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• <br /> October 14, 2020 <br /> Roll was called with all council members voting yes. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> COUNCIL BILL 2009-49 <br /> THIRD AND FINAL READING: <br /> AN ORDINANCE increasing the number of permitted Recreational <br /> Marijuana Retail Stores to not more than eight, amending Section C of <br /> Ordinance No. 3486-16 (EMC 19.39.145, as amended) <br /> Moved by Council Member Vogeli, seconded by Council Member Stonecipher, <br /> that this is declared to be the third and final reading of Council Bill No. 2009-49 <br /> option 1. <br /> Council Member Stonecipher as a chair of Public Safety Subcommittee provided <br /> • an overview of the work of the committee on this topic: public safety calls for <br /> service related to marijuana retailers, the availability of marijuana products to <br /> youth,the use of marijuana products by youth, and a compliance rate for cannabis <br /> retailers. She also spoke against legalized monopoly created by the state and <br /> stated that in the consumer driven economy the marketplace will determine who <br /> will succeed. <br /> Council Member Bader expressed concerns regarding the image that additional <br /> cannabis stores will give to Everett, as Everett will have half of the stores in the <br /> Snohomish County. He stated the need for neighboring jurisdictions to provide <br /> medical marijuana. He also noted that the increase of the number of the stores <br /> will not increase tax revenue or jobs in Everett. <br /> Council Member Roberts concurred with Council Member Stonecipher's <br /> comments and thanked the Public Safety Subcommittee for the work on this topic. <br /> He stated that the increase of the number of stores will help to drive out black <br /> market and support fair market economy. He spoke about positive neighborhood <br /> efforts of the retail marijuana stores. <br /> • <br /> 319 <br />