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Mounds View City Council August 7, 2023 <br />Special Meeting Page 3 <br />1 would not continue for 2023. He discussed how the retaining wall installed on his property would <br />2 have gates. He reported he was concerned with the five foot drop that has been created in his yard <br />3 and questioned how he would be able to maintain the slope. He stated the work completed by the <br />4 City was very disheartening. <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />8. COUNCIL BUSINESS <br />A. Second Reading of Ordinance Prohibiting Use of Cannabis and Hemp in <br />Public Places. <br />City Attorney Riggs requested the Council hold the second hearing for an ordinance prohibiting <br />the use of cannabis and hemp in public places. He explained medical exception language had been <br />added to the ordinance. He commented further on how other communities have defined public <br />places to include sidewalks and/or public streets. He requested the Council provide staff with <br />direction on how public places should be defined within the ordinance and that the ordinance come <br />back to the Council for further consideration at a future meeting. <br />Council Member Lindstrom stated the City Charter requires two weeks between first and second <br />readings for ordinances. City Attorney Riggs reported this was the case, which was the reason he <br />was recommending the Council further discuss the public places language and noted this ordinance <br />would be coming back for final consideration on August 14. <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause supported the Council not moving forward on the Ordinance in order <br />to take into account the 14 day requirement. He requested further comment from staff regarding <br />the public places definition. City Attorney Riggs reported the Council was provided with a broad <br />definition for public places and this could be further defined or the language could remain as is. <br />He reported the three other communities he worked with were moving forward with the broader <br />definition for public places. <br />Council Member Gunn indicated she liked what Lakeville and Inver Grove Heights did within <br />their Ordinances and how they explained where cannabis/hemp products can be used. <br />Further discussion ensued regarding the use of cannabis within multi -family housing <br />developments. <br />City Attorney Riggs reported the use of cannabis would be further reviewed by the legislature <br />during the 2024 legislative session. He explained most apartment complexes do have a no smoking <br />policy for the units and therefore residents are forced to smoke outside. He indicated this would <br />not be allowed for cannabis. <br />Council Member Lindstrom stated he had a hard time regulating property not owned by the City. <br />Acting Mayor Meehlhause agreed and asked if the City's tobacco policy should be the default for <br />cannabis use. <br />Council Member Lindstrom indicated he could support this. He commented on how the use of <br />cannabis would be normalized with the next generation. He discussed how legalizing cannabis <br />