 --> 00:23:50.320 state requirements that these businesses have to adhere to. Uh the city just doesn't have a lot of ability because we're preempted by those state laws. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Member Schilling. >> I do not have any questions. Uh all of my statements were kind of addressed 88 00:23:50.320 --> 00:24:05.760 between you and the city attorney. because we're we're sitting on our so we can't deny. We can deny it, >> but then we're going to get sued. We're going to lose and the taxpayers are going to flip the bill for that lawsuit and we're going to lose it. So, >> okay. Member Joerger. 89 00:24:05.760 --> 00:24:36.159 >> Okay. In the back of that property, like on the map, you have the aerial map. >> Okay. So, does the road is coming up. >> Okay. So that's that's where you're outlining. That's Carol's property. 90 00:24:36.159 --> 00:24:52.200 >> And so you look out and you see these guys and you have a road over there. >> So we have one of our conditions as the applicant shall maintain all sight ve vegetation along the rear. What is there? 91 00:24:56.720 --> 00:25:13.520 >> But you have buten. >> Yeah, they're messing with you. >> On your property. >> What's on? >> Hold on. Hold on a second. Can you come up to the please? >> Okay. >> There's just too much >> Yeah. >> feedback. 92 00:25:13.520 --> 00:25:28.720 >> Yeah. Okay. Too much. Okay. So, it's like >> I can't do anything about what's on your property. What's on their property along that property line next to the road? >> I have no idea. Walk that property line. >> It's mostly, like I was saying, boxwood, 93 00:25:28.720 --> 00:25:44.559 scrub trees, and sumac that's back there. Sumac only gets about 8 to 12 feet, maybe 15 feet tall if it's really happy. Um, and they're taking out all the property, all the trees in the back property there. We don't see and barely hear the highway back in that corner 94 00:25:44.559 --> 00:26:00.799 right now. That's all going to be taken away with the new backage road. And since December, I've had three different maps from the county. This last one takes another 10 feet of expense. I mean, every time we get another map, it takes a bigger and bigger and bigger chunk of our property. >> Yeah. I mean, I can't 95 00:26:00.799 --> 00:26:16.640 >> So, it's I mean, we're losing all but like dozen, not even that, five or six trees that are on a BM there. The rest of it's all gone. I mean, I can't help you so much with what the county does to your property. >> I understand that. >> But the question is, 96 00:26:16.640 --> 00:26:31.760 >> what do they, you know, it says they should maintain all sight vegetation >> along the rear. >> From our deck, we'll be able to see right into the parking lot. >> What I was going to ask, >> sorry, 97 00:26:31.760 --> 00:26:48.960 >> if if it's all scrub trees, is it worth maintaining scrub trees? I >> I mean, and >> if there's a problem with >> there's some dying elms and some other things back in there. >> Well, so 98 00:26:48.960 --> 00:27:05.360 >> if there's a problem with screening, >> can we put in a requirement that in addition to maintaining the planting that they augment with some evergreens or screening plantings? >> That would help. 99 00:27:05.360 --> 00:27:20.960 >> So, Mr. Mr. Luna needs to address that, please. >> You're never going to be able to get something in there that's going to block the view immediately. >> No, I understand that. >> Okay, Mr. Luna. >> So, ultimately, again, the city is allowed to impose reasonable conditions that pair that bear a nexus that relate 100 00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:37.039 to the use that's being improved by the interim use permit. And here, the use is operation of a retail cannabis store at a building that already exists. Council can impose a condition. we have to establish that relation to make sure 101 00:27:37.039 --> 00:27:53.279 that it would stand up to scrutiny from the from the applicant uh if they were to challenge it. So ultimately screening is a condition that comes up on CUPs and IUPs. Does screening relate here to the requested use. 102 00:27:53.279 --> 00:28:09.760 Council ultimately makes a determination on the conditions to be imposed. Um, you know, I'm I'm not going to weigh one way or the other on it, but just tell you that that's the standard that would be looked at is if if it bears that relation to the use that's being proposed through the permit screening really has no relation to the 103 00:28:09.760 --> 00:28:27.000 use being imposed. It's more of a courtesy to the neighbors who are living next to you. Is requiring increased uh plantings as screening considered unreasonable? 