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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: January 4, 2021 <br />Item No.:7.f <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Discuss Roseville’s 2021Legislative Priorities <br />1 B ACKGROUND <br />2 Last year, the City Council adopted Legislative Priorities in anticipation of the 2020 Legislative Session <br />3 of the Minnesota Legislature. The adopted document is shown in Attachment A. <br />4 <br />5 High Priority Items <br />6 The following legislative priorities are ones that the City of Roseville directly supports and will directly <br />7 engage the Minnesota Legislature to ensure passage of legislation that implement these priorities. <br />8 Seek financial support for capital improvements for the state and regional asset of the Guidant <br />9 John Rose Minnesota OVAL and support facilities through the 2020 State Bonding Bill* <br />10 Allow Municipal Hotel Licensing <br />11 Allow Cedarholm Community Building to have an on-sale intoxicating liquor license* <br />12 Allowing a Taproom and Cocktail Room on the same premise <br />13 <br />14 Other Priorities <br />15 The following legislative priorities are ones that the City of Roseville supports but will let other <br />16 organizations and advocates directly engage the Minnesota Legislature regarding passage of legislation <br />17 to implement these priorities. <br />18 Enact Statewide Licensing of Massage Therapists <br />19 Advocate for an increase in Transportation Funding <br />20 Amend State Building Code Chapter 1306 to Allow Municipalities to Require Sprinkler Systems <br />21 in R-2 (Multi-Family) Occupancy Groups. <br />22 Improve Absentee Balloting <br />23 Continue to fund the DEED Redevelopment Grant Program and the Demolition Loan Program <br />24 Create presumptive coverage for Firefighters diagnosed with cancer <br />25 Improve transparency of information property tax notices sent by counties <br />26 Receive full reimbursement for Presidential Primary Costs <br />27 Allow for the use of city website or other technology-based methods for official notices <br />28 * Items that were passed in the 2020 Legislative Session <br />29 In order to be ready for the 2021 Legislative Session, which runs from January 4 to May 17, 2021, staff <br />30 is bringing forward a discussion about Roseville’s Legislative Prioritiesin order to be better prepared to <br />31 advocate for the issues that are important for the City of Roseville. <br />32 <br />33 To create Roseville’s 2021 Legislative Priorities, staff would like the City Council to review the 2020 <br />34 Legislative Priorities and make a determination if any of them should be changed or removed. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />