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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 2, 2019 Page 18 itself but if there is legislation that broadly gives cities the authority to license themselves in the same way without being specific to Roseville, the city may want to refer to that as something the Council also supports if it is a better way to get there. He stated he has talked to at least one legislator who thought that might be a better approach or a more workable approach or less likely to get kicked out at the end of the process. Councilmember Laliberte indicated she had a thought on that last suggestion be- cause she has seen where sometimes bills will be authored going to paths just to see if one moves forward when the other one does not. That might be a sugges- tion on this particular topic. She noted on the massage therapist, Metro Cities did adopt that into their policy so Roseville is not alone. But, Metro Cities did not find someone to author anything or move it forward. Councilmember Groff explained from his perspective, the OVAL is the number one issue because of the cost and the implications for the city if it is not passed through this year. He would agree on motel/hotel licensing because that was be- coming a quality of life issue in Roseville and he did hear from a lot of people who are concerned with that. He would like to move that up close to the Cedar- holm community building liquor license. Mayor Roe agreed that made sense. Councilmember Groff thought what Councilmember Laliberte was saying about having different paths for the liquor license in Cedarholm was important because other legislators throughout the State might be interested more quickly if it was not such a specific piece of legislation for Roseville. Mr. Trudgeon noted he did hear several times just listening to the legislative de- bate about every year having these requests, always approving them, and wonder- ing why the law does not change and let the cities make the decisions. He thought that would be the perfect solution and absolutely should make sure it is clear in the city's policy that the city supports that as well. Mr. Trudgeon noted staff will bring back information regarding the sales tax, come up with some type of policy, and also provide information about what the process is for Council discussion. Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for the public comment, with no one coming forward. i. Consider Approval of Professional Services Agreement for Civic Campus Master Plan Public Works Director Marc Culver briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated December 2, 2019.