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[1. Call to Order]
WE SHOULD BE GOOD WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, CAROL.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH, 2022, TO ORDER IF WE CAN HAVE A ROLL-CALL.
[2. Roll Call NOTE: One or more Commission Members may be in attendance telephonically or by other technological means. MARIE JONES, CHAIR CAROLE MANDINO, VICE CHAIR DR. RICARDO GUTHRIE MARY NORTON DR. ALEX MARTINEZ BOB HARRIS III LLOYD PAUL ]
MARIE JONES.THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ON THE AGENDA AT PUBLIC COMMENT.
AT THIS TIME, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY SUBJECT WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY.
DUE TO OPEN MEETING LAWS, THE COMMISSION CANNOT DISCUSS OR ACT ON ITEMS PRESENTED DURING THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON AN ITEM THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THAT TIME THAT THE ITEM IS HEARD.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED.
PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOU DO WANT TO COMMENT, RAISE YOUR HAND AND I SHOULD SEE IT.
I SHOULD SEE YOUR HAND RAISED.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the regular meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH, 2022.DO I HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS COMMISSIONER PAUL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? THIS IS COMMISSIONER NORTON, I'LL SECOND IT.
THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 11TH, 2022 AS WRITTEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'M NOT SEEING ANY I WILL CALL FOR APPROVAL.
AYE. [OVERLAPPING] ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO GENERAL BUSINESS.
[A. Case No. PZ-22-00074: Request for a work session with the Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss the Noble Herb’s proposed amendment to the Zoning Code to revise the existing hours of operation for Marijuana Dispensaries (Section 10-40.60.220.C). Case No. PZ-22-00089: Request for a work session with the Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss the City’s proposed amendment to the Zoning Code to address Marijuana Operations in the City of Flagstaff by updating terms and definitions to include single recreational sales establishments (Section 10-80.20.130) and potentially revise the separation requirements for all Marijuana Operations (Section 10-40.60.220.F) STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION: The work session with the Planning and Zoning Commission is required as a “Citizen Review Session” in compliance with Section 10-20.50.040 (Procedures) of the Zoning Code and applicable state law. The purpose of the work session is for staff to present an overview of the proposed amendment, to allow interested residents to provide their ideas, suggestions, and concerns, and for the Commission to ask questions, seek clarification, and discuss the amendment, as well as offer alternate suggestions and ideas. The Commission will take no action at this work session.]
THAT'S ON THE AGENDA 5A CASE NUMBER PZ 22- 00074, IT'S A REQUEST FOR OUR WORK SESSION WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, DISCUSS THE NOBEL HERBS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING CODE TO REVISE THE EXISTING HOURS OF OPERATION FOR MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.IF WE HAVE A PRESENTATION WHICH I SEE WE DO, I WILL HANDED OVER TO STAFF FOR PRESENTATION.
THIS IS TIFFANY ANTOL, ZONING CODE MANAGER, CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.
I WILL TURN ON MY CAMERA FOR A SECOND.
TONIGHT WE ACTUALLY ARE DOING OUR WORK SESSION ON TWO SEPARATE ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS.
THEY'RE JUST BOTH RELATED TO MARIJUANA OPERATIONS.
ONE IS ON BEHALF OF NOBLE ARB, AND THE SECOND IS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.
I'LL GO THROUGH BOTH SEPARATELY AT THE END OF THE DAY, BOTH OF THESE WILL MOVE FORWARD AS SEPARATE ORDINANCES.
BUT FOR CONVERSATION, IT WAS JUST EASIER TO COMBINE THESE THINGS TOGETHER AS THERE MAY POTENTIALLY BE SEVERAL CHANGES MADE TO THE ZONING CODE.
OOPS, THERE WE GO. HERE WE ARE.
OUR FIRST REQUEST IS FROM NOBLE ARB THEY ARE THE APPLICANT REQUESTING THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE TO ALLOW EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION FROM THE EXISTING PROVISION, WHICH ALLOWS DISPENSARIES TO BE OPEN FROM 8:00 AM-07:00 PM TO BASICALLY 8:00 AM-10:00 PM.
CHANGING THE 7:00 PM-10:00 PM.
THIS IS WHAT THE TEXT AMENDMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THE APPLICANT IS REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE AND THEY'RE PRESENT, AND I BELIEVE THEY MIGHT ALSO HAVE A SMALL PRESENTATION FOR YOU AS WELL.
THEY'VE PREPARED A LOT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE ZONING CODE REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA.
THIS 8:00-10:00 PM IS NOT AN UNEXPECTED HOUR.
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I HAVE REACHED OUT TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND TODAY NOBODY HAS PRESENTED ANY CONCERN.IT'S UNIQUE FOR US TO HAVE HOURS OF OPERATION IN REGARDS TO SPECIFIC USES.
BUT AGAIN, THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THIS IS A REALLY COMMON CODE PROVISION.
AGAIN, A LOT GO TO THE 10:00 PM HOUR.
WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND TEXT AMENDMENT.
THIS IS REALLY ABOUT ALLOWING SINGLE RECREATIONAL SALES ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.
THE CITY IS REQUESTING RIGHT NOW TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE TO ADDRESS MARIJUANA OPERATIONS IN THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF BY UPDATING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS TO INCLUDE SINGLE RECREATIONAL SALES ESTABLISHMENTS AND POTENTIALLY REVISE THE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL MARIJUANA OPERATIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK SESSION IS FOR STAFF TO PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND TO ALLOW INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE THEIR IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, AND CONCERNS AND FOR THE COMMISSION TO ASK QUESTIONS AND SEEK CLARIFICATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS THESE AMENDMENTS.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS ONE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AND GIVE YOU WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS COMING OUT OF A WORK SESSION THAT WAS HELD WITH CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 12TH, WHERE THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED ALLOWING BASICALLY SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ON MARIJUANA, EVEN THOUGH YOU ALL RECENTLY ADOPTED A ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT LAST YEAR IN MARCH, THAT ADDRESSED BASICALLY WHAT IS ALSO CALLED PROP 207.
DON'T GET THIS CONFUSED WITH THE PROP 207 THAT WE TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE TIME IN TERMS OF ZONING LAWS.
BUT THE SMART AND SAFE ARIZONA ACT, CERTIFIED AS PROPOSITION 207 WAS PASSED BY THE ARIZONA VOTERS NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020, AND BECAME EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1ST, 2020, WHICH DECLARED THAT THE REASONABLE ADULT USE OF MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL FOR PERSONS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, SUBJECT TO STATE REGULATION, TAXATION, A LOCAL ORDINANCE.
THE ACT ALLOWS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ARE AN ENTITY IS LICENSED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES TO OPERATE A RETAIL LOCATION FOR THE SALE OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA AND OFF-SITE MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY OR AN OFFSITE MANUFACTURING FACILITY.
PURSUANT TO THE LICENSING RULES AND THE ACT, THE VAST MAJORITY OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES WERE GIVEN TWO ENTITIES THAT WERE ALREADY OPERATING MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.
