City Manager Pat Trojgen reviewed the city's 2025 legislative priorities and potential 2026 focus including Oval capital bonding, ambulance/EMS designation, statewide licensing of massage therapists (House File 362; Senate File 1131), park dedication authority and local positions on housing preemption and cannabis tax sharing.

City attorney and IT staff presented administrative‑standards changes to implement SB 707. Council adopted updates to allow phone and Teams remote public comment for city council meetings, require a public meeting website, and add procedures for technology disruptions and translated agenda posting.

Federal and state lobbyists told the Roseville council that recent appropriations and pending state bills will reshape grant opportunities and regulatory pressure, citing an increase in FEMA funding, changes in transit and railroad funding, and ongoing housing bills that can constrain local land-use authority.