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<br /> <br /> <br />City Council Minutes <br />October 6, 2025 <br />--------- <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />▪ Staff does not need additional office space because they already have space at other locations, so <br />maybe this could be cut to one shareable office space. <br />▪ How is this going to be paid for as there is reluctance to add to the tax levy and could a .5% <br />sales tax be considered as an option? <br />▪ Space is not needed for the antique fire truck. <br />▪ Asked for the costs of leaving the second floor as a shell versus what the build-out costs would <br />be at a later date. <br />▪ In addition to the safety of the firefighters, why is this facility needed and what is the benefit to <br />the community, what will be the efficiencies and will it help with response times? <br />▪ How much of the space is used by the ambulance service and can there be some cost <br />participation by them? <br />▪ What is the current agreement with the ambulance service? <br />▪ An additional $2 million is also being requested for a ladder truck. <br />▪ There is a lot of duplication with what the other stations have and items that could be cut. <br /> <br />Mr. Hutson noted this is a paired down version compared to other stations across the state. The <br />Council asked for data to support this statement. <br /> <br />The Council expressed the need to do their due diligence and to be able to answer the public's <br />questions. <br /> <br /> 11.3 Northbound and Cannabound Design Update <br /> The staff report was presented. Mr. Stremcha introduced BrianTempas with LSE Architects. <br /> <br />Mr. Tempas reviewed the site, floor plan, design concepts, parking, parking sharing, and constraints, <br />such as the stormwater basin and topography. He also reviewed the construction timeline. He noted <br />this parcel would include two building spaces on a tight site. He also discussed the tasting/class room <br />noting it is a new trend among liquor and cannabis stores to allow for education and brand <br />strengthening. <br /> <br />The council expressed the following comments: <br />▪ Has there been any thought to swapping the liquor and cannabis spaces to allow for more <br />privacy? The store deliveries flow from the east side of the stores with proximity to liquor for <br />bulk deliveries and are out of sight from the main storefront like Coborn's. <br />▪ Does this new liquor store add more storage space to allow for bulk purchasing? Mr. Stremcha <br />stated there is more vertical space. <br />▪ How security in the cannabis store is affected if the manager is in the shared office space area. <br />Mr. Tempas stated this would not be an issue. <br />▪ Concern for the branding colors and having a marijuana leaf in the logo. Councilmember <br />Wagner felt the brand should be modern, classy, and educational. Staff will provide more insight <br />on this topic at a future meeting. <br />▪ Feel the more profitable liquor business should be in the front area. Mr. Tempas discussed the <br />strategy of having the cannabis business in the front and that the liquor store will bring <br />customers to see the cannabis store. <br />Page 7 of 322