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Council rejects cannabis regulations, approves three ordinances including updated CIP
Summary
At its meeting, the Brooklyn City Council voted down an ordinance to regulate medical and adult-use cannabis facilities and approved three other ordinances: creating a part-time community resource specialist position, updating stormwater regulations, and adopting the 2025 capital improvement plan after suspending the rules.
The Brooklyn City Council during a regular meeting considered four ordinances and took separate votes: it rejected a proposed ordinance to regulate medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis facilities, and it approved ordinances establishing a part-time community resource specialist position, updating the city's stormwater regulations, and adopting the 2025 capital improvement plan after suspending the rules for first reading.
The failed cannabis regulation was put to a roll call and did not carry. The vote was: Councilmember Andy Sellhertz — No; Councilmember Matt Mosley — No; Councilmember Aaron Borowski — Yes; Councilmember Kevin Tanski — No; Councilmember Sue Grodick — No; Councilmember Kathy Pucci — No; Councilmember Steven Coyle — No. The motion to adopt therefore failed, with a tally of 1 yes and 6 no.
The council then took up Ordinance 2025-3, to establish the position of part-time community resource specialist. The motion to adopt passed on roll call: Andy Sellhertz — Yes; Matt Mosley — Yes; Aaron Borowski — Yes; Kevin Tanski — Yes; Sue Grodick — Yes; Kathy Pucci — Yes; Steven Coyle — Yes.
Next, Ordinance 2025-4, amending Chapters 9.29, 9.303 and 13.51 of the codified ordinances to update the city’s stormwater regulations, was adopted by unanimous roll call: Andy Sellhertz — Yes; Matt Mosley — Yes; Aaron Borowski — Yes; Kevin Tanski — Yes; Sue Grodick — Yes; Kathy Pucci — Yes; Steven Coyle — Yes.
Under new business the council introduced Ordinance 2025-5, the updated capital improvement plan for 2025. Members moved to suspend the rules to permit immediate adoption; the suspension vote passed unanimously, and the council then adopted the CIP by unanimous roll call.
No additional policy details, fiscal impacts, or ordinance text amendments were discussed at length on the record during these votes in the portion of the meeting transcript provided.
The council concluded its legislative business and moved to the second public comment session.
