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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 17, 2018 <br />Page 13 of 15 <br />industries. She asked about the impact on our wish to be more sustainable. She had <br />not made up her mind but noted she was not particularly positive toward it currently. <br />Councilmember Maloney said he thought the industry had transitioned to LED lighting <br />and the impact on energy use had dropped. He felt the report was dated. <br />Councilmember Loo said she had talked to a Boulder County employee who reported <br />this was accurate information. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if the City would impose similar energy requirements on <br />other users. He questioned if marijuana is looked at differently just because it is <br />marijuana. He wants to be consistent with other types of uses. <br />Councilmember Keany stated he has not heard from residents saying there were not <br />enough marijuana stores. He is not opposed to considering adjusting the code for <br />locations or number of facilities but he doesn't feel the community was asking for <br />cultivation or extending hours. <br />Mayor Muckle didn't feel the cultivation business would bring value. He noted he had <br />heard working next to a cultivation business was a problem due to the odors. He has <br />heard that working next to a cultivation site is very unpleasant and he knew of one <br />business that closed because of odor from a cultivation site. He noted he had no <br />personal issue with marijuana being legal at the state level but noted it is still illegal at <br />the federal level and he is concerned about contributing to smuggling operations in <br />other states. He felt changing our regulations is fixing a problem that doesn't exist and <br />we are already meeting the demands of our own citizens. He has no issue with <br />increasing store size and matching retail and medical regulations. <br />Members discussed specific direction on the items they would like to see in a draft <br />ordinance. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he would like more information on cultivation, specifically <br />if there are economic benefits to allowing cultivation. <br />Councilmember Maloney would like more information about how other municipalities are <br />controlling odor for cultivation. <br />Councilmember Loo asked if staff could determine if the Colorado Tech Center would <br />even allow cultivation as a use. <br />Members agreed to a draft ordinance allowing stores to be up to 5000 sf; aligning <br />medical and retail testing and production rules and add the use in industrial areas; and <br />removing the limit of 4 retail stores. <br />23 <br />