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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 17, 2012 Page 20 Joes or other entity coming to Roseville, Councilmember McGehee opined that the City couldn't support a target income base for them to locate in Roseville; and could see no reason to move from the current number of ten (10) licenses. At the request of Councilmember Pust, Mayor Roe advised that apparently meeting minutes of work sessions were not kept at the time this was originally discussed in 1984, and the minutes when the ordinance was adopted were simply stated as mo- tions without discussion; and that no video was kept of the meetings either. Councilmember Johnson advised that he had no comments to share at this time. Mayor Roe, from his perspective, questioned the compelling reason to retain a cap on the limit of off-sale licenses unless doing so to protect neighborhoods form im- pacts. If that was the rationale, Mayor Roe opined that there were other ways to address those impacts, such as spacing or by not allowing future licenses outside regional business areas based on their market research. Mayor Roe opined that the notion of protecting existing businesses was of concern; however, he further opined that the limit of ten (10) licenses seemed arbitrary; and was the intent to protect ten, eleven, twelve, or only five preferred businesses. Mayor Roe expressed concern with such criteria. If a sensible way to set up criteria was found, Mayor Roe ad- vised that he could support a cap; however, he could not support a case by case ap- proval, as that seemed unfair to him. Mayor Roe advised that, if the City Council majority supported it, he would be willing to consider a way to use those criteria to increase the number of off-sale licenses. Councilmember Pust advised that she was interested in further discussion; however, she was concerned that it was not government's role to address economic protec- tions being afforded to existing businesses. Throughout the staff memorandum, Councilmember Pust noted that there were various references to protecting market place competition and influence of business; however, she reiterated that it was not the role of government to create winners or losers; but to make decisions based on the health, safety and welfare of the public interest, not how much sale tax or how many jobs,but through other public issues. — Councilmember McGehee advised that she was not advocating protecting business- es; but the number of stores for the community's populations; with this representing one more place for a protected product requiring a safety review. Mayor Roe opined that a lot of the safety review came into the licensing process it- self. Councilmember Johnson questioned how not to be arbitrary. If the number of li- censes was left open, Councilmember Johnson questioned how to refuse anyone meeting the criteria; and questioned if limiting the number to eleven or twelve