HOWEVER, THE ACT ALSO DIRECTED THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES TO ISSUE 26 ADDITIONAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES ACROSS THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING SOCIAL EQUITY, MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT OWNERSHIP.
SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES WERE ISSUED TO APPLICANTS WHO QUALIFIED UNDER THE SOCIAL EQUITY OWNERSHIP PROGRAM AT A RANDOM DRAWING ON APRIL 8TH, 2022.
WHEN WE ADOPTED OUR ORDINANCE IN MARCH.
WE DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME WHAT THE RULES WERE GOING TO BE IN TERMS OF THE SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES.
THE CITY DECIDED TO ALLOW THE RECREATIONAL SALES ONLY WHEN IT'S A DUAL LICENSED FACILITY.
CURRENTLY OUR DEFINITION OF MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, ONLY INCLUDES BASICALLY THE NON-PROFIT MEDICAL DISPENSARY OR THE DUAL LICENSED FACILITY.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO DIVE INTO THE CODE THAT HAS BEEN DRAFTED AND IS UP FOR DISCUSSION IN RELATION TO THESE BASICALLY THESE SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES.
HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING A DEFINITION AND A USE.
THE FIRST CHANGE THAT COMES UP, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO BRING THESE TO YOU IN THE ORDER THAT THEY ARE IN THE ZONING CODE.
THE FIRST ONE IS BASICALLY AMENDING THE TABLE, AND THE FIRST IS COMMERCIAL ZONES.
CURRENTLY MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, WHICH LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE THOSE EITHER MEDICAL OR DO LICENSED FACILITIES WOULD BE CHANGED TO A NEW DEFINITION CALLED MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE RECREATION ONLY SALES.
THE SECOND TABLE THAT NEEDS TO BE AMENDED WOULD BE OUR INDUSTRIAL USES. I WANT TO GO BACK UP.
IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONES, THESE FACILITIES ARE ONLY ALLOWED IN THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE,
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WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE CONVERSATION.UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES, WE'RE JUST MERELY CHANGING THAT THE WORDING OR THE TERMINOLOGY HERE TO BETTER MATCH ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES.
WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO CHANGE MARIJUANA OFFSITE CULTIVATION LOCATION AND CALL IT MARIJUANA OFFSITE CULTIVATION ESTABLISHMENT.
ESTABLISHMENT IS SOME OF THAT TERMINOLOGY THAT HAS FOUND IN ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES.
AGAIN, NOTHING CHANGES IN TERMS OF THESE USES WHERE THEY'RE ALLOWED OR THEIR DEFINITIONS OTHER THAN LOCATION CHANGES TO ESTABLISHMENT.
THE NEXT BIG CHANGE IN SECTION 10,40,60 TO 20, THIS IS SPECIFIC TO USES.
THESE SECTIONS REALLY HELPED DEFINE OR THEY HELP TO GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW CERTAIN USES WITHIN THE ZONING CODE ARE PERMITTED.
THIS PARTICULAR SECTION IS DEDICATED TO WHAT WE HAVE DEFINED AS MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS.
UNDER THIS, WE ARE PROPOSING TO REPLACE MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT WITH MARIJUANA OPERATION AND REPLACE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY WITH MARIJUANA RETAIL. YES.
>> OKAY. SORRY, I'LL KEEP GOING.
WE ALSO WANTED TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW THE EXISTING SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA OPERATIONS, ALSO FOUND IN THIS SECTION.
SO RIGHT NO ANY MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS ARE DEFINED AS THE SALES FACILITIES, THEY'RE DESIGNED AS THE CULTIVATING FACILITIES AND AS THE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FOR SALES FACILITIES, AN ACCESSORY COMPONENT OF CULTIVATION AND MANUFACTURING IS ALSO PERMITTED WITH THOSE USES.
THIS WOULD APPLY TO ANY STANDALONE SALES OPERATION, ANY STANDALONE CULTIVATION FACILITY, AND ANY STANDALONE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, AS WELL AS TESTING FACILITIES.
THAT'S A NEW USE THAT CAME OUT OF PROP 207.
SO THESE ARE OUR EXISTING SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA OPERATIONS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL USES FOUND IN THE ZONING CODE THAT DO HAVE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FROM ONE ANOTHER.
THIS ISN'T THE ONLY USE THAT YOU'LL FIND IN THE ZONING CODE.
BUT BASICALLY IT'S JUST TO LOOK TO SEE IF THESE STANDARDS ARE STILL RELEVANT, IF THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE.
I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH THEM REALLY QUICKLY AND THAT IS THAT ANY MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT NEEDS TO BE LOCATED AT LEAST 2,000 FEET FROM ANY OTHER MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT.
THERE NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 500 FEET FROM A RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL DRUG OR ALCOHOL REHAB FACILITY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
THERE NEEDS TO BE 500 FEET FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR FROM ANY PUBLIC, PRIVATE CHARTER DRAMATIC DANCING, MUSIC LEARNING CENTER OR OTHER SIMILAR SCHOOL OR EDUCATION FACILITY THAT CATERS TO CHILDREN.
FIVE HUNDRED FEET FROM A DAYCARE HOME OR DAYCARE CENTER, AND 500 FEET FROM A PUBLIC LIBRARY OR PUBLIC PARK.
LASTLY, 500 FEET FROM A FACILITY DEVOTED TO FAMILY RECREATION OR ENTERTAINMENT.
RIGHT NOW, THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF HAS TWO MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.
THEY ARE BOTH DUAL-LICENSED FACILITIES, SO THEY ARE MEDICAL AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL.
THOSE TWO FACILITIES ARE BASICALLY, ONE IS CENTRAL FLAGSTAFF AND ONE IS WEST FLAGSTAFF.
THERE IS A THIRD DISPENSARY, IT IS, HOWEVER, LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARY OF FLAGSTAFF AND IS TECHNICALLY LOCATED IN COCONINO COUNTY.
THESE LOCATIONS, THEY'VE BEEN IN PLACE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
THE ONE FACILITY THAT IS CENTRAL IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING AND RELOCATING, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET RELOCATED AND THEY ARE THE APPLICANT REQUESTING THE PREVIOUS TEXT AMENDMENT.
IN LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE SEPARATIONS, THEY'RE NOT AN EASY THING TO MAP, BUT I HAVE DONE A LOT OF MAPPING.
I HAVE LOOKED AT THESE AREAS, WHAT ARE POSSIBILITIES? AND AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING DEFINITIVE.
SO THERE'S NOTHING DEFINITIVE THAT I CAN PROVIDE
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YOU IN TERMS OF WHERE POSSIBLE LOCATIONS ARE.BUT IN GENERAL TERMS, THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL SALES FACILITIES WOULD STILL BE FAIRLY LIMITED BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE.
THAT HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE IS REALLY CENTERED ON THE MILTON CORRIDOR, EN-ROUTE 66.
IT BASICALLY RUNS A TRAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF.
NOW THERE ARE A FEW AREAS, WOODLANDS VILLAGE, FOR EXAMPLE, AND A FEW PARCELS HERE AND THERE THAT DO HAVE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL, BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PARCELS, THEY ARE ALONG THOSE ARTERIAL CORRIDORS.
IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT THESE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS, THEY COULD BE MADE LARGER.
I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, TEMPE FOR EXAMPLE, HAS MUCH LARGER SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN FACILITIES.
I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH TEMPE AND HOW THEY GENERATED THOSE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS ARE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT THERE ARE A FEW ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS THAT COULD MEET THESE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS AND BASICALLY THEY COULD FIND A LOCATION THAT WOULD MEET THE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS.
THERE ARE STILL SPACES IN THE CITY WHERE THESE ADDITIONAL USES COULD BE ALLOWED.
AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT IS REALLY JUST RENAMING AND REDEFINING BUT THIS IS REALLY THE BIG, THE HEART OF THE ACTUAL TEXT AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT RENAMING MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT TO MARIJUANA OPERATION, AS WELL AS CHANGING THE LOCATION TO ESTABLISHMENT.
LASTLY, WE WOULD DELETE MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES AS DEFINED IN THE ZONING CODE TODAY AND REPLACE IT WITH MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR RECREATIONAL ONLY MARIJUANA SALES.
SO HERE'S THE DEFINITION PROPOSED.
MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE A NON-PROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES, DUAL-LICENSED ESTABLISHMENT AS DEFINED AND THAT SHOULD BE ASRS AS AMENDED, OR A SINGLE RECREATIONAL RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO SELL MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE CULTIVATION, MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, PACKAGING, OR STORAGE OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS AS AN ACCESSORY USE TO DISPENSARY.
SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONVERSATION TODAY AND THE QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION STAFF IS LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK.
AFTER THIS MEETING, WE PLAN ON HAVING A WORK SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 31ST.
THAT STAFF SUMMARY HAS ALREADY BEEN PREPARED AND YOU WILL SEE IT ROUNDED HERE SHORTLY TO COUNSEL.
SO THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU PROVIDE ME TONIGHT, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INCLUDE IN THAT STAFF SUMMARY.
HOWEVER, I WILL DOCUMENT WHAT FEEDBACK I RECEIVE TONIGHT AND PROVIDE TO THEM IN THAT WORK SESSION FOLLOWING UP.
FROM THERE BASED ON THE DIRECTION I RECEIVE FROM COUNCIL, STAFF WILL BE SETTING UP PUBLIC HEARINGS, BUT NO DATES HAVE DEFINITIVELY BEEN ESTABLISHED.
SO THE QUESTIONS THAT STAFF HAS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TONIGHT ARE, SHOULD THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF EXPAND THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE DEFINITIVE.
YOU CAN JUST HAVE A GENERAL CONVERSATION, PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION, YOUR GENERAL FEEDBACK.
JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU'LL BE MAKING A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL WHEN WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
AS WELL AS SHOULD THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF ALLOW SINGLE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS TO OPERATE IN THE CITY, THEREBY ACCOMMODATING THE SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES? LASTLY, SHOULD THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF INCREASE THE SEPARATION DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES OR MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS TO ENSURE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND, WELFARE ARE MAINTAINED.
SO WITH THAT, THESE WILL BE YOUR FINDINGS ULTIMATELY THAT WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE WHEN WE GET TO A PUBLIC HEARING.
JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT THOSE FINDINGS ARE.
LASTLY, I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS.
HOWEVER, BEFORE WE DIVE INTO TOO MUCH DISCUSSION, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT HAS A PRESENTATION TO MAKE.
>> OKAY. IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION BEFORE WE GET INTO QUESTIONS FOR CITY STAFF AND/OR THE APPLICANT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE APPLICANT TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT.
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>> I'M SORRY. HI, THIS IS PELE PEACOCK FISCHER ON BEHALF OF NOBLE HUB.
TIFFANY AND STAFF DID A GREAT JOB OVER-VIEWING OUR AMENDMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT THE EXTENDED HOURS, IS NOT AN OUTLIER ACROSS THE STATE AND TO WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS ALLOW FOR HOURS AND REALLY COULD SERVE AS A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY TO ALLOW INCREASE CONSUMER AND PATIENT ACCESS, AS WELL AS ALLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
THE EXTENDED HOURS WOULD ALLOW TWO FULL SHIFTS OF EMPLOYEES INSTEAD OF ONE EXTENDED SHIFT.
FINALLY, IT WOULD REALLY HELP WITH PATIENT FLOW AND CONSUMER FLOW.
RIGHT NOW WE TEND TO SEE A ONSLAUGHT OF PATIENTS AND CUSTOMERS, TOWARDS THE SEVEN O'CLOCK HOUR AND EXTENDING THE HOURS WILL REALLY ALLOW A MORE REGULATED PATIENT FLOW.
FURTHERMORE, ALL THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES ARE UPHELD, 24-HOUR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, PANIC ROOM, PANIC BUTTONS, VIDEO RECORDING, FAILURE REPORTS.
IN ADDITION TO NOBLE HUB AND MOST ALL DISPENSARIES ALWAYS HAVE SECURITY GUARDS AVAILABLE AT THE PREMISES THROUGH THE OPERATING HOURS, THROUGH THE CLOSE TO ENSURE EVERYONE IS SAFELY OFF THE PROPERTY AND OFF THEIR SHIFTS.
I JUST REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND I'M REALLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE.
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD NOT HAVE TO TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA. THANK YOU.
IF I COULD ASK STAFF TO PUT BACK, I THINK IT WAS TIFFANY THAT HAD IT UP, THE THREE QUESTIONS THAT WOULD PROBABLY HELP US IN DISCUSSING.
THEN IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO START DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE QUESTIONS BASICALLY ON EACH OF THE QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO START WITH THE FIRST ONE TALKING ABOUT THE HOURS.
I APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION OF THE OPERATING HOURS THROUGH VARIOUS CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
I FEEL THAT APPEARING FLAGSTAFF.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE AND MAYBE COMPARING US TO SALES AND HOURS DOWN IN PHOENIX AND THEIR SUBURBS MIGHT NOT BE AN EQUAL CORRELATION.
I MORE LOOKED AT SEDONA AND PRESCOTT.
THE OTHER ONE I LOOKED UP, ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T ON THE LIST, WAS SHOW LOW.
SEDONA OPERATES THEIR DISPENSARIES FROM 08:00-8:00 PM.
SHOW LOW IS 9:00 AM OR 10:00 AM-6:00 PM.
I SEE FLAGSTAFF FITTING INTO THOSE TYPES OF OPERATING HOURS BASED ON ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE OPEN IN THE EVENING OR NOT OPEN IN THE EVENING HERE IN FLAGSTAFF.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A 12 HOUR WINDOW OF AVAILABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AT A DISPENSARY.
BUT THAT WAS, AFTER READING THROUGH EVERYTHING, MY FEELING IS THAT 10:00 O'CLOCK IS TOO LATE FOR FLAGSTAFF AND THAT 08:00 PM FELT MORE COMFORTABLE IN OUR TOWN, MAYBE 09:00 PM AT THE LATEST.
I WAS ALSO WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT THE LAST HOUR OF OPERATION PROCEDURES RIGHT NOW.
