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Attachment A <br />City of Roseville <br />2023 Legislative Priorities <br />High Priority Items (Items that City of Roseville will directly advocate for passage by the Legislature) <br />•Seek financial support for capital improvements for the state and regional asset of the Guidant <br />John Rose Minnesota OVAL and support facilities through the State Bonding Bill <br />•Allow Municipal Hotel Licensing <br />•Regulate the sale of catalytic convertors <br />•Increased funding to local governments to address emerald ash borer <br />•Allowing a Taproom and Cocktail Room on the same premise <br />•Enact statewide Licensing of Massage Therapists <br />•Enact Local Option Sales Tax for Roseville <br />Other Priorities (Items the City of Roseville supports but will let other organizations directly advocate for <br />passage by the Legislature) <br />•Amend state law to provide for the opportunity for city officials to participate virtually at city <br />meetings from a remote location without having to open the remote location to the public as <br />long as at least one publically accessible location is offered when not in pandemic emergency <br />•Approve statewide conversion therapy ban <br />•Increase fees allocated to local Deputy Registrars <br />•Funding for Mental Health Voluntary Engagement <br />•Increase funding for mental health services and resources for public safety <br />•Implement Police Officer arbitration reform <br />•Increase affordable housing funding <br />•Advocate for an increase in Transportation Funding <br />•Amend State Building Code Chapter 1306 to Allow Municipalities to Require Sprinkler Systems in <br />R-2 (Multi-Family) Occupancy Groups <br />•Improve Absentee Balloting <br />•Continue to fund the DEED Redevelopment Grant Program and the Demolition Loan Program <br />•Create presumptive coverage for Firefighters diagnosed with cancer <br />•Improve transparency of information property tax notices sent by counties <br />•Allow for the use of city website or other technology-based methods for official notices <br />•Review the effectiveness of state law with the regulation of emergency services <br />•Review the effectiveness of state law with the regulation of emergency medical services <br />•Police Officer Recruitment and Retention <br />•Racial Equity Data <br />•Regulation of cannabinoid products <br />•Support legislative efforts to require the Department of Labor and Industry to adopt an <br />advanced energy standard as part of the State Building Code and other legislative efforts to <br />support zoning and financial incentives at the local level to encourage sustainable building <br />design, construction, and operation strategies that aim to lower overall greenhouse gas <br />emissions. <br /> <br />