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City of Farmington
Joint Planning Commission
and City Council Work Session Minutes
Monday, November 18, 2024
The City Council met in a Joint Work Session with the Planning Commission on Monday,
November 18, 2024, at Farmington City Hall, 430 Third Street, Farmington, Minnesota.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Joint Work Session was called to order by Mayor Hoyt and Chair Rotty at 5:30 pm.
Members Present:
City Council
Mayor Joshua Hoyt
Councilmembers Katie Bernhjelm, Holly Bernatz, Nick Lien,
and Steve Wilson
Planning Commission
Chair Dirk Rotty
Commissioners LeeAnn Lehto, Mitchell Snobeck, and Krista Tesky
Members Absent:
Planning Commissioner Phil Windschitl
City Staff Present:
Leah Koch, City Attorney
Kellee Omlid, Parks & Recreation Director
Tony Wippler, Planning Manager
John Powell, Public Works Director
2. APPROVE AGENDA
The agenda was approved.
3. DISCUSSION ITEMS
3.1 Cannabis Legislation and Regulations
Planning Manager Wippler presented information from HKGi outlining the draft
cannabis code language and provisions being proposed. The proposed
language is based on feedback provided by the Planning Commission and City
Council at various meetings and work sessions previously held regarding this
topic. These meetings were focused on how and where to allow each type of
cannabis use and on the types of use standards that should be required,
including buffering and hours of operation.
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HKGi has incorporated the direction from the joint work session and the Planning
Commission’s November work session discussion into the draft Code language
provided for discussion at this evening’s work session.
Direction:
The Council and Commissioners were good with the standards as presented in
the Staff memo. They did not want to include any standards regarding site
security and outdoor storage. They were fine with adding a broader statement
that requires a business to meet or comply with their license requ irements as
part of the conditional use permit.
The only other change is the use table. For cultivation, indoor, they want it in the
A-1 and I districts (remove from B-3). And for manufacturing, they only want it in
the I district (remove from B-3).
Council and Commissioners also discussed the possibility of including language
regarding consumption only in parks with this amendment.
4. COUNCIL COMMITTEE UPDATE
No update.
5. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE
No update.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley R Buecksler
City Clerk