DO THEY ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE STORE, THE DISPENSARY UP UNTIL THAT CLOSING MINUTES OR DO THEY ONLY ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENTER IN HALF-HOUR BEFORE CLOSING TIME SO THAT THEY CAN BE SERVICED AND GET WHAT THEY NEED AND THE STORE IS ACTUALLY CLOSED WITH EVERYBODY OUT BY CLOSING TIME?
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BECAUSE IF YOU'RE OPEN TILL 10:00, THEN YOU'RE REALLY OPERATING MAYBE UNTIL 11:00 TO GET EVERYBODY SERVICED.WAS WONDERING MAYBE IF THE APPLICANT COULD TALK TO THAT PROCEDURE OF HOW THE LAST HOUR OF CLOSING WORKS. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, MARY, AND I SEE THAT PELE HAS HER HAND RAISED AND MARY ARE YOU DONE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'LL COME BACK TO MY OTHER QUESTIONS.
I'LL LET THIS BE ANSWERED AND MOVE ALONG. THANKS.
>> PELE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER, PLEASE DO.
>> THE ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS CONSIDERED AS YOU LOOK AT HOURS OF OTHER MUNICIPALITY IS FLAGSTAFF IS MUCH MORE POPULATED THAN SOME OF THE JURISDICTIONS THAT WERE MENTIONED.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT SURROUNDING BUSINESSES SUCH AS PHARMACY, WHICH IS COMPARABLE TO ALLOW A MEDICAL PATIENT ACCESS GROCERY STORES AND OTHER ALIKE.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE 10 O'CLOCK TIME-FRAME WAS THAT IT WAS COMPARABLE TO OTHER SERVICES THAT PEOPLE MAY NEED ACCESS FOR.
SEVERAL OF THE PHARMACIES IN THE AREA ARE OPEN TILL 10:00 PM TO ALLOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT WORK SHIFTS STILL BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS.
WHEN IT COMES TO CLOSING TIME, EVERYBODY HAS TO BE, IT'S A HARD STOP AT 7:00 PM.
RIGHT NOW THE LAW IS THAT OPERATION HOURS ARE ONLY TELL 7:00 PM, SO EVERYONE HAS TO BE OUT OF THE DISPENSARY AND IT'S CLOSED AT 7:00 PM.
IF IT WERE EXPANDED INTO 10:00 PM, IT WOULD BE 10:00 PM, IF NOT A LITTLE FEW MINUTES BEFORE, TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS OUT AND THE DOORS ARE CLOSED AND LOCKED AT 10:00 PM.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.
BEFORE MARY GOES ON TO HER OTHER QUESTION, I TOO WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT SOME OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS NEARBY AND I DID THE SAME RESEARCH THAT MARY DID AND CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT MAYBE NINE O'CLOCK WOULD BE FOR ME A REASONABLE HOUR AND I'VE JUST HEARD THAT PELE SAY 10 O'CLOCK BECAUSE SOME OF THE PHARMACIES ARE OPEN THAT LATE.
BUT I WAS THINKING MORE IN THAT IT'S A MORE [NOISE] OF A BUSINESS-TYPE ATMOSPHERE AND A LOT OF FLAGSTAFF BUSINESSES CLOSE EITHER AT EIGHT O'CLOCK OR NINE O'CLOCK AND THAT WAS MY THOUGHT WOULD BE THAT PERHAPS NINE O'CLOCK IS A REASONABLE HOUR TO CLOSE.
I SEE RICARDO HAS HIS HAND UP, WELL, ONE MORE THING I DID WANT TO SAY OR ASK.
FOR ME, IF THE STAFF COULD EXPLAIN THE SINGLE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT AS FAR AS THE NON-PROFIT OR DUAL-PURPOSE IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT BETTER AND THEN I COULD BE MORE INFORMED ON THAT TOPIC.
BEFORE WE MOVE TO RICARDO IF YOU CAN [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING] SO IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT BETTER THAN THIS.
>> SURE, SO RIGHT NOW THE ZONING CODE ALLOWS FOR MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, BY DEFINITION, IS A MEDICAL OR DUAL-LICENSED MARIJUANA DISPENSARY CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
RIGHT NOW, THE CITY DOES NOT ALLOW SINGLE RECREATIONAL RETAIL SALES OF MARIJUANA.
THE ONLY WAY THAT THERE ARE RECREATIONAL SALES AT ALL IS WITH AN EXISTING NON-PROFIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
THE PROPOSAL. [OVERLAPPING] YEAH.
>> DUAL LICENSE MEANS THAT YOU HAVE BOTH LICENSES, MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL.
>> THE ONLY WAY WE CURRENTLY ALLOW RECREATIONAL SALES IS IF IT'S PARTNERED WITH AN EXISTING MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
BY CHANGING THE DEFINITION, THE USE WE SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THAT A SINGLE RECREATIONAL RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT WOULD BE PERMITTED, ONE THAT IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
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>> THEN OF THE 16 BECAUSE YOU SAID THE STATE ONLY APPROVES. [OVERLAPPING]
HOW MANY WERE APPROVED FOR FLAGSTAFF?
>> THEY'RE NOT APPROVED BY AREA, AND IN FACT.
>> ORIGINALLY WHEN MEDICAL MARIJUANA WAS ESTABLISHED, THERE WAS A SYSTEM, WE CALL THEM CHORES.
THERE WERE ONLY SO MANY PERMITS BASED ON A PHYSICAL AREA.
THERE WERE TWO THAT WERE BASICALLY ISSUED FOR THE FLAGSTAFF AREA.
WHEN PROP 207 HAPPENED, THE RULES HAVE ESSENTIALLY CHANGED.
THESE ARE RULES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
BUT THE WAY THAT ONCE YOU ARE LICENSED, YOU CAN ACTUALLY MOVE ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
YOU ARE NO LONGER LIMITED TO YOUR JOB, YOUR DISTRICT, YOUR LITTLE AREA.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY MOVE ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
WE COULD BE OPEN TO ADDITIONAL DUAL-LICENSED FACILITIES OR MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES.
THE 26 ADDITIONAL LICENSES ARE SPECIFICALLY ONLY RECREATIONAL.
THEY DO NOT INCLUDE A MEDICAL COMPONENT.
THOSE 26 WILL NEED TO FIND THEIR SPACE AS WELL.
THE LICENSES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FIRST, AND THEY WILL NEED TO NOW COME AND FIND THEIR SPACES IN COMMUNITIES UNDER EXISTING ZONING RULES.
CURRENTLY, WE DO NOT ALLOW THEM.
>> CURRENTLY, WE DON'T, CITY OF FLAGSTAFF BECAUSE OF THE ZONING CODE, DOES NOT ALLOW IT? [NOISE]
>> THANK YOU. THAT HELPED A LOT.
>> IF I GLOSSED OVER THAT, I APOLOGIZE.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER GUTHRIE.
I LIKE THE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS SO FAR.
WHAT IS THE DEMAND BEEN FOR INCREASING THE HOURS AMONG, LET'S SAY, MEDICAL PATIENTS AT THIS POINT? I'M TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF THE CURRENT TRAFFIC OR DEMAND IN AND AROUND THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT, THE MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS.
