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City Council Meeting Minutes November 1, 2022 Page 3 of 8 Councilmember Leh also stated the Navigators assisting with fire -affected families have moved to their new location on McCaslin Boulevard. Councilmember Most and Councilmember Fahey agreed with the commitment to pedestrian safety. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT City Manager Jeff Durbin stated the Police Department and Public Works are already working steps to enhance safety at that crosswalk. He stated the Facilitated Learning Assessment for the Marshall Fire has been released. To date 150 building permits have been submitted with 80 permits active at this point. Staff is committed to a two -week turn around on those permits, all use tax rebates have been issued. He reported there will be an upcoming dodgeball event between the Police and Fire Departments. He also introduced Vik Runkle as new interim finance director. REGULAR BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO. 1843, SERIES 2022 — AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE SUBMISSION, ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, OR APPROVAL OF ANY BUILDING PERMIT OR LAND USE APPLICATION, OR ISSUANCE OF ANY SPECIAL USE PERMIT, RELATED TO THE USE OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY AS A GASOLINE SERVICE STATION OR AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION — 15t AND FINAL READING — PUBLIC HEARING — Adoption as an Emergency Ordinance or First Reading to set public hearing on 11115122 Mayor Stolzmann introduced the item and opened the public hearing. City Attorney Kelly stated there are two versions of the ordinance for consideration. The emergency ordinance would be effective upon adoption after one reading, and the non - emergency ordinance would become effective thirty days following publication after adoption on second reading. As drafted, this ordinance would impose a temporary moratorium on the approval of any land use applications or approval of any building permits for any new gas stations until September 30, 2023. The purpose of the moratorium would put a pause on any new gas stations while the City Council determines what it wants to do. The City Clerk has received an initiative petition proposing an ordinance that would prohibit gasoline service stations and automobile service stations in all zone districts of the City; would not allow construction of a new gasoline service station within 2.5 miles of an existing gasoline service station;