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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />June 22, 2010 <br />Page 5 <br />1 C. Ordinance 10-002; Imposing a Moratorium on the Issuance of Licenses for Pine and <br />2 Tobacco Shops (Moved in the agenda to follow Agenda Item 5D). <br />4 City Attorney Gilligan advised that the City is allowed to impose a moratorium for a period up to <br />5 one year while conducting a study for the purpose of considering amendments to its zoning code. <br />6 City Attorney Gilligan provided an overview of the proposed ordinance imposing a moratorium <br />7 on the issuance of licenses for pipe and tobacco shops. <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 />Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the First <br />Reading, waive the Second and Third Readings, and adopt Ordinance 10-002; Imposing a <br />Moratorium on the Issuance of Licenses for Pipe and Tobacco Shops. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />D. Resolution 10-046; Authorizing a Study Regarding Regulation of Pine and Tobacco <br />Shops. <br />City Attorney Gilligan reviewed the proposed resolution to authorize a study regarding the <br />regulation of pipe and tobacco shops. He explained that staff has received a number of inquiries <br />from pipe and tobacco shops looking to locate in the City. Staff is proposing to study whether to <br />impose additional regulations on these businesses which are currently able to allow smoking on- <br />site to test the product being sold. <br />Councilmember Gray asked how other cities have addressed this issue. City Manager Mornson <br />replied that the City of Columbia Heights put a moratorium in place due to the number of <br />request, and then changed the ordinance to limit the number of shops to five in the City. He <br />indicated that staff has discussed prohibiting smoking in the stores and/or limiting the number of <br />shops. <br />City Attorney Gilligan stated staff has not surveyed other cities on this topic yet. <br />Councilmember Stille clarified that this is an internal, staff driven study. <br />Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve Resolution 10- <br />046; Authorizing a Study Regarding Regulation of Pipe and Tobacco Shops. <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL <br />City Manager Momson reported on the following: <br />• The regular City Council meeting scheduled for July 13, 2010 is not needed if Council <br />chooses to cancel the meeting. <br />• The Greater Metropolitan Housing meeting was held June 15, 2010. There will be a <br />greater promotion of these products on the city website, Channel 16, and the city <br />newsletter. <br />