THEN I GUESS THE LAST PIECE IS, HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO THE LANGUAGING IN THE COUNTY? ARE THEY HANDLING THE CURRENT NEEDS IN AREAS THAT HAVE EXPANDED HOURS, FOR INSTANCE, OR ARE WE TRYING TO SHOULDER SOME OF THE LOAD THAT THE DEMAND HAS BEEN CALLING FOR? IT'S JUST HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CHANGE WILL BE IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC MOVEMENT AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, AFTER NINE O'CLOCK.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF INCREASING HOURS FOR MEDICAL NEEDS, ETC AS A LITTLE BIT HARDER SELL IN TERMS OF DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL AFTER NINE.
[LAUGHTER] I THINK AS THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID BEFORE.
I DO LIKE THAT IDEA OF INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY FOR PATIENTS.
I'M LESS CLEAR ABOUT THE DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL AFTER EIGHT OR NINE O'CLOCK. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GUTHRIE.
I SEE THAT PELE HAS HER HAND UP, SO SHE MAY HAVE SOME ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> THIS IS PELE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTIONS.
WE ARE BRINGING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE WE SEE A REQUEST AND DEMAND FOR PATIENTS AND CUSTOMERS PAST THE SEVEN O'CLOCK HOUR.
WE DEFINITELY HAVE MEDICAL PATIENTS THAT HAVE WORKED SCHEDULES THAT DON'T ALLOW FOR THE 07:00 PM.
ALSO, WE'RE BRINGING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE WE DO SEE A RUSH OF CUSTOMERS AT THAT 07:00 PM CLOSING TIME, WHICH FOR SECURITY, TRAFFIC FLOW, AND ALL THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, IT'S BETTER TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND AND HANDLE THAT ACCORDINGLY.
WHILE WE DID HELP WITH SOME OF THE RESEARCH TO SHOW THE TIMES AND VARIOUS AREAS, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION KNOWS THAT AS WELL A LOT OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS JUST ALLOW THE HOURS OF OPERATION TO BE SET BY THE TYPE OF ZONING THEREIN.
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THERE ARE JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE HOURS THAT ARE CALL IT UNREGULATED BY THE ZONING CODE BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON WHICHEVER ZONING DISTRICT THERE IN AND SO THROUGHOUT THE STATE THERE ARE EVEN JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE OPERATIONS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.REALLY WE'RE TRYING TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE OF ALLOWING INCREASED ACCESS, HAVING PROPER SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW, AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE ADD UP TO THE BEST OPERATIONS POSSIBLE.
I THINK IN LIGHT OF THE PASSING OF PROP 207 AND ADULT-USE BEING ALLOWED IN THE STATE, THAT WHILE WE STILL HAVE A LARGE POPULATION THAT HAS THEIR MEDICAL ACCESS AND ARE CONSIDERED MEDICAL PATIENTS.
IT'S VERY MIXED NOW THAT PEOPLE WELL, THEY COULD QUALIFY AS A MEDICAL PATIENT, MIGHT JUST BE PURCHASING UNDER ADULT USE.
THOSE POPULATIONS RIGHT NOW ARE VERY MIXED AND IT'S HARD TO REALLY DECIPHER IF SOMEONE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IF SOMEONE HAS A MEDICAL CARD, THEY ARE PURELY IN THE MEDICAL PROGRAM.
BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE IS A MIX BETWEEN ADULT-USE AND MEDICAL AND CLEARLY DISTINGUISHING KNOWS NOW THAT WE HAVE ADULT USE AVAILABLE AND I'M STILL HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
I SEE THAT COMMISSIONER NORTON HAD HER HAND RAISED FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER JONES.
I'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER NORTON FIRST.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS FOR CLARITY.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS CODE AMENDMENT AND CHANGE THE HOURS, RIGHT NOW, IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE DUAL LICENSES.
HOWEVER, IF THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED LAST MARCH, THAT DIDN'T ALLOW THE SOCIAL EQUITY, THE RECREATIONAL DISPENSARIES, AND WE NOW MAYBE ARE GOING TO MOVE TOWARD ALLOWING THOSE.
THEN THIS TIME, THESE OPERATIONAL HOURS IS GOING TO APPLY TO ALSO RECREATIONAL ONLY ESTABLISHMENTS.
IS THAT CORRECT? IF SO, THEN THAT'S WHERE I START TO LOSE MY COMFORT ZONE EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE IS I AM IN FAVOR OF MAKING THINGS AVAILABLE, PARTICULARLY TO THOSE WHO ARE PURCHASING WITH A MEDICAL CARD.
WHEN WE START TO GET INTO JUST RECREATIONAL USE AND THE 10 O'CLOCK HOUR, IT'S WHERE I SAID I'M NOT AS COMFORTABLE.
I AM HESITANT AND LOOKING DOWN THE LINE AS WE START TO LOOK AT THE SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES AND ALLOWING THOSE AND HOW THIS TIME CHANGE WILL IMPACT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER NORTON.
>> THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR ME BECAUSE I'M IN A CAR.
>> HOW IS THE CONDITION BUT THE FIRST OH, THANK YOU.
THE FIRST QUESTION I CAN'T SAY I HAVE A STRONG OPINION ABOUT CHANGING THE HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OTHER TWO QUESTIONS.
CAN YOU REMIND ME, TIFFANY, CURRENTLY WHAT THE DISTANCE IS BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENTS?
>> THE REQUIRED SEPARATION BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENTS RIGHT NOW IS 2,000 FEET.
>> TWO THOUSAND FEET AND THE CITY BLOCK IS LIKE WHAT, ABOUT 350 FEET?
>>YEAH. A BLOCK IS PROBABLY BETWEEN 200, 350 FEET, I'M TRYING TO COME UP WITH MILES.
>> WELL, USUALLY THAT HELPS EXPLAIN IT BECAUSE I THINK THE PURPOSE OF THAT REGULATION IS TO NOT HAVE ZONES WHERE THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF DISPENSARIES POPPING UP?
>> TWO THOUSAND FEET, THAT'S LIKE 6,7 BLOCKS THOUGH [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT SEEMS PRETTY REASONABLE TO ME ACTUALLY.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
MY QUESTION ABOUT THE SINGLE-USE AND THE MEDICAL USE, IS THERE EITHER YOU OR THE APPLICANT
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HERE WHO CAN TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT OFFERS THAT THE RECREATIONAL USE ONLY A FACILITY WOULD NOT OFFER? IS IT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRODUCT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?>> MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN HELP ME OUT ON THIS ONE.
BUT TO BE HONEST I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND EXPLORING MYSELF.
WELL, THE TWO DISPENSARIES AND FLAGSTAFF, THEY WORK OFF OF A WEBSITE AND THEIR WEBSITES MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR WHAT YOU CAN ORDER THAT'S RECREATIONAL AS OPPOSED TO WHAT YOU CAN ORDER THAT'S MEDICAL.
THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE PURCHASE RECREATIONALLY THAT ARE MORE MEDICINAL IN NATURE.