104 00:28:29.840 --> 00:28:47.200 So two two points about it is one is my understanding from the concerns in the projects is we really have two different issues going on here and one of them being the road project >> and so the need for the screening seems to actually arise from what's happening with the road because they're taking out that additional vegetation that's 105 00:28:47.200 --> 00:29:03.279 unrelated to the cannabis operation >> as far as whether it's reasonable or not planting ing trees, purchasing shrubbery, going through the process of landscaping can be expensive and it's not unheard of that it might be 106 00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:19.520 challenged as as being reasonable. Again, the reasonleness is the the nexus or the connection to the use itself. So, it's not a is it reasonable or does it bear a connection, it's does it reasonably bear a connection. So, it has to meet both standards in order for it 107 00:29:19.520 --> 00:29:35.360 to stand to a challenge. Again, the city has the has the ability to impose conditions on these uses. Um, but if the applicant determines or or argues that they're unreasonable, then we have to go through a process in front of a judge to make those arguments to see whether or 108 00:29:35.360 --> 00:29:51.520 not that would be determined reasonable. >> With the vote going in, how much vegetation will the business lose? >> My understanding and my recollection is it is a 60 foot rightway or 66 60 or 66 109 00:29:51.520 --> 00:30:09.200 ft rightway uh there and so there will be doing some grading in temporary easements beyond that. So that back portion the the brush um in sumac as Mrs. Conalia had mentioned will likely be removed as part of that road project. So that that will not um we certainly 110 00:30:09.200 --> 00:30:25.840 can request and have them keep that there but it will be removed when the road goes through at whatever stage that is. And so that for the most part follows that property line and then the the rear of Mrs. Conneal's property. It does curve um there along the back side 111 00:30:25.840 --> 00:30:42.880 of the pond there from the at least that's the last plan that I've seen. So the majority of the roadway is on the other property on on the west side. So basically once that road goes in, the condition number one about maintaining sight vegetation along the rear property 112 00:30:42.880 --> 00:31:02.320 is moot because the the county is going to take it all out anyway. >> Correct. You know, unfortunately, I don't know if I can make a good enough case for to include plantings, you know, 113 00:31:02.320 --> 00:31:17.360 based on what Mrs. Mr. Alon is saying. >> Correct. >> And that kind of sucks for you guys. Well, I I I guess I would like to see the county, you know, really kind of helping out or I mean, I know they're still kind of trying to figure it out 114 00:31:17.360 --> 00:31:34.559 and whatever, but um Mr. Triplet, I'm guessing, is involved. >> Yeah. And I think we've offered some, you know, this ultimately will be a city road. >> Yeah. >> Um and so we did indicate during some preliminary meetings with Miss Connealy and Mr. triplet that there could be 115 00:31:34.559 --> 00:31:51.360 plantings within our right ofway that would offer some additional screening. It's just the elevation of the road and the grading and the building it and all of that and storm sewer would not allow us to keep some of that. Yeah. >> But there would be the potential for um planting additional plants along the 116 00:31:51.360 --> 00:32:07.600 edge of our rightway that might help screen. And so I know the county indicated that they want to hear those things. They want to know those things and they'll work to those. I know the appraisal team and the rightaway team that's working on this wants to hear those things. Um there's something called a cost to cure, right? That if 117 00:32:07.600 --> 00:32:24.159 you lose screening, what is the cost to cure that? And so those are all things that will be discussed um with the chameleons. And so I I'm hopeful that a solution can be brought forward and I'll certainly help with that. I can offer some solutions and some ideas. >> What I'd like to actually see I mean this is different than what we're 118 00:32:24.159 --> 00:32:39.679 talking >> Yeah. Well, we need to stay on this. So we need to stay on the cannabis, right? So, personally, um, can conditional use permits be added to, um, lighting in the back of the building, loudspeakers, if there's anything like anything to remember that this is a neighborhood 119 00:32:39.679 --> 00:32:56.880 behind these businesses like the other businesses have in the past. They've turned off their lights after 10 o'clock at night in the back. They took out their loudspeakers so we don't need them. They went to walkie-alkies. Um just other things like that just to you know and if they're going to have a camera for security back there how much 120 00:32:56.880 --> 00:33:11.519 of our yard are they