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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,April 24, 2023 <br /> Page 8 <br /> terms, if there is an Interim Use approved, that approval would apparently <br /> be by the end of the stay of enforcement, which would be July 30th, and <br /> provide for five months of the Interim Use being in effect before the law <br /> goes into effect. He thought that helped in terms of some concerns that <br /> have been raised. He supposed as a condition of extending the enforcement, <br /> the Board could decide to include a condition for time frame on other <br /> things but he was not sure completely how that might work and what kind <br /> of authority the City would have to do that so he would defer to the City <br /> Attorney if the Board wanted to look into that. He did believe that the <br /> State Law was the game changer in this because it is actually doing <br /> something that cities do not like the State to do, which is to actually <br /> supersede local control over these types of issues. Given the fact that there <br /> is a State Law under consideration and that the City has some processes in <br /> place that can ultimately put some of these requirements into place for <br /> people, it gives him more hope in terms of supporting this. He completely <br /> understood the notion that there would be a lot less pressure on the process <br /> if the homes were not occupied and that was a part of the objective of the <br /> approach the Board took at the last meeting. Circumstances do change and <br /> understanding of the ground around them certainly can become clearer and <br /> is part of his change in thinking towards supporting the Resolution. <br /> Mr. Stetzler explained the units and the residents have been fully insured <br /> since the inception of the project. Prince of Peace carried the insurance <br /> before anyone moved in. Secondly, with respect to offering other housing, <br /> he explained this approach to homelessness is based on community first or <br /> full community. It is not just a house, it is a full community and what the <br /> City is asking them to do is too sever the familial relationship, at this point, <br /> relationships that make this work. That is why Prince of Peace is so <br /> adamant about this being a faith-based project. The church provides <br /> community. Another house, someplace in St. Paul is not that community. <br /> Boardmember Groff thought the Board and City needed to remember that <br /> just because something is offered,people have a choice. He thought that as <br /> a governing body to just say the person was offered something and should <br /> have taken it, is not giving the person the correct respect in this situation. <br /> Chair Roe thought the thing everyone is concerned about is the quality of <br /> life of individuals that are being provided housing, whether it is in <br /> Roseville or anywhere else. He did know that some of the offerings that <br /> may be out there for temporary shelter or others may not be as desirable <br /> and may not have the same kind of support built in. The City has to weigh <br /> that against the issues of safety, health, and those things for the residents <br /> because the City does not want to be in the position of supporting <br /> something that is not adequate in addressing people's needs. He thought it <br /> was fair to say that in the interim period-between today and any approval <br />