[0:02] Good evening everyone. I am calling the
Monday, June 8th, 2026 planning
[0:09] commission meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
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[0:45] Our first agenda topic tonight is the
adoption of the agenda.
[0:50] Have we had an opportunity to review the
agenda? And can I get a motion? Motion
[0:56] » second.
>> All right. All those in favor say I.
[0:58] » I.
>> All right. The motion carries.
[1:03] » Our second agenda topic tonight is the
approval of there our minutes from the
[1:08] May 11th, 2026 meeting. Commissioners,
have we had an opportunity to review?
[1:14] And can I get a motion?
>> Motion to approve.
[1:18] » Second.
>> All those in favor say I. I.
[1:21] » Oppos say nay.
>> Motion carries. Our
[1:28] third agenda topic tonight is a public
hearing of the application of Blue Fire
[1:33] Brands LLC for a conditional use permit
to allow a cannabis micro business at
[1:40] 12701
Sheridan Avenue South being presented by
[1:45] associate planner Miss Chapman.
>> Thank you chair for that introduction.
[1:49] Yes. This afternoon I'm going to talk
about the conditional use permit to
[1:53] allow a cannabis micro business at 12701
Sheridan Avenue South by Bluef Fire
[1:58] Brands LLC.
[2:02] The lefth hand image is a pictometry or
an aerial photo of the subject site. The
[2:06] principal structure is located in the
northeastern portion of the property and
[2:10] the right hand image is a zoning map of
the subject property and surrounding
[2:14] lots.
The subject property is zoned I1
[2:18] industrial park and is guided as IND
industrial office in the 2040
[2:23] comprehensive plan. Directly to the west
is um zoned P for park and is uh
[2:30] Soufisher Memorial Park and guided as PR
parks and recreation. Directly to the
[2:36] north is the B4 highway commercial
district and slightly to the east as
[2:41] well is also that district
[clears throat]
[2:44] and guided B US business retail office.
And directly to the south in a yellow
[2:49] color and hatched area is the R3B
highdensity residential district and
[2:54] guided HDR highdensity residential. in
this area to the south is significant in
[3:01] that last year in fall 2025 the planning
commission and city council gave
[3:06] approval to Reutder Walton development
which was a 120 unit apartment complex
[3:11] um serving workforce housing um they
have started preparation work the past
[3:17] few weeks they were issued a building
permit I think a few weeks ago to a
[3:22] month ago now and they intend to do
construction [clears throat] within
[3:26] I'd say the next few weeks week sometime
this summer. Um, and we when we were
[3:31] formulating the conditions of approval
for the cup, we um consulted with our
[3:37] attorney and drafted these conditions
with that that complex in mind. Um, and
[3:44] we have come to agreement with those
conditions and we'll get to that later
[3:47] in the report as well.
[3:51] Uh some background on the this subject
is that Bluef Fire Brands LLC is seeking
[3:56] conditional use permit approval to allow
a cannabis micro business at the subject
[4:00] property. The subject property as
mentioned previously is zoned I1
[4:04] industrial park and within that district
micro businesses are a conditional use.
[4:09] Micro businesses are defined as a person
entity licensed under Minnesota statutes
[4:14] chapter 342 to cultivate, manufacture
and sell cannabis products and related
[4:19] supplies to perform other activities
authorized by the license.
[4:24] The applicant [clears throat] is
proposing to cultivate and manufacture
[4:27] cannabis. Um and then in the report I
also mentioned with the potential for
[4:31] retail sales but after speaking with the
applicant that is um very likely to
[4:35] occur as well. Um, so just would like to
mention that beforehand. Um, the the
[4:41] applicant would be occupying 11,000
square feet of space in the central
[4:45] tenant space in a 27,000 square foot
building. Common procedures would
[4:50] include things such as uh cultivation,
drying, trimming, curing, and stoaging.
[4:55] Um, there's no exterior modifications
proposed for this project except the
[4:59] potential for installation of signage.
Um and uh originally there was talks
[5:06] about doing potentially retail business
at either this location or at another
[5:10] site but as mentioned previously this is
likely to occur at this location. Uh the
[5:15] purpose of the conditional use permit is
to evaluate the use and the location as
[5:20] it is heavily regulated by the state.
The subject property has been platted
[5:26] several times over the past several
years. In 1975, the property was platted
[5:31] as Outlaw A in Hedberg, Burnsville,
First Edition. And then in 1997, the
[5:35] property was a remnant outlot of outlot
A through Hedber, Burnsville, second
[5:40] edition, which is a two lot subdivision.
