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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 10,2023 Page 12 Mayor Roe asked if Councilmember Groff would want to go away from a cap of twenty-four. Councilmember Groff indicated that was correct. Councilmember Etten agreed with much of what Councilmember Groff said but he was not sure about no cap. He was not prepared to reduce the number at this time for reasons that have been stated by multiple people. He appreciated giving addi- tional tools to staff and the Police Department to ensure that there are quality, safe businesses and that the people in the businesses are healthy and safe. Councilmember Strahan stated she wanted to echo Mr.Hess's concern that a charge should not equal a revocation. The one transfer in a five-year period she struggles with and she is not in a position to change the cap, also because she does not feel comfortable adding additional for one business right now because that certainly can be seen as preferential because they came forward and were the loudest. She was comfortable with leaving the cap where it is right now but wants it to be known that it does not include clinics or chiropractic massage and that the City is not forcing fourteen businesses to close. The goal would be to eventually get down to a cap of ten or whatever the cap would be. Councilmember Schroeder explained she was glad to hear that everyone was in support of stricter regulations and thought the City could actually end up doing better law enforcement with the stricter regulations. She was very much in favor of the stronger regulations and maybe even to go further on some of that. She was a little concerned about the transferring piece because she did not think any other type of business is restricted by that. She thought limiting the number seemed ar- bitrary. She was all for having well established good businesses come into Rose- ville and appreciated the thought about owner operators being in a separate class. But she did think limiting the number would help to lessen the bad businesses, and stricter regulations will help. She indicated she is struggling with the cap as well. Mayor Roe indicated he joined with Councilmember Groff and probably being the most radical about the cap in terms of not having one. He has raised this question throughout the process; what is this tool solving. He thought the Council heard very much from people in the industry that everything else the City is trying to do with the Ordinance is aimed at and will likely be successful to a greater degree in terms of resolving the issues that are out there in the industry than the cap. He personally will go along with what the Council agrees on regarding the cap but he is against keeping a cap. He thought it seemed that the majority of the Council agrees not moving the cap to ten and perhaps the Council could talk about whether to keep the existing cap in place or not.