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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 15, 2018 Page 14 Mayor Roe thought these items could be put on some type of a tier system as part of the Council follow up. Mr. Trudgeon stated he had a couple of new items for the City Council to consid- er adding to the City's Legislative Priorities. Mr. Trudgeon stated the first new item is regarding Presidential Primaries in Min- nesota. The League of Minnesota Cities has the same type of policy for Presiden- tial Primaries in Minnesota. In 2020, the State of Minnesota will have the Presi- dential Primary and is looking at three things: exploring and expanding the list of reimbursable items currently outlined in Statutes so the cities are fully reimbursed for conducting the primaries; restricting the dissemination of party declaration in- formation to the political parties only and not including it on the public infor- mation lists; and, allowing the Presidential Primary to be conducted via mail bal- loting. He thought the third item would be a big ask and was not sure where that would go because it is a radical change. He asked if the Council had any interest in adding this item as a priority. Councilmember Laliberte thought the Council needed to figure out how to priori- tize the list. She thought the League would find it helpful to know the City was advocating for support in this area. She did not think it hurt to put this item on the priority list as it was better to be proactive than reactive. Mayor Roe stated the primary is a party activity as opposed to an election activity. He thought the notion for the additional reimbursement was within bounds and al- so the mail approach is certainly not a bad thing to advocate for. He did know that parts of Minnesota already do mail balloting that are fairly rural and not well served. He noted it seems to work alright in those areas so it may be something worth advocating for. Mr. Trudgeon stated the other addition is in regard to special legislation to allow for the Cedarholm Community Building to have a full liquor license. He stated at this point, the City is not able to get a liquor license from the State. In the statutes governing liquor licenses, there is not express permission for city facilities to have regular liquor licenses. He reviewed the State Statutes with the Council. He wondered if the Council had interest in pursuing special legislation to allow for a liquor license to be granted to Cedarholm Community Golf Course. Mayor Roe recapped the State Statutes with the Council and indicated because golf courses are not listed in either subdivision one or in special categories of the State Statute, that is why a license is not able to be issued to a municipal golf course. Mr. Trudgeon indicated that was correct.