And the adjacent parcel at the time was
[5:45] developed as a multi-tenant commercial
building with B4 zoning. And as I was
[5:50] looking through those documents, I
between the years of 1970s to the 1990s,
[5:56] a lot of the subject proper, a lot of
those properties were zoned I1. Um, and
[6:00] then as it got closer to the 90s, a lot
of those zoning started to get reszoned
[6:04] to um B4, higher commercial zoning. And
I couldn't really glean
[6:11] reasoning for keeping the exact zoning
at this time. So from what I can gather
[6:16] from that information, it has basically
retained its I1 designation. So in other
[6:22] words, it is a legacy designation from
previous platting. [clears throat]
[6:25] Um most recently in 2001, the site was
platted in a single lot subdivision
[6:31] known as Hedberg Burnsville third
edition. um and received conditional use
[6:35] permit approval in that same year for
outdoor storage of boats, campers,
[6:39] recreational vehicles, trucks, and other
vehicles on the west side of the
[6:42] property within that fenced in area. And
within that same year, the building was
[6:47] also constructed. Um and now I'm going
to briefly talk about um cannabis
[6:53] ordinances in regards to state as well
as uh the Burnsville specific ordinance.
[6:59] And this might be a recap for a lot of
you. Um, but in 2023, the Minnesota
[7:04] legislature passed Minnesota statute
342, uh, which a which was later amended
[7:09] in 2024 to allow adult use cannabis,
which which created the Office of
[7:14] Cannabis Management, also known as OCM,
which oversees cannabis licensing and
[7:18] enforcement. Cities were given an
opportunity to create ordinances that
[7:22] dictated time, place, and manner. They
could also create buffers and caps. um
[7:27] buffers could be in regards to location
of schools and daycarees and parks. Um
[7:33] when the city of Burnsville brought this
to uh the city council, the city council
[7:38] gave direction to staff to um not
initiate any buffers or caps on cannabis
[7:43] businesses because it was seen seen as
very similar to liquor and tobacco
[7:47] sales. um which created ordinance number
1619
[7:51] um which uh resulted in city code 10753
adult use cannabis. Um and within that
[7:58] zoning ordinance it discusses various
cannabis business types and
[8:04] identifies them as either one of three
things uh permitted, conditional or
[8:08] prohibited. This specific use is a
conditional use. The applicant received
[8:13] notification in May or June last year in
2025 of preliminary license approval and
[8:18] has 18 months to secure the location um
and complete all state requirements and
[8:22] this is the fifth conditional use permit
that the city or that the planning
[8:26] commission has seen thus far.
The primary function of the business
[8:31] will be to produce cannabis flour for
sale for dispensaries and wholesale
[8:35] businesses. Um much of the space as I
mentioned earlier uh will be inter
[8:40] interior modifications. Um and much of
this development is to have spaces
[8:47] dedicated towards cultivation,
processing and packaging. Uh four rooms
[8:51] will [clears throat] be dedicated to
flowering rooms um which will make the
[8:55] majority of the space and there will be
a 760 square foot space dedicated to
[9:00] retail. Um and if it was not if it's not
converted into a retail space, it will
[9:05] be it will remain as an office labeling
breakroom and packaging space. Uh this
[9:10] dispensary would primarily sell cannabis
flour cultivated on site and other
[9:15] products from other businesses
in accordance with city or the state
[9:21] statutes. Security measures must also be
followed and that includes things like
[9:25] uh door alarms, motion detectors, and
cameras. Uh and then the applicant
[9:30] mentioned that that staff would enter
through the rear doors using a security
[9:33] code and um regardless of whether uh
retail dispensary is established on
[9:39] site, public will not be able to access
the cultivation spaces. Um with the
[9:44] dispensaries on site, customers would
have to enter a secure vestibule with a
[9:49] security guard checking ID and there
would be a steel reinforced locked door
[9:53] separating the retail and cultivation
spaces.
[9:57] And in terms of the odor suppression
plans, they're very similar to the past
[10:00] condition or the past conditional use
permit um odor suppression plans from
[10:04] other facilities as well. Um they will
have an HVAC system with control
[10:08] temperature and humidity without
introducing outside air. Um each
[10:12] cultivation room will have a ductless
air handling system um to recirculate
[10:16] air. Uh recirculating air scrubbers will
be shared in support areas to mitigate
[10:21] odors in the building and there will be
no mechanical pathways that will direct
[10:24] air outdoors.
