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38 Without limitation, amend state law to provide for the opportunity for city officials, City Council 39 members, and City Commission members to participate virtually at city meetings from a remote 40 location without having to open the remote location to the public as long as at least one publicly 41 accessible location is offered APPROVED 42 Continued funding for mental health services and resources for public safety NOT APPROVED 43(No bill considered by the Legislature) 44 45 As is noted above, many of the City's priorities were never officially considered by the full Legislature or 46 voted on in 2025. 47 48 Staff suggests the City Council remove any items marked APPROVED from the Legislative Priorities. If 49 it is felt that there needs to be continued work on the priority, the City Council should reword the priority 50 to specifically describe the issue that should be addressed. 51 52 For the past couple of years, the City Council discussed concerns about legislation addressing missing 53 middle housing, multifamily housing in commercial zones, and city minimum residential density and 54 associated requirements. As a result of that discussion, the City Council approved sending a letter to 55 Roseville's area legislators which raised concerns about the proposed legislation. (Attachment 2). At 56 this point, it is unclear if the same or similar legislation will be proposed in the upcoming 57 session. However, given the level of support these issues had last session, it is most likely that 58 legislation addressing missing middle housing will be introduced. The City Council should discuss 59 whether the previous concerns regarding missing middle housing should be added to the City's 60 Legislative Priorities. 61 62 For general information, staff has included the table of contents of the legislative policies for the League 63 of Minnesota Cities and Metro Cities organization as Attachment 3. 64 65 As the City Council will note, there are several instances of overlap between the City’s Legislative 66 Priorities and the League of Minnesota Cities and Metro Cities legislative policies. The full copy of each 67 organization’s legislative policies can be viewed at the links listed below. 68 69 League of Minnesota Cities 70 https://www.lmc.org/ 71 72 Metro Cities 73 https://www.metrocitiesmn.org/ 74 75 Policy Objectives 76 Advocating for Roseville’s Legislative Priorities will provide a voice to the Minnesota Legislature and 77 Governor on items and issues that are important to the community and city operations. 78 79 Equity Impact Summary 80 While the equity toolkit was not utilized to analyze the mpact of the Legislative Priorities, it is important to 81 acknowledge that each priority may have equity impacts. As the City’s legislative policies are mostly 82 centered around state laws and policies, a broader state-wide equity lens is needed to ensure that racial 83 equity disparities are addressed. As the Legislature considers the City’s legislative priorities, the City will 84 advocate that racial equity impacts are considered in the drafting and consideration of the legislation. 85 86 Budget Implications 87 Not directly applicable to the Legislative Priorities. However individual items may have a cost impact to 88 the City, either negatively or positively, depending on the topic and outcome. 89 90 Staff Recommendations Page 2 of 3 Qbhf!48!pg!2:6