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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 18, 2024 The City Clerk explained that cannabinoid products have been legal for a few years and provided additional background information. She stated that these are the first licenses for this type of product, which will run on an annual basis. She reviewed the five businesses that have applied, noting the retail business Gotta Go Gotta Throw is the only new business and therefore is required to complete a background check and fire inspection as the other businesses completed that as part of their other tobacco or alcohol licensing process. She noted that the new applicant did pass their fire inspection today. Mayor Fischer recognized that these businesses have been selling these products without a license and asked if there was any pushback from the businesses about the new licensing required. The City Clerk replied that all businesses readily agreed to submit a license application. She noted that Happy Tree is moving out of Little Canada at the end of December. Kwapick introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2024-12-1 SO — APPROVING THE CANNABINOID PROD UCT LICENSES AS REQUESTED, SUBJEC TTO RECEIVING ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS AND FEES AND SATISFACTORY BACKGROUND CHECK OF THE NEW APPLICANT, GOTTA GO GOTTA THROW The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by D. Miller. Ayes (4). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. CONTRACTS FOR ORGANIZED TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES The City Administrator provided background information on the subcommittee recommendation to use one hauler for trash collection and one hauler for recycling services. He stated that City staff have been working on the contracts with those haulers which have been included in the packet and they are set to move forward with a January 1, 2025 start date. He noted that the disposal fees would be pulled out of the bid and paid directly to the tipping facility. D. Miller commented that as a member of the subcommittee, staff did a great job putting the numbers together and agreed with the method of the City paying those fees directly as that helped to identify the most cost-efficient proposals. Kwapick also thanked staff for all the work they did on this. He stated that the subcommittee wanted to ensure that this would not have a large impact on the residents, maintaining the same collection day. He stated that the subcommittee also reviewed the feasibility of weekly recycling collection and while that was not feasible, a resident can request an additional recycling cart if that is needed. He stated that the number of bulk items allowed has been reduced from three to one. D. Miller acknowledged that the customer service would now be provided directly by the hauler rather than passing through City staff, which will be helpful for reducing the burden on staff as well as making customer service more efficient for residents. Mayor Fischer commented that the City has had organized collection for some time and recognized that this would be a change from three haulers to one hauler for trash and one for recycling. He agreed that it is helpful to remove City staff from being 7