They anticipate to have four to five
[10:28] employees um specifically for the
cultivation use and cultivation will be
[10:33] open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday with
[10:37] limited hours on Sunday. And if with
retail sales, they would hire an
[10:42] additional 5 to six employees on site
with hours of operation for retail from
[10:46] 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
[10:51] Friday through Saturday.
And here's a site plan that the
[10:56] applicant provided us. The lefth hand
image is uh shows the subject property
[11:02] and those three tenant spaces. The
applicant would be residing within the
[11:06] middle tenant space which is highlighted
in the green. The right-h hand image is
[11:10] a breakdown of those spaces. Um and as
mentioned previously, um most of this
[11:16] space will be dedicated towards
flowering rooms and mainly cultivation
[11:19] practices. Um, and I'd like like to
highlight as well that the retail space
[11:24] will be located in uh the [snorts] blue
section on the screen, which is uh the
[11:29] north western portion of this picture.
[11:35] Uh, under city code 10726,
uh, the city calculates the minimum
[11:40] number of parking stalls required based
on the uses within the building. And as
[11:45] such, uh, staff calculated it based off
three tenants that would be residing in
[11:49] this building. So at this time that will
be Demcom Demolition, Crystal Fresh
[11:53] which is a snow cone flavoring
manufacturer and then the applicant. Um
[11:58] if the applicant does not do any retail
sales then a total of 37 stalls are
[12:02] required for this project. If retail
sales are um if the applicant who likes
[12:08] to do retail sales, an additional two
stalls are required for this project for
[12:12] a total of 39 parking stalls. The site
currently has 46 parking stalls meeting
[12:17] the minimum requirement.
[12:21] Um and then as part of a cultivation
business, they do receive some
[12:25] deliveries in regards to supplies for
their business. And large shipments in
[12:30] terms of their for cultivation will
occur about every 3 weeks to every
[12:35] month. And these deliveries will occur
through their rear rollup doors behind
[12:40] their building. Smaller deliveries will
come from USPS or FedEx and those will
[12:44] happen periodically.
Most delivery deliveries will occur on
[12:48] pallets containing cultivation supplies
and um the products produced on site
[12:54] will be collected from a licensed
cannabis transportation business that
[12:58] will collect them from those same rollup
doors
[13:01] and staff um on site will seal the
produced products in OCM approved bags
[13:07] and place them in totes. These totes
will collected every 3 weeks between 8
[13:11] a.m. and 5:00 pm in sprinter vans and
small cube trucks. [snorts]
[13:15] The licensed cannabis transportation
business will distribute to cannabis
[13:18] dispensaries and wholesalers. This the
applicant does not have a transportation
[13:22] business and will not distribute these
products.
[13:26] The applicant mentioned that there is a
dumpster on site that will be located
[13:29] behind the building. Um under the
screening requirements of our city code,
[13:33] there are three ways in which uh trash
can be screened. One is to screen the
[13:38] tra the private trash and recyclables by
screening it on three sides. Or you can
[13:42] screen it from public view behind the
principal structure. Otherwise, you can
[13:46] store them within the principal
structure or an accessory structure. In
[13:49] this case, the applicant has elected to
put the dumpster behind the building
[13:52] where there is no public visibility from
Sheridan Avenue South.
[13:57] And the dumpster would be collected uh
weekly and much of the waste generated
[14:01] on site would be office related. The
applicant has also um indicated to staff
[14:06] that they've not determined the rooftop
utility plans at this time. Um as such,
[14:11] staff has generated a condition to
safeguard this requiring that all
[14:15] rooftop utilities must meet our
screening requirements. Um in screening
[14:19] specifically in our ordinance states
that all rooftop utility units must be
[14:25] um screened from ground level view
through parapit walls, pen houses or
[14:28] other architecturally integrated
features.
[14:32] The proposal is a use request since it
is regulated by the state. The project
[14:36] meets the findings for approval of a
conditional use permit. The proposal
[14:39] meets the intent of the zoning ordinance
and comprehensive plan and meets
[14:43] Burnsville ordinance number 1619.
Staff recommends that plan commission
[14:48] recommend to the city council approval
of the conditional use permit to allow
[14:51] Bluef Fire Brands LLC to operate a
cannabis micro business at 12701
[14:57] Sheridan Avenue South subject to the 13
conditions of approval.
