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City Council Meeting Minutes September 17, 2013 Page 10 of 15 The Mayor and City Council reviewed the options presented and there was Council support for the following options: Option 1: No local background checks on all employees. Option 2: Banning marijuana manufacturing facilities in the City. Option 3: Banning retail marijuana stores in downtown Louisville. Option 4: Banning retail marijuana stores within 1000' feet of the future St. Louis School site. Option 5: Setting maximum size for retail marijuana stores at 2,000 SF. Option 6: Removing the clustering requirement - 500' separation between 2 stores. Option 7: Limiting signs to the name and trademark of the business. Option 8: Requiring same buffers for preschools, pools, and child care (1,000' buffer) Option 9: Setting a limit of 4 retail marijuana businesses in the City. Deputy City Manager Balser explained staff can bring forward an emergency ordinance for a moratorium at a future meeting, but not ballot language. City Attorney Light stated the Council may put a regulatory scheme for retail marijuana or a moratorium on retail marijuana on the 2014 ballot. He explained local governments may limit or ban the establishment of recreational marijuana businesses by ordinance or by voter approval in the 2014 ballot. He suggested if it was Council's desire to ban retail marijuana, the moratorium should extend through the end of December 2014. PUBLIC COMMENT Susan Honstein, 727 Pine Street, Louisville, CO stated at the Ward I meeting there was a lot of opposition to retail marijuana. She voiced her support for the direction the City Council was taking. Angela Layton, 619 W. Juniper, Louisville, CO, addressed industrial hemp, and stated it would be an appropriate business in the Colorado Technology Center. Teresa Peck, 1316 Franklin Avenue, Louisville, CO stated if recreational marijuana comes forward it should be as restrictive as medical marijuana. Mayor Muckle called for further comment and hearing none, closed the public hearing. RESOLUTION No. 50, SERIES 2013 — A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE LOUISVILLE LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY AS THE ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES FOR RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS, MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, RETAIL MARIJUANA STORES, AND RETAIL MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITIES MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Dalton moved to Resolution No. 50, Series 2013, seconded by Council member Yarnell. All were in favor. Absent: Council member Loo.