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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 14, 2023 Page 4 1 The Utilities Infrastructure Fund sources are connection fees, collection of inter-fund loans, 2 grants as availability and beginning in 2025 the utility fund transfer and used for water 3 infrastructure & equipment, sewer infrastructure & equipment, and fiber infrastructure & 4 equipment. The uses in 2023 and future 2024 uses were reviewed. 5 6 The Stormwater Fund sources are stormwater fees and watershed grants & cost sharing and used 7 for permitting (MS4) & agency reporting, engineering studies, stormwater pond maintenance, 8 flood improvements, water quality activities, and equipment. The uses in 2023 and future 2024 9 uses were reviewed. 10 11 The Street Improvement & Debt Service Funds sources are street improvement debt levy, bond 12 proceeds, assessments, MSA allocation and transfers & project savings and are used for street 13 improvement debt, street reconstruction, utility reconstruction, streetlights, sidewalks, mill & 14 overlays and alleys. The uses in 2023 and future 2024 uses were reviewed. 15 16 Ms. Maloney reviewed the Phase II Debt Levy Benefits and Resulting 2024 Debt Levy Program. 17 Detailed spreadsheets were provided along with photographs of the items included. 18 19 Councilmember Jenson stated he appreciated the presentation and how it was formatted. 20 21 Mayor Stille stated the City Council supports the financials and referred to the capital funds book 22 distributed to Council. He would like to memorialize this by accepting in a motion. 23 24 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to accept the 2024 25 Capital Funds Plan as presented. 26 27 Motion carried 5-0. 28 B.29 Ordinance 2023-06 – Amending the St. Anthony City Code, by Amending Title XI 30 Section 111 Relating to Regulations of the Sale and Distribution of Cannabinoid 31 Products. 32 33 City Planner Grittman reviewed this is the Second Reading of an Ordinance Amendment 34 prohibiting smoking on certain public property Ordinance No. 2023-06. The Council is asked to 35 consider the issue of cannabis use in public spaces. The prohibition requirements would expand 36 on the spacing requirements of the “sensitive” land use categories. Several cities are adopting an 37 ordinance that creates or extends a prohibition of tobacco use in these areas, as a companion 38 action to controlling cannabis use in public areas. Currently, smoking or vaping of tobacco 39 products is not banned by the City in public open spaces. Under Section 111.059 of the City 40 Code, smoking is banned in indoor spaces, as the definition of Public Place is specific to 41 confined areas within buildings. Schools are customarily tobacco free, but other public park or 42 sidewalk spaces are not restricted. Consumption of alcohol is typically not permitted in public 43 spaces, with exceptions for special event licenses issued specifically for those locations and 44 purposes. 45