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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 23,2012 Page 56 had been unsuccessful in convincing any of them to release their licenses, whether through unwillingness to return phone calls or talk. Ms. Maranti ad- vised that they had not yet given up on that endeavor. Councilmember Pust welcomed the firm back into the community, and while not sure about Councilmember Johnson's concept of being grandfathered into the community, she did note the ongoing talk in Roseville about supporting its business community. Councilmember Pust opined that this provided a good ex- ample of putting that talk into action; with this discussion bring public the ra- tionale for considering amending the number of licenses allowed in the commu- nity. Councilmember Pust offered her willingness to revisit this issue. Mayor Roe concurred, expressing his willingness to revisit the issue as well. Mayor Roe referenced his memorandum and asked that some discussion on those issues occur, to understand the rationale for having limits, any concerns within the community and how to address those concerns, and other areas touched upon in his memorandum. Councilmember Johnson questioned whether another option would be to only issue a wine and beer license, with City Manager Malinen responding that this was not an option, as the State only has one liquor license category in this in- stance, and unable to further restrict state law categories. Councilmember Pust opined that by limiting licenses, it provides someone ob- taining a license and not using it for a period of time to allow them an economic advantage or value. Discussion ensued on the map and Councilmember Johnson's comparison, and big box retail settings versus municipal liquor store enterprises. Councilmember Pust opined that when the limit was originally adopted decades ago, the intent in limiting them may have been based on social concerns about drinking versus today's climate of brew pubs and the recent economic consider- ations held by the City Council in encouraging these small businesses. Councilmember Willmus stated that he truthfully didn't know where he stood on this issue; and if forced to make a decision tonight, would not support in- creasing the number of allowable licenses. Councilmember Willmus noted that this didn't mean that he couldn't be convinced one way or the other, and ex- pressed his appreciation for World Market returning to Roseville; but was una- ble to provide strong guidance one way or the other without doing further re- search.