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City Council Work Session
November 26, 2013
6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER.
1. Road to Zero Waste. (staff: Susie Gordon; 45 minute discussion)
The purpose of this work session is to provide information about proposed new waste reduction
goals for Council’s consideration, now that the Fort Collins community has reached a 50% waste
diversion level. A report entitled “The Road to Zero Waste Plan” was prepared. The Plan
describes how the community’s values contributed to developing the proposal for a zero waste
goal and served as a base for 11 recommendations to help Fort Collins become independent of
traditional landfill systems to manage its discards.
2. Local Action Regarding Amendment 64. (staff: Ginny Sawyer, Don Vagge; 1 hour discussion)
The purpose of this work session is to provide Council options to consider regarding recreational
marijuana as allowed in Amendment 64.
Amendment 64 allows persons 21 years-of-age or older to legally possess up to one ounce of
marijuana without a doctor’s recommendation and to grow up to six marijuana plants. Local
jurisdictions have the option to define and regulate home growing and enact local prohibitions on
public consumption.
Under Amendment 64, Council also has three options in regard to retail operations: (1) adopt an
ordinance prohibiting retail marijuana businesses in Fort Collins; (2) refer a retail marijuana
prohibition question to the voters; or (3) allow retail marijuana businesses in Fort Collins and
impose local restrictions on the time, place, manner and number of retail marijuana operations.
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Following the July work session, staff was asked to return for a follow-up work session with more
detailed options for regulating recreational marijuana in Fort Collins. Staff was also asked to
conduct public outreach on the issue.
The City of Fort Collins currently has a ban on all retail marijuana activity through March 31,
2014.
OTHER BUSINESS.
ADJOURNMENT.