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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 8, 2024 Page 7 huge amount of money on a license center he thought the City could more affordablyrent space. Mayor Roe closed the public comment as there was no one else coming forward to speak. Mayor Roe explained that the questions on ballot is very much outlined by State Law as to what the City can and must say in the ballot questions, as he understands it. That will be what determines what the question is. He believed the City had to have a separate question for each project. Mr. Trudgeon explained the question is whether or not the City of Roseville can institute a local sales tax. It is not going to be an either-or situation. The question will not be drafted by him,but will go through legal counsel review as well as being reviewed by the Council. There will be a lot more to come regarding that question. He indicated he would defer to the City Attorney on this. City Attorney Tierney indicated what is required on the ballot question. Items include what percent is being asked for, the total amount that would be raised by the sales tax, and how long the sales tax will be in effect. She knew those three elements are in every question she has ever seen and if there are two projects, they are separated and there is a separate question for each project. Councilmember Strahan indicated she has expressed her concern before and continues to express concern that the City has a very supportive taxpayer base that is generally supportive of projects the City takes on, but the City is giving them a very specific ask and not providing a value add to something. This is not a community building so she understood where the need is for it but she thought it was an interesting piece because throughout all the conversations with the community, it was not the top ask. She thought it would be interesting to see how the City positions this in a way that people are willing to put that kind of tax money into that over a long period of time, especially with the regressive nature of a sales tax that is concerning of the disparate income, how it affects those who are poor, disproportionately. She thought there was an ongoing concern that it had been decided for four or five years that it is going to be this outcome and it does not seem like there is any going backwards. Councilmember Groff asked whether, once the City meets that dollar amount, the tax stops so it may be twenty years but could be less than that. City Attorney Tierney indicated that is correct. Councilmember Schroeder thought if the City was going down this sales tax path, it was important that it is done correctly. She thought it would also be important to