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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 10, 2023 Page 13 Councilmember Strahan asked if Chief Scheider could talk about what it would mean if there were an unlimited cap. Chief Scheider explained this comes down resources. The Police Department obvi- ously has limited resources and if the Council is asking the Police Department to continue to try to weed out an unlimited number it just makes it difficult. It really comes down to resources. Mayor Roe indicated before the 2021 Ordinance there was not any kind of cap in Roseville and the numbers fluctuated around twenty-five licenses. Mayor Roe thought it seemed like there was some sort of consensus of the Council to not go to ten and potentially not having a cap as a part of the Ordinance, but he would like Council confirmation on that. Councilmember Strahan asked if it was possible,because there are so many options, to bring this back with some of the changes. Councilmember Schroeder thought the number was random and at this point, she would be comfortable lifting the cap but to be sure when that is done to make sure the regulations are very restrictive. She thought the combination of the two would get the City to where it wants to be. She would be in favor of lifting the cap. Mayor Roe stated that helped clarify things. He thought there was already a note for a change to the definition of massage therapy to include wording regarding in- jury rehabilitation. He indicated if the cap is lifted, transfers would not be an issue and would be allowed with the language removed from the Ordinance. The notion of the conviction versus charge on criminal activity, he understood the notion that if someone is charged with something, the City may want to limit their ability to continue to serve the public in that way, at least for a limited time. City Attorney Tierney clarified what the language means is not if someone is charged the City can take their license away, it means that the City could bring an action on their license on the basis of those facts. The burden of proof in a criminal courtroom is beyond a reasonable doubt. The burden of proof to remove a license is preponderance of the evidence. She explained that even though someone may not be found guilty in a court,the City may still have enough evidence to prove that it happened and the City would be held to that burden of proof before it could take a license action. Mayor Roe indicated as he understands it, there are different levels of action that could be taken. City Attorney Tierney indicated that was correct and there is due process associated with them.