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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 25, 2008 Page 13 was lacking in liquor stores at this time. Councilmember Ihlan opined that she had no interest in pursuing this further. Mayor Klausing noted that previous discussions were held when it was antici- pated that a Costco Store would be involved in the redevelopment of the Twin Lakes Redevelopment area; and due to the controversial nature of that project, it was difficult to have a good policy discussion at that time. Mayor Klausing opined that if people were currently seeking licenses, the market must be driving that interest; and further opined that this discussion and situation was different. Councilmember Pust opined that her bias is that ten was enough off-sale licenses; however, expressed willingness to have further discussion. Councilmember Pust further opined that government had a role in regulating the number of licenses, based on quality of life issues. Councilmember Pust assured existing liquor store owners that she meant no disrespect, but there were other social issues involved in the sale of alcohol. Councilmember Pust advised that she would study the issue in more detail to determine whether Roseville was consistent with other commu- nities around the state in the number of licenses; but remained amenable to the market dictating the interest. Councilmember Ihlan opined that if there were to be further policy discussions, it should focus strictly on the City of Roseville's citizens and businesses, not on other communities; opining that Roseville didn't need to become a destination for buying liquor or for shopping, when the costs for such amenities fell to the citi- zens of Roseville and impacted their quality of life, and that of the small business cornmunity. Councilmember Ihlan suggested that the City Council focus on code provisions, as well as geographic locations and distances from residential neighborhoods. Councilmember Roe opined that, if the limit was to remain at ten licenses, that the City Council make the City Code clearer, for the benefit of future policy makers, with their rationale in ratifying that number. Councilmember Roe noted that fur- ther discussion on impacts to neighborhoods, spacing based on location versus quantity on existing businesses was not reflective to current business owners, but could provide specific policy points relative to location and quantity. Public Comment John Kysylyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn questioned why staff had been unable to gather the referenced in- formation in lines 42 - 48 of the staff report over the last two years since it had been discussed; and provided several contacts to provide that historical informa- tion. a. Discussion of Code Enforcement in Roseville