I'VE DONE A LOT OF EXPLORING CBD OIL, LIKE SALVES, PAIN CREAM, MINERAL BATH SOAKS THAT THINGS.
THERE ARE THIS WHOLE REALM OF PRODUCTS THAT I THINK YOU CAN THINK OF AS BEING MORE MEDICAL, BUT THEY STILL ARE FOR SALE RECREATIONAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF THC, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN MARIJUANA.
THE DIFFERENCE THAT CHANGES LIKE WHAT MEDICAL, MAYBE THERE'S DIFFERENT AMOUNTS AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING I CAN IF THERE'S NO ASSISTANCE HERE TONIGHT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'LL RESEARCH FOR YOU AND COME BACK WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> APPRECIATE YOUR RESEARCH, TIFFANY.
>>THIS IS WHY I TEAMED UP WITH THE EXPERT IN THE FIELD.
>> I'M SORRY. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER IT'S RECREATIONAL USE OR MEDICAL USE.
I JUST WONDER WHETHER THAT DESIGNATION IS GOING TO DISAPPEAR IN THE FUTURE.
I MEAN DISPENSARY IS GOING TO TRY TO EXPLAIN WHAT EVERY PRODUCT IS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.
I'M SURE IT'S TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO DO SO AND I JUST WONDER, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE REALLY IS.
I MEAN THAT BEING A MEDICAL DISPENSARY WAS A WAY TO BEGIN TO MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL IN ARIZONA.
I JUST WONDER THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT I HAVE IS THAT PERHAPS THAT DESIGNATION HAS GOTTEN INSTEAD OF GOING AWAY OVER TIME.
AS FAR AS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE A BAD IDEA TO EVEN MAKE IT A MILE BETWEEN THEM.
THE OTHER DISTANCES FROM SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH, THAT STRIKES ME AS PRETTY PERFORMATIVE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE IT REALLY MAKES EVEN HOW FAR AWAY THEY ARE.
BUT THAT DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM THAT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S MORE OF A KEY THING WORTH LOOKING AT.
BUT THOSE ARE JUST MY COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, MARIE [LAUGHTER], AND YOUR HELP WOULD BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHARLES.
BUT I HAVE PELE WHO HAS HAD HER HAND RAISED AND I THINK SHE WANTS TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> YES. I'M HAPPY TO JUST PROVIDE SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SO THERE'S TWO MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MEDICAL AND THE RECREATIONAL PROGRAM.
WITH THE MEDICAL PROGRAM, PATIENTS HAVE TO GET A RECOMMENDATION AND OBTAIN A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD, AND THAT DIFFERENCE WHEN THEY GO INTO A RETAIL DISPENSARY IS TWO MAJOR THINGS.
ONE, THEY ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS IN HIGHER QUANTITIES AND HIGHER DOSAGES, AND TWO, THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE EXCISE TAX.
THOSE ARE REALLY THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. BUT I THINK SOME OF THE COMMENTS ARE VERY RIGHT ON THAT.
NOW THAT ADULT-USE IS AVAILABLE, THAT THERE ARE ADULTS GOING IN BUYING PRODUCTS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING THEIR CARDS.
I THINK THAT THE LINES ARE BLURRED,
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BUT THERE CLEARLY ARE TWO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THE WAY INVENTORY IS TRACKED AND THE WAY ALLOCATIONS ARE TRACKED FOR MEDICAL PATIENTS IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN RECREATIONAL PATIENT.BUT TECHNICALLY THE REAL DIFFERENCE IS THE DOSAGES AND THE THC LEVEL THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO AS A MEDICAL PATIENT AND THEN NOT PAYING THE EXCISE TAX.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS AND MARIE.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MARIE?
>> NO, I DON'T, THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
>> THEN, COMMISSIONER GUTHRIE.
ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION FOR PELE.
WAS THERE ANY ADVANTAGE TO THE COUNTY OPERATIONS AS FAR AS THIS LANGUAGING AND OPERATING HOURS A GO.
IN OTHER WORDS, DOES THE COUNTY ALREADY HAVE A TYPE OF FLEXIBILITY IN TERMS OF DISTANCE AND HOURS OF OPERATION? OR IS IT REALLY JUST TRYING TO GET FLAGSTAFF IN LINE WITH THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT SEEMED TO HAVE ALREADY DIVED INTO THIS.
MY QUESTION IS BECAUSE ON OUR 70,000, 80,000 PERSON CITY, MAYBE 25,000 ARE STUDENTS AND OF THOSE 25, MAYBE 20 OR 30 PERCENT MIGHT BE ADULTS, LET'S SAY.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS OF THEIR PERSPECTIVE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE MORE ELIGIBILITY AND ACCESS INSIDE THE CITY.
BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY MY QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE COUNTY OPERATIONS AND FLEXIBILITY FOR OPERATIONS, AND DISTANCE, AND HOURS COMPARED TO WHAT WE MIGHT SEE IN THE CITY? BECAUSE I THINK YOU SAID BEFORE THAT YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE THE STATISTICS IN TERMS OF THOSE THAT GET THE APPROVAL CAN MOVE OUT OF THEIR JAW AT ANY POINT, [LAUGHTER] AND THEREFORE, IT MAY NOT BE BROKEN DOWN BY COUNTY VERSUS MUNICIPALITY.
BUT IF YOU DO HAVE THAT, LET US KNOW.
I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER JONES THAT THE SEPARATION DISTANCE MIGHT BE A CONCERN IN OUR SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GUTHRIE.
I DON'T KNOW TIFFANY IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT THE COUNTY HOURS ARE, I'M JUST GOING TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO MUTE WHEN THEY'RE NOT TALKING, AND THEN TO LOWER THEIR HAND WHEN THEY ARE DONE WITH THEIR COMMENTS.
TIFFANY, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING, OR IF I SHOULD GO TO PALEY.
>> I DON'T HAVE THE COUNTY REQUIREMENTS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE IT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, I'M TRYING TO LOOK IT UP ON MY PHONE.
>> IF WE CAN'T PROVIDE IT FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, I'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT AT THE TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING.
>> OKAY. I SEE THAT PALEY ALSO HAS A COMMENT ON THIS, AND I'LL LET HER COMMENT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTY HAS SPECIFIED THE HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP WITH TIFFANY ON THAT.
THE REASON FOR BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT FORTH WAS TO LADDER THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.
WE HAVE SEEN PATIENTS AND CUSTOMERS STRUGGLING WITH THE 7:00 O'CLOCK CLOSE TIME AND INCREASED ACCESS.
THIS IS TO BRING IT IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HAVING A BETTER FLOW OF TRAFFIC, SECURITY CONCERNS, AND ALLOWING ACCESS FOR PEOPLE THAT MIGHT HAVE JOBS THAT INTERFERE WITH THE 07:00 PM CLOSE TIME.
BUT I WILL MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW UP WITH TIFFANY ON THE SPECIFICS AND THE COUNTY ZONING CODE.
>> THIS IS COMMISSIONER MANDINO, MY ONLY COMMENT IS I HAVE A DEBILITATING, LONG-TERM PAINFUL ILLNESS, BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT I WOULDN'T BE PREPARED BEFORE 9:00 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
I'M RETIRED, I CAN PROBABLY GET THERE AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING OR SOMEBODY WHO WORKS NIGHTS COULD GET THERE IN THE MORNING.
