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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 22, 2010 Page 5 1 C. Ordinance 10-002; Imposing a Moratorium on the Issuance of Licenses for Pipe and 2 Tobacco Shops (Moved in the agenda to follow Agenda Item SDS 4 City Attorney Gilligan advised that the City is allowed to impose a moratorium for a period up to 5 one year while conducting a study for the purpose of considering amendments to its zoning code. 6 City Attorney Gilligan provided an overview of the proposed ordinance imposing a moratorium 7 on the issuance of licenses for pipe and tobacco shops. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the First Reading, waive the Second and Third Readings, and adopt Ordinance 10-002; Imposing a Moratorium on the Issuance of Licenses for Pipe and Tobacco Shops. Motion carried unanimously. D. Resolution 10-046: Authorizing a Study Regarding Regulation of Pipe and Tobacco Shops• City Attorney Gilligan reviewed the proposed resolution to authorize a study regarding the regulation of pipe and tobacco shops. He explained that staff has received a number of inquiries from pipe and tobacco shops looking to locate in the City. Staff is proposing to study whether to impose additional regulations on these businesses which are currently able to allow smoking on- site to test the product being sold. Councilmember Gray asked how other cities have addressed this issue. City Manager Mornson replied that the City of Columbia Heights put a moratorium in place due to the number of request, and then changed the ordinance to limit the number of shops to five in the City. He indicated that staff has discussed prohibiting smoking in the stores and/or limiting the number of shops. City Attorney Gilligan stated staff has not surveyed other cities on this topic yet. COUncilmember Stille clarified that this is an internal, staff driven study. Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve Resolution 10- 046; Authorizing a Study Regarding Regulation of Pipe and Tobacco Shops. Motion carried unanimously. 39 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 40 41 City Manager Morrison reported on the following: 42 • The regular City Council meeting scheduled for July 13, 2010 is not needed if Council 43 chooses to cancel the meeting. 44 • The Greater Metropolitan Housing meeting was held June 15, 2010. There will be a 45 greater promotion of these products on the city website, Channel 16, and the city 46 newsletter.