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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 8, 2018 Page 4 matter that needed to be handled in some manner. She was not sure if there was a pro- cess for something like this in the City of Roseville and if there is not a process, she would like to suggest there should be and she hoped the City would be transparent in let- ting people know of the outcome. Mr. Trudgeon stated in talking to the City Attorney, what was agreed to is there is a po- tential for a violation of the open meeting law, but it is not for the City to determine. It is a State law, so the City does not have any jurisdiction on that. He suggested Ms. Hilden contact the Department of Administration for an opinion on their part as to whether or not this was a violation. Beyond that, there is no direct action that the City can take. He also asked the City Attorney if there was any violation of the Ethics Code and he was told there was not. Ms. Hilden thought that seemed somehow inconsistent to her. She stated she did try to call the Department of Administration and got nowhere. She got into the loop of people not knowing who to refer her to so with more information, she would certainly pursue that. She thought if this is a State law there should be some sort of ethics violation. Mr. Trudgeon stated the Ethics Code governs behavior, not law. If there is a violation of law presumed, that means the City followed up through the normal codes and not the Eth- ics Code. That is the distinction. Ms. Hilden indicated that she still thought this was troublesome. 5. Recognitions,Donations, and Communications 6. Items Removed from Consent Agenda a. Approve Authorization Agreement with the Roseville Area Youth Hockey Association for Operation of the Concession Stands at the Roseville Skating Center At the request of Councilmember McGehee, City Manager Trudgeon briefly high- lighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action (RCA) and related attachments dated October 8, 2018. He noted the City has had a hard time over the years finding a third party to run the concessions. The Hockey Association did approach the City and an arrangement was worked out that staff feels is mutu- ally beneficial with both parties. Councilmember McGehee stated the City has a number of these athletic associa- tions along with schools and a number of other organizations that come to the City asking for pull tabs and looking for ways to make money and if this clearly is a way to make money, she thought this was sort of unfair. If the City is going to make concessions at the Roseville Skating Center an option for community organ- izations to use as potential fundraisers then she thought it should be available to anyone who feels that their organization can meet the requirements of the City. She thought the City would have some reasonable requirements because this is on