[15:01] The project shall be completed in
accordance with the submitted plans and
[15:04] as amended by these conditions of
approval. Any significant changes to the
[15:07] plans is determined by the planning
staff shall require review and approval
[15:11] by the planning commission and city
council. Conditional use permit approval
[15:15] shall expire one year from the date of
the city council approval unless a
[15:19] building permit has been requested and
approved or the city council grants the
[15:22] time extension. The city council may
extend the expiration date upon written
[15:26] application by the person to whom the
approval [snorts] was granted.
[15:30] The applicant shall complete pre
pre-licens inspections and other
[15:33] necessary steps required by the
Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management
[15:37] to obtain a fully issued cannabis
business license. All private trash and
[15:41] recyclable materials shall be screened
in accordance with city code 10718B.
[15:46] All rooftop and mechanical equipment
installed shall be screened in
[15:49] accordance with city code 10231E.
All new signage installed on site shall
[15:54] be in accordance with city code 1030.
All cannabis cultivation and excuse me
[16:00] in manufacturing activities shall be
fully contained within the principal
[16:03] structure. No outdoor activities or
storage are permitted. Applicant shall
[16:08] submit proof of valid preliminary and
final license from the Minnesota Office
[16:11] of Cannabis Management prior to
operation and within one year of
[16:16] approval of the CUP. Otherwise, the CUP
will automatically expire. The business
[16:21] shall maintain all required state
licenses for the duration of the
[16:24] conditional use permit. Failure to
operate in compliance with the Minnesota
[16:28] statutes and rules governing cannabis
micro businesses shall be grounds for
[16:32] termination of the conditional use
permit. The business shall implement
[16:36] odor suppression measures including but
not limited to HVAC filtration or carbon
[16:40] scrubbers to prevent detectable odors
beyond the property line. Security
[16:44] measures shall be installed and
maintained consistent with the office of
[16:48] cannabis management's requirements and
city code including controlled access,
[16:52] exterior lighting and surveillance
cameras. If a dispensary is established
[16:56] on site, additional parking stalls shall
be striped behind the building. A
[16:59] parking plan shall be submitted and
reviewed by staff prior to striping
[17:02] striping. With that in mind, I will turn
it over to the planning commission for
[17:07] any comments or questions that you may
have.
[17:10] » Thank you, Miss Chapman. All right,
commissioners, do you have any questions
[17:14] for staff?
>> Commissioner L.
[17:17] » Uh question on the other cups of the
building. Is there anything else that is
[17:21] impacted that needs to be changed or
altered at this point? When I was
[17:24] looking through it, I didn't see
anything that required or impacted
[17:28] anything. That conditional use permit is
specific to outdoor storage, which would
[17:31] be on the west side of the property. Um,
the only thing I could see is if the
[17:36] applicant was requesting outdoor
storage, then that would require a
[17:40] conditional use permit amendment.
>> Commissioner.
[17:46] » All right.
uh it may
[17:51] provide a retail component either on
this site or another site if I
[17:57] understood it correctly.
>> Yep. So originally I wrote the report
[18:00] with the thought there's there was
potential for retail sales but after I
[18:04] spoke with the applicant there's a large
possibility of having retail sales on
[18:08] site.
>> Okay. [clears throat]
[18:12] Does this authorize the retail also or
do they need to come back? It does. Yes,
[18:18] it allows retail with this conditional
use permit.
[18:25] » I can just add clarification to that
one. So, the applicant has a
[18:31] um
preliminary approval for a cannabis
[18:36] micro business underneath that cannabis
micro business umbrella retails within
[18:41] that. So, it's very similar to some of
the other applications we have seen here
[18:44] in this zoning district, standalone
retail will not be permitted. Um, in the
[18:49] I1 district, um, however, since this is
a cannabis micro business, underneath
[18:54] that umbrella, they can do retail,
cultivation, manufacturing, all that
[18:58] falls underneath this conditional use
permit. So, kind of add a little more
[19:03] detail to that.