THAT'S WHY MY SUGGESTED HOURS OF OPERATION WERE TILL 9:00 PM.
I DON'T THINK THAT ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN BETWEEN 9:00 AND 10:00 PM THAT I WOULDN'T BE ALREADY PREPARED FOR, TO RUN AND GET WHATEVER IT WAS THAT I NEEDED.
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I'M JUST THROWING THAT COMMENT OUT THERE.I HAD PARENTS IN THE HARDWARE BUSINESS.
THERE COULD BE A HARDWARE STORE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AND THEY WOULDN'T HAVE, THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS THAT SAY WHERE A HARDWARE STORE CAN BE, SO TO ME, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
I'M JUST GIVING MY OPINION ON THESE THINGS.
I'M TRYING TO READ ALL THREE THINGS.
I DON T THINK THAT THERE'S A PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY OR WELFARE CONDITION TO ME THAT WOULD MAKE ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT NEEDED TO BE A MILE AWAY.
I SEE STAFF MEMBER ALEX HAS HER HAND UP AND I'LL LET ALEX TALK.
>> SHE'S RAISING HER HAND FOR ME [LAUGHTER] TIFFANY BECAUSE I HAVE THE PRESENTATION GOING ON, ON MY COMPUTER.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT I FOUND THE COUNTY HOURS AND OPERATING HOURS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES, THEY ONLY LIST MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES ARE LIMITED TO 8:00 AM THROUGH 8:00 PM.
I DON'T THINK THEY'VE EDITED THEIR CODE.
I'M NOT SEEING HOW THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR CODE FOR DUAL LICENSES.
WHEN YOU DON'T CHANGE YOUR CODE THAT MEANS THE DUAL LICENSE IS PERMITTED.
[OVERLAPPING] THEY'RE OPERATING FROM 8:00 AM TO 8:00 PM IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> CORRECT. BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR CODE AT [OVERLAPPING] ALL SO IT'S BACK TO 7:00 AS IT WAS ADOPTED.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I SEE MARIE JONES HAS A COMMENT OR A QUESTION? SO MARIE?
I GUESS ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FACILITIES IF IT'S TRUE THAT THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONES ARE GOING TO BE MAINLY ALONG MILTON AND ROUTE 66, I JUST STARTED TO IMAGINE THE PICTURE WHERE EVERY HALF-MILE THERE'S A DISPENSARY AS YOU DRIVE THROUGH [LAUGHTER] FLAGSTAFF.
I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT OUR TOWN LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT I WOULD THROW IN THERE, THAT'S MY THINKING BEHIND THE IDEA OF HAVING MORE DISTANCE. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT THOUGHT.
I'M JUST THINKING THE THINGS THAT I SEE THE LONGEST LINES FOR ARE THE; WHAT IS THE COFFEE PLACE ON? [OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH, [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] DUTCH BROS.
>> DUTCH BROTHERS, DO THEY SELL CRACK IN THEIR COFFEE? THAT'S WHAT I WANTED [OVERLAPPING] TO SEE THE LONGEST LINES.
I FIRST SAW THAT AT THE DISPENSARY ON SCHWEITZER CANYON, WHICH I THINK IS WHO PALEY IS REPRESENTING.
I DRIVE BY THERE QUITE A BIT AND I DON'T SEE THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE HAVING AT THE BEGINNING, WHERE PEOPLE WERE LINED UP.
I'M NOT SEEING THAT NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHANGED.
IF IT'S JUST MORE ACCESSIBILITY OR I REALLY DON'T KNOW, BUT FROM MY THINKING, I DIDN'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM, BUT DUTCH BROTHERS IS PROBABLY MORE POPULAR THAN MARIJUANA JUST SAYING.
I SEE COMMISSIONER NORTON HAS HER HAND UP, COMMISSIONER NORTON?
>> THANKS. I JUST WANTED TO TAG ONTO WHAT COMMISSIONER JONES WAS SAYING, THE DISTANCE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I HAD GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO COMING INTO TODAY'S MEETING.
BUT THE 2,000 FEET AND THE VISUALIZATION OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN POTENTIAL DISPENSARIES, ESPECIALLY IF WE DO START TO ALLOW THE SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSES HERE.
I'VE TRAVELED A LOT THROUGHOUT COLORADO AND OREGON, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THOSE SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWNS WHERE WHAT YOU SEE ALL ALONG THE ROAD IS DISPENSARY AFTER DISPENSARY.
AND I WOULDN'T WANT FLAGSTAFF TO LOOK LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE ONLY LIMITED ZONING WHERE THESE DISPENSARIES COULD BE PLACED.
MAYBE THAT DISTANCE IS SOMETHING WE GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A HANDLE ON THE FUTURE.
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THAT WAS MY LAST COMMENT.ALL THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE, HAVE BEEN ANSWERED DURING THIS DISCUSSION WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS.
>> I SAW PALEY'S HAND GO UP FIRST, PALEY, IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY COMMISSIONER PALEY.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON HOURS OF OPERATION IN FLAGSTAFF, AND I THINK IT'S ENTERTAINING TO TALK ABOUT DUTCH BROTHERS BECAUSE DUTCH BROTHERS IS ONE OF THE FEW OPERATIONS IN FLAGSTAFF THAT'S OPEN 24 HOURS.
LIKE YOU SAID PEOPLE LIKE THEIR COFFEE.
>> THANK YOU. PEOPLE LOVE DUTCH BROS COFFEE OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T DRINK COFFEE, I'M A TEA DRINKER SO I KNOW THEY HAVE CHAI TEA, BUT I NEVER WANT TO WAIT THAT LONG FOR CHAI TEA.
>> THANKS. I'VE BEEN RELATIVELY QUIET DURING THIS, I CAME INTO THIS AFTER READING EVERYTHING, NOT HAVING TOO MANY CONCERNS AT ALL.
FEELING LIKE GENERALLY THE WAY THINGS WERE WRITTEN, THE SEPARATIONS, THE OPERATING HOURS SEEMS REASONABLE.
ONE THING, AND THIS IS A VERY INFORMAL AND NON-SCIENTIFIC GOOGLE SEARCH, BUT IT DOES ALSO APPEAR THAT MOST OF THE LIQUOR STORES IN TOWN WOULD CLOSE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10:00 PM AND 9:00 PM, GIVEN THE APPLICANTS' DESCRIPTION EARLIER OF CLOSING POLICIES WOULD BE THE TIME FRAME DOESN'T STRIKE ME AS UNREASONABLE WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED.
THE POINT ABOUT POSSIBLY LOOKING AT INCREASED JUST ESTABLISHMENT SEPARATION DISTANCE, I THINK IS A COMPLETELY REASONABLE THING WORTH CONSIDERING FURTHER DISCUSSION.
MY OPINION HAS CERTAINLY BEEN INFLUENCED BY SOME OF THE OTHER DISCUSSION HERE.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE IN-DEPTH PRESENTATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL.
I SEE COMMISSIONER NORTON HAS HER HAND RAISED.
>> I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T LOWER MY HAND.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE DISCUSSION? I APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU ABOUT THE DISTANCE AND PROBABLY COULD CHANGE MY MIND ON THAT AS WELL.
BUT I'M SEEING THAT WE HAVE NO MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS.
I GUESS THAT THIS WILL BE ON OUR AGENDA IN THE FUTURE.
I'M TRYING TO SEE IF IT'S AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
THESE TWO MIGHT COME AT YOU AT DIFFERENT TIME-FRAMES.
I WANT TO THANK PELE, AND I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR PUTTING THE TIME THAT THEY HAVE INTO THE PRESENTATIONS THEY GAVE AND THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS THAT THEY'VE HAD.
THANK YOU ALL. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6,
[6. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO/FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS]
WHICH IS MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO AND FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS.I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU DO.
I HAD ASKED PROBABLY A MONTH AGO ABOUT UPDATES ON STAFFING, AND THEN ALSO I KNOW, I THINK, ALEX OR TIFFANY HAD SAID THAT THEY HAD SOME TIME OR THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO GET TOGETHER SO THAT WE COULD MEET EACH OTHER.
I DON'T KNOW, I DO HAVE TO SAY MY HUSBAND IS QUARANTINING BECAUSE OF COURSE HE JUST GOT COVID.
I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THEIR HAND RAISED.
I DIDN'T SEE WHO RAISED THEIR HAND FIRST, BUT I'M GOING TO GO TO COMMISSIONER HARRIS SINCE WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM DURING THIS MEETING, AND THEN I'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER JONES.
THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSION ON THE AGENDA.
I NOTICED THAT IT STATE THAT IT WAS IN-PERSON AND IT WAS CLARIFIED THAT IT WAS STILL VIRTUAL.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, HAVE WE HAD ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT TRANSITIONING THESE MEETINGS TO IN-PERSON OR ARE WE GOING TO STAY VIRTUAL FOR SOME TIME YET?
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WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS HERE AT CITY HALL ABOUT COMMISSION MEETINGS.
BASICALLY, WE HAVE THE OPTION OF EITHER STAYING VIRTUAL OR GOING HYBRID, WHICH WOULD BE BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON.
I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT TO EVERYONE AND TALKING ABOUT WANTING TO DO AN IN-PERSON TRAINING IN LIEU OF OUR NEXT MEETING.
I'VE GOTTEN SO FAR PRETTY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE BEING AVAILABLE FOR THAT.
I WAS HOPING TO COMBINE THAT SINCE WE COULD BE IN-PERSON AND I WAS THINKING WE COULD PROBABLY TAKE OVER COUNCIL CHAMBERS, SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO STILL HAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE, BUT THAT WOULD ALSO BE A GREAT TIME FOR US TO SEE EACH OTHER AS WELL AS SEE STAFF IN-PERSON AND GET INTRODUCED TO NEW STAFF AND GUESTS.
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST UNLESS THERE IS A REAL PUSH FROM THE COMMISSION TO GO HYBRID SINCE I HAVE TO RUN A VIRTUAL MEETING IN EITHER CASE, [LAUGHTER] YOU'D LET ME KNOW HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED IF WE WANT TO TRY AND DO A HYBRID MEETING, IT JUST MEANS BASICALLY THAT STAFF NEEDS TO MANAGE TWO MEETINGS SIMULTANEOUSLY AS WELL AS THE CHAIR.
WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS THAT AT SOME POINT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. OF COURSE, THE JUNE 8TH MEETING IS THE ONE I CAN'T COME TO, SO I CAN'T MEET EVERYBODY, BUT HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL GET TO MEET EACH OTHER.
ALSO, I THINK IT'S A BURDEN ON STAFF TO RUN A HYBRID MEETING.
IT ACTUALLY MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN ON TEAMS BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE HARDER TO SEE EVERYTHING THE SAME.
I PERSONALLY WOULD RATHER US BE ON TEAMS THAN HYBRID.
BUT THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION.
I WILL MOVE ON TO, I THINK MARIE JONES HAD HER HAND UP NEXT AND THEN I'LL MOVE BACK TO COMMISSIONER HARRIS.
>> THANKS, CAROLE. MY QUESTION WAS FOR ALEX HERE.
JUST ABOUT THAT JUNE 6TH MEETING.
WHEN YOU SAY A TRACK, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN MAY BE MORE OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND.
WELL, THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, FIRST OF ALL, WOULD THIS BE A PUBLIC MEETING, OR WOULD THIS BE DEALT WITH THE WAY AS A JUST AN INTERPERSONAL THING, NOT REALLY INTENDING CASES? ALSO, I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT SOME TOPICS FOR CONVERSATION FOR THAT MEETING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF NEWER COMMISSIONERS AND IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE BRINGING TO IT.
THAT'S MY QUESTION AND COMMENT ABOUT THAT.
>> ALEX, DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT?
>> IT WOULD NOT BE A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WOULD NOTICE IT AS A QUORUM BECAUSE WE'D ALL BE TOGETHER, A MAJORITY OF US.
WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE WITH COMMISSIONS, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE DID IT, SO IT'S JUST GOING OVER BASIC MEETING PROCEDURES, SOME BACKGROUND IN PLANNING AND ZONING, HISTORY REQUIREMENTS.
I WOULD HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE THE BINDER THAT WE USE WITH THAT TRAINING.
WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, BUT LITERALLY, IT WAS LIKE THREE YEARS AGO.
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>> THANK YOU. I SEE COMMISSIONER NORTON HAS HER HAND UP.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SHARE, TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, DAN FULTZ GAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S LISTENING TOUR.
I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS ENLIGHTENING AND INFORMATIVE AS FAR AS WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS DEALING WITH, WHAT STAFF IS DEALING WITH.
I KNOW TIFFANY'S MENTIONED THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME ZONING CODES CHANGES COMING, THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT CODE, OBVIOUSLY, THE DEPARTMENT'S LOOKING AT THEIR PROCESSES, AND MAYBE IT'S TIME THAT AS A COMMISSION, WE GET TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND WHAT OUR ROLE IS, WHAT OUR VOICE IS AND SUCH.
I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE THAT IS ALSO GOING TO BE PART OF THE TRAINING OR THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE GET TO HAVE DURING THE TRAINING.
JUST WANTED TO RELAY THE TWO WEEKS AGO PRESENTATION IF MAYBE THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD MISSED IT, THAT IT WAS INFORMATIVE TO MAYBE GO BACK AND WATCH THE VIDEO ON IT. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER NORTON.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN DAN FOR A LONG TIME.
IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE HIM DO US PRESENTATION AS WELL THAT HE GAVE TO THE COUNCIL.
I WANTED TO START WITH YOU GUYS AND DETERMINE YOUR AVAILABILITY AND NOW I HAVE TO START REACHING OUT TO STAFF AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT DATE WILL WORK FOR EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO AND FROM COMMISSION MEMBERS? HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I THEN AM GOING TO MOVE TO OUR 7TH ITEM WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR ATTENDING THE MEETING TODAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.