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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 3,2014 Page 28 16. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings Councilmember Laliberte asked for an update on the litigation and appeal recently dis- missed by the appellate court; and questioned whether that information had sufficiently filtered back to the community given the amount of public discussion the issue had re- ceived. City Attorney Mark Gaughan provided a brief review, noting that some matters had come before the City Council in November of 2013 related to the transfer and renewal of a liq- uor license, with the City Council ultimately approving both for the applicant, Total Wine. Mr. Gaughan noted that the decision had subsequently resulted in other interested parties bringing legal action seeking a review by the Court of Appeals of that City Coun- cil decision; with the appellate court dismissing that legal action based on a determination that they had no legal standing to request such a review. Mr. Gaughan advised that the party now had thirty days from that judge's decision to submit their appeal to the Minne- sota Supreme Court for review. Mr. Gaughan advised that, to-date, his calendar indicated nothing had been filed at this point. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mayor Roe advised that future discussions of water and sewer lines and responsibilities would be part of a broader policy discussion for base rates. Mr. Trudgeon concurred, advising that he needed to check with staff to determine when they could have the information and a report ready for the City Council. For the record, Mayor Roe opined that it was fair to state that Roseville was not unique in its approach for City versus resident water line ownership in the State or Country; and noted the number of communities dealing with similar issues. Mayor Roe noted that the City Council and its staff was trying to assist people as much as possible to find resolu- tion to problems created over these unusual winter months and long-term low tempera- tures.