Remarks by Kollin Kosmicki
103 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
- Play at 52:42
“20 acres okay thank you for the clarification go ahead thank you yeah i was just going to say i appreciate the thought on just going back and forth on the welcoming but i i really struck me yeah it really struck me it did really strike me that you know we got to solve this five acre problem first i think before we get into because there's so many of these and we don't want this to become a little weed farm on every little five-acre parcel in the county. And I think that that would be a big mistake. So 10 acres, I think, for me would have to be the absolute minimum. I'm willing to consider 20.…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 53:30
“And then again, we're not going to get it perfect, but I want to make sure we're at least looking at this from a long term vision outlook from the business side. I think there are some things to consider as far as the points about We are an agricultural county. There has been quite a bit of an evolution in the acceptance of growing marijuana. Obviously, there are people that don't like the smell. So I think there's good considerations with setbacks that we're looking at. I appreciate that. Um, I, you know, we've talked about security. I think fencing is a good thing. Just also keep in mind…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 58:34
“We're going to tax it all at this point. Yeah, no, tax on all of it. That's where I'm at.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 58:49
“I'll wrap up because I think it's a good conservative number. And we have, again, wiggle room. Again, my main thing is like, you know, let's find a rate that's reasonable and we get to the rate. I think similarly to how we're looking at this other part of it. And I just, yeah, I'm really all about just having a sustainable model. Thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:01:03
“Agreed, yeah, we know there's legal players here. We know there's cartels at times here, so absolutely.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:07:00
“Mr. Chair, I mean, I don't see why we wouldn't allow somebody to make an investment if it's an ag structure, it's an ag product. I think it's just one of those cleanup items that seems logical that we would allow somebody to build something to allow their business to function.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:12:37
“Yeah. Thank you. Maybe we look at this for.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:27:19
“Okay. Mr. Chair, I mean, I think having the map would be helpful for context as well, but I'm not necessarily, I'd like to see that before, because a half miles is pretty decent.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:29:25
“And I think getting and serving somewhat other places, what are normal standards elsewhere? Right now, we're just sort of throwing numbers out there. None of us are experts on how far cannabis smog goes and all that. And I don't want to make a reactionary decision or direction here. I think having this as a future discussion probably makes the most sense, just so we can wrap our head around it.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:37:18
“Mr. Chair, I don't know if I necessarily see the need for I'll give you the general analysis. We're gonna make a lot of money on this. And yes, there are costs, but it's not gonna be anywhere near. And I would, you know, I think there's, I think there's a little bit of a misnomer that we're constantly going to be sending out. You know, the sheriff's going to have to go out at times. They're going to do inspections. But we're not talking about a seven-figure cost to this sort of thing. I mean, this is significantly boosting our revenue structure. And I don't know what that's necessarily going…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 1:39:15
“I just think this is going to, like I said before, and we've said this all along, we went to the voters, we picked a range. It's got to fall within that range. I think the intent was always, because I was involved with this process when we were going through this, the intent was always to be not at the lowest, not at the highest, but somewhere higher. between the middle and the lowest so that you have room to grow over a very long period of time. And that was really the intent of going to the voters with 1,000 to 10,000. So I don't personally want to necessarily dwell on the back and forth.…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:01:14
“I mean, I just would like to set a rate and just, you know, again, this is the first year. It's set at a reasonable rate. If it's a little on the low side, we look at that going forward. But I just, I don't see it being productive to keep, you know, coming back over and over. But I do understand, you know, there's questions, there's concerns. But I think we're at the point now where like what would we be continuing this really truly for? As the treasurer said, she has to have time to go and deal with the folks that are going to be overseeing this. I would just like to try to come to a…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:01:59
“And I think, you know, chair Zenger had thrown out the number of $2,500 an acre. I, you know, and I think I'd be willing to talk about something around there, but I don't want to get to a point where we're throwing out numbers that are, again, the intention of this was a long-term outlook. And, um, and that gives us a lot of flexibility over time, 10, 15, 20 years, as opposed to coming back every four, eight, 12 years. Um, And I don't want this to be a situation where we choose a rate that is going against everything we've talked about, which is being more welcoming to the good players in…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:04:59
“Mr. Chair, but is it possible to get all of our requests out now so that we can come back? It sounds like there's going to be an interest in continuing this and that's fine, but can we just get all of our requests out for information now so that we don't come back in another month and say, well, now there's another reason why we want to put this off for another month. So let's have another meeting a month from now and do more analysis and more costs and more staff time. And these things that are really just prolonging the inevitable, which is setting a reasonable rate. So If we have requests,…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:30:48
“And Mr. Chair, I think it would actually open the door for liability issues. There'd be a lot of discretion on the staff as to who's a good player, what violations constitute. You get to have your rate lower. I don't even know if we legally can do what's being... I appreciate the creative thought process, but I don't even know if we legally could do that based on the way that the...”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:31:15
“But I'm in favor of basically, you know, if you're showing that you're not following the rules, you're out. Like that to me, that's the way that we root out the bad players as opposed to trying to complicate them.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:31:53
“basically just start the process because again, we don't have a fifth supervisor.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:32:01
“We're going to have to compromise on some level anyway.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:37:47
“I don't want to negotiate. I'd like to just hear a number.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:38:21
“Or we all agree and we're just – I think ideally we're all on the same page. I don't – I think we're all acknowledging that this isn't a perfect science. But for me, it's all about trying to, again, maximize – I agree with the sheriff. We don't want to give away the – these puns. There's too many puns. Sorry.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:38:40
“You know, we don't want to do that. We want we have to look at this as if we are a business and that we want to have a long, sustainable model for success. And so I'm not stuck to any number. That's why I'm saying I'd like to hear a number. Let's just get it out there. And then we can bring back the costs and some general cost analysis that the staff can provide. And we'd have a decent baseline. And we're going to learn from the first year is my big mantra that. We have the ability to adjust one way or the other. But I do appreciate the sheriff's comments. We don't want to lowball it. We…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:43:02
“I don't want to pick a random number, but if you went between 5,000 and 2,500, obviously you're at 3,750. 3,500, that's somewhere around, we need to find consensus.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:44:07
“Okay. Mr. Chair, it seems reasonable. Again, we're not going to get this perfect. I'm not married to the number, but I think it's a good... I think it would be a good, reasonable starting point. The growers were asking for 2,000 and they were asking for 2,500. So we're going well above that. We also have this middle point, which is obviously logical. If we knew that we were going to have the demand to get to 2,000 acres, within a couple years, I would be 100% on board with 5,000. And I think if we do show that we have demand to get there, that we do need to gradually increase this clearly.…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:46:29
“I think we have the voters, 1,000 to 10,000. So I don't think we're necessarily, I get where you're coming from, but it is our role at this point to pick a number based on, all the information we have. And what we have right now is what we have. And if we pick a number and then we direct staff, as you had recommended, to come back with some more analysis with an understanding that we're going to get more information and that there may be adjustments before January, but we need to start the process now or else we're going to be out an entire cycle. So that's kind of the thinking. And I don't…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 2:48:34
“Also, a quick tip for the growers. Don't use roundabouts as your example of what we need more of in this community, as much as I agree with you. It might not ring too well with many of our residents who can't stand roundabouts. Or Sheriff Bianco as well. Sheriff Taylor, that was a nice name drop. I appreciate it.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 10, 2026