going to be recording in of us? >> All right the other >> the other question I would have with that >> will they will the business be required to be allowed to have their security lighting just like we had when Gregory 121 00:33:11.519 --> 00:33:28.559 went in up the road. There's different requirements through OCM in regards to surveillance and lighting that may >> I think it's going to be similar to ours, but I can't say for certain based on the state laws that they'll be able to turn their lights off at night based on the product inside. So, I can't say 122 00:33:28.559 --> 00:33:43.840 for certain, but video surveillance is a necessity. There's certain locks, there's protocols, like Mr. Luna had said in regards to um the workers, in regards to the sites and things like that that the state is going to administer when they go out and check the business. But um I can't say you know as far as the lighting you know it 123 00:33:43.840 --> 00:34:00.640 has to be downspouted and it has to be blocked. Those are normal ordinances which we can but whether they have to have continuous lighting I'm not necessarily completely familiar what the state requires on that but there are definitely going to be required security measures from the state. >> Right. But they are going to have 124 00:34:00.640 --> 00:34:16.879 security lighting. And you see we have a I had a resident with a similar problem up the road with brick reconstruction. and then afterwards we could talk about his solution. >> Okay. I appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you everybody. >> Yeah. >> Appreciate it. 125 00:34:16.879 --> 00:34:34.480 >> Okay. I think I did I get all questions from every member. Okay. Perfect. All right. So, we need a motion to approve resolution 26055, a resolution approving an interim conditional use permit for the cannabis retail location 6641 Lake Boulevard. 126 00:34:34.480 --> 00:34:49.919 Applicant Marie Venelli. Do we have a motion to approve? So moved. >> We have a motion to approve by member Schilling. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a second by member Luger. All in favor? I. Opposed. So approved. Number 127 00:34:49.919 --> 00:35:05.280 15 to consider resolution 26556, a resolution approving an interim conditional use permit amendment. I 260003 for a cannabis micro business located at 7978 128 00:35:05.280 --> 00:35:24.839 269th Street. Applicant Matthew Klene of Kine Buds Cultivator, owner Richard Revestat, property ID number 21.10353.00. Mr. Wack, >> we're hearing a lot from you tonight, right? >> Yes. 129 00:35:33.280 --> 00:36:41.280 >> Or I can do it. So, you want This is the same. Is it a full moon? >> No. Just curious. A lot of audio problems. 130 00:36:41.280 --> 00:37:03.599 >> All right. So, here we go. Um 7978 269th Street. Um, city council approved um an interim use permit um last end of last year for for the same business. >> Oh yeah, you're right. Technology. Um so they're requesting 131 00:37:03.599 --> 00:37:18.800 amendment. The amendment proposes two additional green houses and an outdoor growing space adjacent to the green green green houses. The property's 5.1 acres. Um, and it currently has a residence. There's an old farm building on there 132 00:37:18.800 --> 00:37:36.160 also or old farm barn. Um, and they're going to be fencing around the cannabis operation. Um, performs the compreh comprehensive plan. It's compatible with adjacent uses, will not harm or impact existing uses. Site structure will still need to be constructed and the ordinance allows 133 00:37:36.160 --> 00:37:56.000 use with compliance of the interim use permit standards. Um, this is the current site plan they're showing. Um, for green houses in the grow area within the fest area. The original packet that was sent out in the original resolution um we 134 00:37:56.000 --> 00:38:11.599 inadvertently left out the part one of the conditions from the prior um approval which was the retail sales are not allowed on the site without the city review and an approved amended IUP. Um so we're asking that that be added back into the resolution and it is. It's just the planning commission didn't consider 135 00:38:11.599 --> 00:38:27.920 that during their further recommendation. Um, but otherwise the the conditions are pretty much the same as what was the original IUP except for the planning commission's recommended approval for the two green houses but not the outdoor grow area. The concern being odor. Okay. 136 00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:44.160 >> All right. I'll start because I am the planning commission liaison. So, um, I thought planning commission did a really great job analyzing all of this and it just kept coming down to the odor control for outside. um you can't control that odor um and 137 00:38:44.160 --> 00:38:59.040 you don't know how far it's