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RESOLUTION NO. 10069 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MNROOTS/GREAT WHITE COMPANIES REGARDING OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL CANNABIS RETAIL STORE, AUTHORIZING CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SUBMIT CANNABIS BUSINESS APPLICATION, AND AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF $2,500 APPLICATION FEE WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View (the “City”) intends to obtain a cannabis retailer license from the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (the “OCM”) to operate a municipal cannabis retail business; and WHEREAS, the OCM has only scheduled a single application window within which the City may apply for a cannabis retailer license, and that window closes on March 14, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the best interest of the City, the use and protection of public dollars, and the health, safety, and wellness of the people of Mounds View, to contract with an independent contractor with experience with retail cannabis business operations to provide services at the single municipal cannabis store that will be operated by the city of Mounds View; and WHEREAS, to meet the application requirements, the City desires to enter into the memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Great White Companies, LLC (“GWC”), establishing the framework of the relationship between the City and GWC to ensure the necessary information is submitted to the OCM as part of the cannabis business application; and WHEREAS, the cannabis business application requires that the highest-ranking non- elected official be identified in the application; and WHEREAS, the application fee for a retail cannabis license is two-thousand five-hundred dollars ($2,500); and WHEREAS, the City Council anticipates that there may be changes in guidance and best practices during the licensing application window and subsequent review period, and the City Council desires to provide City staff with the necessary authority to submit additional application materials and information as recommended by GWC and deemed necessary by the City Administrator in consultation with the City Attorney; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the MOU and finds that the execution thereof, the submission of the cannabis business license application, and the payment of the application license fee are necessary to establish the City’s municipal cannabis store.