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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 19, 2016 Page 10 leagues that the city didn’t have the expertise to become pet store inspectors, and stated she wasn’t interested in going that route. However, Councilmember McGehee stated she was unsure how to proceed at this point and based on the in- formation just provided. Mayor Roe noted Councilmember Etten may wish to weigh in on this issue at fu- ture discussions as well. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Smith, Ms. Rojas, and Mr. Papineau responded to the procedure for animals at stores 24/7 and their care overnight; with mall se- curity monitoring the pets overnight and alerting pet store owners of any observed issues and that pet then typically taken home with the store owner for closer ob- servation overnight. From his layperson background research, Mayor Roe reviewed his interpretation of the USDA review of breeders with three or more female dogs and licensing for stores selling certain exotic species and regulation of sales not person to person or pet store transactions, or on the Internet. Ms. Rojas advised that her store was inspected by St. Paul Animal Control and American Kennel Club (AKC) to retain her certification with them. Ms. Rojas stated her store was an open book, and reiterated her invitation for Councilmem- bers to personally tour her facility. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Rojas provided a review of the AKC Certifica- tion inspection process. Ms. Smith noted unofficial “inspections” were also continual in her case by con- sumers, mall staff, and others observing her operation and facility. While recognizing the passion for their work of Ms. Smith and Ms. Rojas and her respect for the pride they had for their small businesses, Councilmember Laliberte opined that the city couldn’t fully consider how their action may impact another city. Specifically, with the referenced inspection at Har Mar Pet Store and result- ing community rage, as well as someone frequenting Har Mar Mall observing the facility and as a resident in that vicinity, Councilmember Laliberte advised that she had heard concerns for many years about that operation. Councilmember Laliberte stated her concern was what the City of Roseville expected from its businesses and the animals within the city. As direction to staff, and without objection, Mayor Roe noted council members wanted to give more thought to the information received to-date, seek additional research; and suggested staff may consider this as a topic for public comment on Speak Up! Roseville, as well as other communication sources with the goal of re- ceiving feedback.