going to the odor is going to go um depending on wind speed I guess again is kind of that thing um but they really felt that we don't have a good enough um 138 00:38:59.040 --> 00:39:15.760 handle we do on the inside on the green houses they're saying that there is odor control they're doing all kinds of things that the state recommends but when it's outside of that. Um there's no control over that odor. So um I 139 00:39:15.760 --> 00:39:32.800 think that they did a fair job with actually really discussing what does that odor mean? When is that odor going to be? How do you know how strong it's going to be? It's not. Um but there is no control over odor such as in the green houses. So um we'll start. Who did 140 00:39:32.800 --> 00:39:50.240 I leave off with? Was it you? Is it Linda next? I forget who I left off with. All right, let's go with um member Joerger. I forgot. >> Okay, so now you can put in uh two more uh green houses. Are you Is your well still going to be adequate for the you have enough water 141 00:39:50.240 --> 00:40:06.240 to water all your plants? >> Yes. And we should be well under the 10,000galon limit required to get a necessary permit or an extra permit from the Department of Natural Resources. So I'd say under 5,000 max, middle of July, early August, something like And they'll there'll still be enough water for the 142 00:40:06.240 --> 00:40:20.800 residents. >> Oh, yeah. We're not going to use a whole aquifer. >> Okay. >> Is that it? >> That's it. >> Okay. Member L. >> Uh, no questions. >> Okay. Member Anstead. >> Uh, I guess I was not understanding what 143 00:40:20.800 --> 00:40:36.240 the permit is for. It's for an outdoor growing area. >> I wanted to add two additional green houses that conform to the same rules as us previously and add an outdoor grow area. So, >> okay. So, an outdoor grow area that we can't control the odor. >> Correct. 144 00:40:36.240 --> 00:40:53.440 >> And then uh two more green houses that would be similar to the ones that you did before. >> Identical. >> Okay. >> Is that I have I do have a concern with the the odor propagation, you know, of an outside uh but fenced in. I'm assuming 145 00:40:53.440 --> 00:41:09.040 >> yes facility just like >> fenced in and it'll be uh the side facing the road would be screed. And it is true that we have no way of really mitigating odor once it's outside aside from strain selection. We just filed this thinking kind of in the same 146 00:41:09.040 --> 00:41:23.839 vein. I mean, there's a feed lot that's right there. So, I mean, it's noxious and bad odors aren't exactly unprecedented in the area, but will I be able to control it outside? Absolutely not. So, >> I'm just curious why you're 147 00:41:23.839 --> 00:41:38.560 changing to this mode, this model. There is a whole lot of money involved in harvesting biomass, which is just what you do when you grow outdoors. Just grow it, cut it, freeze it, out the door. Real low production costs, pretty high-end profit. Probably won't be the case in the next few years, but for now, 148 00:41:38.560 --> 00:41:55.680 it looked pretty viable to do. So, >> and is it the same product that's being sold that's indoors or is this more for the biomass? This it'd be a little bit different of a product. It' be more like hemp. Where is it? Uh we're looking for like high concentrations of C T T C T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T THC to 149 00:41:55.680 --> 00:42:11.040 extract as opposed to say flour where you want the smell, the appeal. This stuff is just getting crushed, washed essentially extracted. It' be a bit little bit different, but same plant. >> Okay. >> Okay. Michelle, >> uh I actually didn't have any questions. 150 00:42:11.040 --> 00:42:27.680 >> Okay. I know that one of the things the commissioners were worried about for planning is if you did have something outside, you have to water that as well. And then they were worried about how much water would that take as well. So that came up during the planning commission, too. So, all right. Um, are 151 00:42:27.680 --> 00:42:43.280 there any other questions, comments? Okay. >> Oh, can I ask a question? >> Yeah. >> You just mentioned that based on the strain that can reduce to some extent how strong the smell is. >> Yes. Are you intending on choosing strains that are like lower like a little less smelly? 