Commissioner Anderson,
[19:08] » will they have to build out all the
security for the retail right now when
[19:15] they modify for,
you know, the manufacturing growing or
[19:20] can they do that later? [clears throat]
>> So, I know that we
[19:25] earlier this year we had a different
business that was going to do um
[19:31] cultivation and manufacturing before
retail. And so we stated to them if they
[19:36] wanted to do the cult or for the retail
first they would have to meet those
[19:40] requirements and then later the
manufacturing. So it depends on how the
[19:44] applicant would like to proceed if this
would be something they want to complete
[19:48] you know operate all at once. If they
strictly just want to do cultivation at
[19:54] the beginning then they need to have
that in place. Um, regardless, they need
[19:57] to meet state requirements on cannabis
and security measures.
[20:05] » Do they have to come back for a separate
building permit to do the retail to
[20:09] build out the retail if they don't do it
now?
[20:12] » Correct. If they just submit a building
permit and they're just doing if the
[20:15] building permit was only for
cultivation, they would need another
[20:19] building permit for that retail space.
Unless they do one building permit that
[20:23] includes both, then they wouldn't need
to come back for another one.
[20:30] » Just so I'm I'm clear, this is the only
product that would be allowed to have
[20:35] retail in that district.
>> Yeah. um commissioner. So underneath the
[20:42] cannabis micro business
lensure from the state of Minnesota
[20:47] within this zoning district and in all
zoning districts, cannabis micro
[20:51] businesses require a conditional use
permit.
[20:55] So by in general generally in the I1
district, we don't do not allow retail.
[21:01] However, with the conditional use permit
for a micro business, kind of similar to
[21:05] like a brewery, it would trigger that
the conditional use covers that or
[21:08] allows permits for it.
>> And that was going to be my next
[21:11] question. So, if say a brew pub came in,
they might be able to get approval for
[21:16] something like that. The reason I'm
asking these questions is it goes back
[21:19] to when the council originally
talked about whether there would be any
[21:23] restrictions on these cannabis business.
And part of the reason was they they
[21:26] wanted it to be treated like any other
business. So, I want to make sure
[21:30] they're not getting special treatments
simply because we're giving them a
[21:33] conditional [clears throat] use permit
simply because they sell cannabis.
[21:36] » No, that's a good good point there,
Commissioner. So, we have it's come to
[21:40] our attention that we have aired in this
code and we'll probably bring this
[21:43] before you at a later date. Um, the
original intent from the council was to
[21:48] allow cannabis uses
um where we allow similar uses, other
[21:54] uses, tobacco breweries and such. Well,
we didn't think about breweries and THC.
[22:01] A lot of breweries allow for hemp tea uh
produce hemp THC products. We didn't
[22:08] think about that when we did it. So, we
had to go back and do that. However, to
[22:11] complicate things, the federal
government does have a ban beginning in
[22:15] November on hempbased THC beverages. And
we reached out to the state of Minnesota
[22:19] on that one. They weren't able to give
us clear guidance at this time. So,
[22:22] we're kind of putting the pause button
on that one because if they like federal
[22:26] government goes moves forward with this
as legislative change, all hemp deprived
[22:31] THC
will have to you have to go back to the
[22:37] drawing board on that one. So, that's
where we're kind of in the pause but
[22:40] like do we do an ordinance amendment now
or do we wait and see what happens?
[22:43] We're kind of in that wait and see
approach, but we either way that's
[22:46] something we didn't think about when we
did this. We didn't think breweries and
[22:49] the THC. So that's something we have to
go back and take a look at. So we're
[22:54] making sure we're consistent. We're
training everyone fair. That was the
[22:57] intent or the direction I should say.
>> Thank you,
[23:04] » Commissioner Anderson.
>> It you noted the employees would enter
[23:08] from the back, but there really isn't
any outline parking in the back. Is it
[23:14] is that allowable that they could park
back there?
[23:17] » Yes, they can park back there. and they
were planning to park right near one of
[23:22] the rollup doors that they would not be
using. Um, we didn't ask for that
[23:26] diagram or plan, but if they're going to
be doing retail sales, we want to make
[23:30] sure that there's enough parking on site
um for those employees back there. So,
[23:37] we had a condition back in the I think
it was condition 13 that stated that
[23:42] striping needed to be added to
accommodate any additional parking.
[23:47] It's also worth noting too,
commissioners, that the the rear of the
[23:50] building is fenced in too. So, there's a
little additional security measure on
[23:54] that. So, this is something else as Kier
and I were looking at this application.
[23:58] Um, we know that's fenced in. So, it's
an additional and there's a gate too to
[24:03] limit access back there if needed.
[24:08] » All right. Commissioners said there's no
more questions for staff.
