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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />November 5, 2018 <br />Page 7 of 14 <br />Director Zuccaro reviewed the current buffer map and the map with proposed buffers <br />which opens up more areas for medical and retail sales. <br />He reviewed the cultivation option in the industrial district which is mostly in the CTC <br />and noted the draft contains performance standards for gas, vapors, odors, smoke, <br />dust, heat, and glare. The ventilation requirement is no odors. <br />Director Zuccaro asked for discussion/direction on the following topics: <br />o Setting the buffer distance to 500 ft. and measuring from to K-12 schools only <br />o Removal of 4 store limit <br />o Require buffer of 1,500 ft. between stores <br />• Increase maximum store size to 5,000 sq ft. <br />o Align medical and retail allowances for testing and manufacturing <br />o Allow manufacturing in Industrial District <br />o Allow cultivation in Industrial District <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked about an excise tax if cultivation is allowed Director <br />Zuccaro stated staff recommends considering an excise tax; this would require a vote of <br />the people. Councilmember Maloney asked why we would do that. Director Zuccaro <br />stated it would not be a recovery fee but more a revenue source for the City to consider <br />Public Comments <br />Nick Broderick, 4730 Table Mesa Dr , Boulder, CO, representing 14er Boulder which is <br />a medical and retail cannabis business, stated they support the allowing of testing, <br />manufacturing, and cultivation They would like the ability of the industry to continue <br />growth The company has 40 + employees who have full benefits and noted the industry <br />does support the economy and add value to the community They work hard to control <br />odors and have reliable technology to control potential noxious odors. They would like <br />to suggest some language for this for the ordinance and it should require redundancies. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked if the excise tax and land uses are contingent on each <br />other Director Zuccaro stated they are not contingent. Cultivation would be a land use <br />approval, an excise tax would be considered separately Mayor Pro Tem Lipton would <br />like to know what other communities are doing in the way of excise taxes. <br />Councilmember Maloney stated he was reticent to Zink the two together The land use <br />issue is a separate discussion We don't make land use decisions based on what if <br />