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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,November 28, 2022 Page 17 Councilmember Willmus thought the Local Options Sales Tax was something he would keep as a tool that the Council is going to need to go to the voters with at some point. Mayor Roe indicated the reason he brought this up is because a couple of cities came in the last legislative session and were applying to the Legislature for addi- tional authority because their projects changed value. He wondered if it was better to go to the Legislature once with the total value. He did not get the sense that the legislative committes were thrilled that those applications were coming back for further funding. Councilmember Willmus thought the dynamic that is in play right now is the makeup they have in the Legislature this coming session. Mr. Trudgeon thought there were some requirements and assumed they will be the same and that by January 30th of that year, a resolution need to be passed so the City will need to look at passing another resolution if the City goes for it this year. It might be a question to ask the representative to see when the best time would be to introduce it. He thought it was a fair point about inflation,but they want to make sure they are taking advantage when they can. He would also say the Council should look at the scope of the projects. Last year there were three,the maintenance facility,the license center, and the pedestrian bridge over Highway 36. He was not inclined to go after the pedestrian bridge and thought that caused confusion and does not resonate with the City's priorities. Councilmember Etten thought Mr. Trudgeon's suggestion of connecting with the City's legislators before the Council makes a final decision made sense, under- standing there is not a huge time window to create something and pass it for the 2023 session. He was open to that and should check in with the experts. Mr. Trudgeon indicated the Municipal Hotel Licensing item has received huge pushback from the hospitality industry because it would apply Statewide and Rep- resentative Becker-Finn contacted him and she is ready to go with the same bill. He thought that might be a good option to pursue but maybe some different options, maybe just limiting it to Roseville, if that is all that can get through. He thought it might be worthwhile to look at some alternate flexibility on that one. Councilmember Strahan thought it would be beneficial to add environmental stand- ards to the rental property developments. Mr. Trudgeon thought Councilmember Strahan was referring to having the Build- ing Code give the City the ability to increase standards. He reviewed some of the things the City is currently able to do.