[24:12] All right. Then before we open the
public hearing, if the applicant is in
[24:15] the room, I invite you to um join the
podium, make an introduction, and I'll
[24:20] um let the commissioners ask some
questions.
[24:24] » John Robertson, Bluef Fire Brands.
>> Can you state your address for the
[24:28] record?
>> Uh 12 701 Sheridan Avenue South,
[24:33] Burnsville.
>> All right, commissioners, did you have
[24:36] any questions for the applicant?
[24:42] Commissioner Long,
>> can you give us a little bit more
[24:44] clarity on the retail uh portion of
this? I I I'll say I have some concerns
[24:50] because it feels like I mean that's the
one thing that's holding me back from a
[24:54] yes vote right now would be the fact
that we're unclear on whether you're
[24:58] going to do retail or not and if so
how long or
[25:05] » so it's my plan right now to not do
retail there because of capital and the
[25:11] location and I've also learned that
there's another dispensary that's coming
[25:16] up across from 13. So,
probably we're leaning towards not doing
[25:21] a retail at this point at that location.
And we need the room for what we're
[25:26] doing, we're going to use that space for
office and for other things for
[25:31] packaging. And we're really leaning
towards not using it as a dispensary. If
[25:35] if it helps to not add this, if that
makes it an easier decision to not have
[25:41] this as part of my micro license at this
time, then we don't have to put it on
[25:46] there. I'm okay with that
>> and I'm not asking you to remove it. I I
[25:49] just have I mean that would be up to
others but I just had that concern
[25:54] » until the ordinance is rewritten and it
is kind of inclusive of other businesses
[25:58] as well. Um [clears throat]
that would be my but
[26:02] » the one thing to add to commissioners
under the micro business they can do a
[26:06] retail at a different site. So you can
cultivate at one place manufacturing
[26:10] stuff and I think they're allowed one or
two.
[26:13] » You can do both. You can do all three if
you want.
[26:15] » Yeah. Well, I think you can do the
retail at a different site. It doesn't
[26:17] have to be at the subject site. It can
be at a different location.
[26:20] » And that's where we're leaning at this
point. We're kind of waiting to see how
[26:24] many pop up and where and finding a
location that maybe isn't one right
[26:28] across the highway there.
>> Thank you, Mr. Hamilton.
[26:32] » So, if you have retail at another
location,
[26:37] does that need to come back to us or is
that all covered under one umbrella?
[26:41] » It depends where they're going. So, if
they're going at a different location,
[26:45] we would want to look at the zoning to
see whether it's a conditional or
[26:48] permitted use. Um, and then we could
provide direction from there. But if
[26:53] they, let's say, they did want to opt to
do, you know, retail at this location
[26:58] later on, they're [clears throat] still
given that ability to, um, they just
[27:01] need to make sure they're meeting the
ordinance requirement or the the
[27:04] conditions that we listed in this
conditional use permit and then submit a
[27:07] building permit for retail sale or to do
the building permit changes to the site
[27:14] to do retail at that location.
[27:18] Now, so your strategy is is to operate
also as a wholesaler to sell to other
[27:25] cannabis distributors if I understood it
correctly.
[27:28] » Yes. To other dispensaries that are up
and running.
[27:31] » Okay. So, are there particular
transportation requirements? Yes. And
[27:39] » now, would you contract with a with a
carrier or use your own vehicles?
[27:44] » No, we're not allowed to. The OCM
doesn't allow you to do that at all. You
[27:48] have to use a licensed carrier who's
right there.
[27:52] » Okay. [laughter]
>> They have their own business with it.
[27:56] And it all has to be scanned through the
metric system, weighed, put in totes,
[28:01] put in licensed transportation vehicles,
and brought to other locations.
[28:08] » We're not allowed to touch anything
else. Nothing goes out of that building
[28:11] except for if they take it.
>> Thank you. Yep. Any
[28:17] more questions for the applicant?
All right. Thank you.
[28:22] » Okay.
>> With that, I will open the public
[28:24] hearing at 6:58
p.m. Anyone who wishes to speak to this
[28:30] can approach the podium.
[28:36] » Did you say that the person doing the
transportation is also here tonight?
[28:40] » Y.
>> Come on down.
[28:43] » All right. The building owner is here as
well. [clears throat]
[28:46] » Nice.