152 00:42:43.280 --> 00:42:59.760 >> We would. We're actually staying away from uh so we'd be using more bio identical strains. They're not going to smell exact. They're the same chemicals that you would smell with limeal which is contained in lavender and then uh pine. We wouldn't be So there are different strains that have like more of a sulfur heavy smell. They're bio 153 00:42:59.760 --> 00:43:17.040 identical to like garlic and skunk but just less concentrated. So essentially when you grow outside for the biomass, you're focusing on a plant that's going to be producing you more THC as opposed to wasting energy creating the scent. So they they are less scented plants and you have to select ones that have three 154 00:43:17.040 --> 00:43:33.520 lines of chromosomes so they're not accidentally pollinated by neighboring ditched etc. So >> thank you. >> Are you going to do the extraction on site or are you send out for the THC extraction? >> We have the option to do both. So I 155 00:43:33.520 --> 00:43:49.440 think we'd probably depending on the workload that I'd have, I'd probably try to do as much there as possible and then set out. And the building we'd be doing that in is odor controlled as well. So, and it's actually for someone to work in that without order control is really bad, too. You just don't want to smell that much of it up front whether you 156 00:43:49.440 --> 00:44:05.920 like it or not. So, >> all right. I know that um I like the recommendation from planning commission based on the fact that we don't have anything for outdoors. So um number 15 is to consider resolution 260556. I'm not going to read it all. Do we have 157 00:44:05.920 --> 00:44:21.200 a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> We have a motion. >> Second. >> Is the outdoor restriction in the actual resolution? >> The the res resolution does not include the outdoor grows just for the four >> green houses. >> Oh >> yeah, that's what I thought. >> Oh, perfect. Okay. I was thinking we're 158 00:44:21.200 --> 00:44:36.800 still on that. Okay. >> The resolution is based on the plan commission right now. >> Okay. So that >> that was >> that's been changed. the or the design. >> Yeah, that all changed. >> Perfect. Okay, thank you. So, we have >> and then adding in the pool >> condition of no retail. >> Of no retail. >> Yeah, that was 159 00:44:36.800 --> 00:44:53.040 >> Well, it's actually that's in the that's in the resolution also. >> So, that's what I was approving. >> Okay, you're approving. >> Making the motion. >> Making the motion to approve two additional not the outside like >> came before us and all planning commission's recommendations. >> Thank you. Okay. Thanks for clarifying that. Um, do we have a second? 160 00:44:53.040 --> 00:45:08.560 >> Second. >> We have a second by member Luger. All in favor? I opposed. So approved. Uh number 16. Thank you. >> Yep. Yep. >> Number 16 to consider hiring Benjamin James for the position of community service officer CSO for the Wyoming 161 00:45:08.560 --> 00:45:23.839 public safety department. Uh Chief Bower. >> Yes. Um Mayor Everson, members of council, um as you know throughout the budgeting process and um other discussions throughout the last year, uh we recently posted for a part-time 162 00:45:23.839 --> 00:45:40.480 community service officer position. Um this is essentially a nonsworn uh position. Um they would wear a police uniform um but not exactly identical uh but they would be identified a little bit differently. And what we're looking 163 00:45:40.480 --> 00:45:57.680 at doing is this position would do community engagement, provide uh administrative support, um non-emergency response to incidents that uh are lower risk, and also provide assistance to sworn personnel such as transports to Chicago County Jail. Um and and those 164 00:45:57.680 --> 00:46:12.800 type of functions. Uh position was bud budgeted up to 24 hours per week. um that does give us a little bit of a buffer just in case they get tied up in a call um before you end up getting into requiring additional benefits for the 165 00:46:12.800 --> 00:46:29.680 position. Um Mr. James was identified as our top candidate for this position. Uh he completed a background check, the same background check that we do with a police officer. Um we did the pre-employment psychological the same exam or same evaluation that we do for a 166 00:46:29.680 --> 00:46:46.480 police officer. uh the functional test the same as we do for an officer and the medical screening or drug screening as well. So we do these things identical to the police officer position because this is a pathway position for a future police officer position. We want to make sure that um we don't invest and put 167 00:46:46.480 --> 00:47:01.280 energy into someone that is not going to pass these things down the road. So um Mr. James is enrolled in the police officer program at uh Henipin Tech and is interested in getting into law enforcement. He was in the United States 168 00:47:01.280 --> 00:47:18.319 Army um where he did some uh supervision of personnel and also worked in multiple different high stress environments um and was really really an interesting excellent candidate as we move through the interview process. Um we really 169 00:47:18.319 --> 00:47:35.520 believe he'll be a good fit for this position. Uh we recommend