>> Hey guys, uh Jared Schroeder uh with
[28:49] Meta Commercial as well as Green Haven
Logistics. Uh my address is 1 19325
[28:55] Clearwater Loop and that's in
Farmington, Minnesota.
[29:00] » Uh but yeah, so like he was saying, um
all product in Minnesota has to be
[29:04] transported by a licensed carrier. Uh we
contain a transportation license through
[29:09] uh statute 342 and governed by the OCM
as well. Um all of our vehicles are GPS
[29:16] tracked. Um they are on cameras at all
times. Uh they leave our facility. They
[29:22] are tracked through the cameras of our
facility. Uh cameras on our vehicle. Um
[29:28] when the product is loaded up, we have
cameras both external and internal. Um
[29:33] all of our vehicles have a segregated um
ability. So their the cab is separated
[29:39] from the actual um storage. So they
cannot access it directly. Um and they
[29:46] are tracked and monitored through uh the
OCM's metric system. Um so all orders
[29:52] are placed through our website through
metric. Um everything is done. Um our
[29:58] drivers are listed. Um all employees
have to be background checked. um
[30:02] standard through the OCM practices. Um
and basically any product within the
[30:08] state has to be run through us. Uh it
cannot be run through uh any individual
[30:13] licenses. So cultivators, manufacturers,
retail cannot move their own product. Uh
[30:19] micros and mezos can only move their
product to their own facility. However,
[30:24] they are subject to the exact same rules
and regulations that we have to follow
[30:27] as well. Um, and that's why
realistically nobody actually does that
[30:31] in this industry. So, um, we've been up
and running since April. Um, we've moved
[30:36] about just under 3,000 packages now over
the that period of time. Um, we prefer,
[30:44] as he stated, we use um plastic totes.
Um, so they are zip tied and serial tied
[30:50] so that way they are completely sealed
and tracked the entire way. Uh once they
[30:54] get to the facility um they are checked
in at the dispensary checked to make
[30:59] sure that the coding is done correctly
uh before anything is accepted and
[31:03] transferred out of our system.
>> Thank you.
[31:08] » Yeah.
>> Any questions? No.
[31:12] » All right.
>> Thank you. Right.
[31:17] If anyone else wishes to speak, they can
step to the podium and or do we have
[31:21] anyone online?
[31:27] All right. I will close the public
hearing at 7:01 p.m. Turn it over to
[31:32] commissioners for discussion and or
we'll entertain any motions.
[31:45] They appear to have covered
all the questions, all the stipulations
[31:51] the city has imposed or has suggested a
number of conditions.
[31:57] So
if anyone wants to present a motion.
[32:03] » Yeah, I can present a motion. Uh motion
uh for us to recommend to the city
[32:08] council the approval of the cup
[clears throat] to allow Bluef Fire
[32:11] Brands LLC to operate a cannabis micro
business at 12702 Sheran Avenue South
[32:17] subject to the 13 conditions of approval
noted.
[32:21] » We have a motion
>> second.
[32:23] » All those in favor say I.
>> I oppose say nay.
[32:27] » All right, the motion carries.
Congratulations.
[32:30] » Thank you.
>> Yeah. Thank you.
[32:37] All right. Our next agenda topic is
updates.
[32:45] » Updates from staff.
>> Yeah. The only update is um the city
[32:50] council did select a new commissioner as
commissioner Ali has termed out. So we
[32:56] do have one new commissioner joining um
joining us. Um he will be at the train
[33:02] next week. Um don't know his name off
the top of my head right now so I
[33:06] apologize but uh we welcome him. Uh
we'll miss Ali and his time on this
[33:10] commission. However, I believe he did
get appointed to the EDC so economic
[33:15] development commission. So Ali will
continue to serve the community. Update
[33:19] for zoning.
>> Um the zoning ordinance that this body
[33:23] approved um did get approved by the city
council. Um it will be published in the
[33:28] newspaper this coming Friday. and then
the codified in um the following week.
[33:35] So, it'll be live online. So, I thank
everyone for all their time and effort
[33:38] on that one and uh we're excited to see
that finally go live.
[33:44] » Absolutely.
>> So, that's that's it.
[33:46] » Awesome. Any updates from commissioners?
I skipped you.
[33:50] » No. All right. Then the last agenda
topic tonight is adjournment.
[33:56] Who would like to make a motion?
>> Some move. Can I get a second?
[34:01] » All those in favor say I. I. Oppose say
nay.
[34:05] » And the motion carries.
That's a wrap.