hiring Mr. James as this part-time community service officer. the starting wage of 2307, which was the entry level of salary for this position, um with an 170 00:47:35.520 --> 00:47:50.720 anticipated start date of June 15th. That allows us a little bit of time to get some additional preparations underway and uh get them started with our field training process. So, any questions that you may have, >> Chief, will this position also be able to maybe go into the elementary school 171 00:47:50.720 --> 00:48:06.880 and start kind of building some of those um relationships at the elementary school? >> Absolutely. We uh as you may know, we started partnering with Lake Center um over the last year to do more engagement in the school and um this this could be a potential opportunity for them to do that as well. 172 00:48:06.880 --> 00:48:22.720 >> Perfect. Okay, that's all my questions. Um member said, you have been gone first yet? >> No, I have no questions. >> Okay. Well, there you go. Uh member Luger, >> no questions. >> Member Joerger, >> I just don't believe it's a good idea to increase staff when you're about to go out to build a new buildings. 173 00:48:22.720 --> 00:48:37.680 >> Okay. Uh member Still, >> uh no questions. All right. Um, we need a motion to approve hiring of Ben Benjamin James for the position position of community service officer with the Wyoming public safety department. I'll make the first motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. 174 00:48:37.680 --> 00:48:54.160 >> We have a second by member Luger. Right. >> Yep. >> Okay. Um, all in favor? >> I opposed. So approved. >> All right. All right. And then council, we need to add a agenda item number 17 to our agenda, which would be um a 175 00:48:54.160 --> 00:49:11.200 recommendation to add mid-continent franchise agreement public hearing request for the June 16th meeting. Did I get that correct? >> Okay, you are correct. >> All right. Do we need a motion to approve that? >> Yes. So moved. 176 00:49:11.200 --> 00:49:27.280 >> Okay, we have first. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> We have a second. All in favor? >> I opposed. So done. All right. Um, council reports. Let's start with member Lucer. >> I attended the work session earlier tonight as well as >> supposed to have like a formal motion to 177 00:49:27.280 --> 00:49:43.599 do this. We just motioned to put it on the agenda >> for the 16th June 16th public hearing. >> We didn't have we didn't have a formal motion to add it to the agenda. We motioned to do. >> You just motioned it. Okay. >> So the >> whatever we just it it's it was an agenda item that the mayor has the authority to add and then it was just 178 00:49:43.599 --> 00:49:58.880 motion to set the public hearing in June. That's fine. >> Okay. All right. Go ahead. Work session. >> Work session and joint sewer commission uh last night. That's all I got. Thanks for coming. >> Perfect. Member on. >> I attended the work session prior to 179 00:49:58.880 --> 00:50:13.920 this meeting. Thanks for coming out, guys. >> Member Schilling. >> I attended the work session prior and thanks for those watching and those that came out. >> Okay. Member Luger. >> I I went Oh, sorry. Member Joerger. >> Attended the work session prior to this meeting. Thank you all for coming. 180 00:50:13.920 --> 00:50:29.680 Thanks for speaking. Thanks for watching. >> Okay. I attended the work session as well. I attended joint sewer as well. Um I also attended the chamber meeting today where mayors were asked to give an update. There must have been 50 or so people that attended that. So it was 181 00:50:29.680 --> 00:50:47.599 really well attended. Um and then Chief Bower again a plug for the bike rodeo coming up which I will be attending. >> Yes. Uh we have the bike rodeo. It's the first weekend in June the Friday night. um down at the new building um down at 182 00:50:47.599 --> 00:51:04.000 Forest Boulevard. Um and then the following day, I'm not sure you're going to ask about this, is also the um the touch a truck event. >> Perfect. >> All right. Thank you. And um Mr. McFarland touch a truck. >> Mayor, members of staff, we do have 183 00:51:04.000 --> 00:51:21.280 touch truck coming up uh Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. We have finalized all our partners about 30 vehicles out there. as well as ice cream from scoops >> and then coffee from evergreen coffee. 184 00:51:21.280 --> 00:51:37.839 So out there for those two hours all the res. >> Okay, perfect. I'll be out there. Maybe I can get on a truck. Perfect. All right, so we appreciate everybody watching tonight. We appreciate everybody here. With that, we need a 185 00:51:37.839 --> 00:51:48.400 motion um to end the meeting. >> So moved. >> We have a first. We have a second. Second. >> You wanted to stay. We have a second. All in favor?