Roseville City Council Meeting Preview
What to expect at the Oct. 13 Roseville, MN city council meeting
The Roseville city council is meeting on Monday, Oct. 13. The meeting includes several items for consideration and requests for council action. Here's an overview of what to expect and what will be discussed.
Since one of the goals of the Roseville Reader is to help increase civic engagement and awareness of what's happening in our local government, we thought we'd occasionally publish a city council meeting preview, before the meeting happens. This is similar to the Roseville School Board Bulletins.
While we will publish a more detailed article if something newsworthy occurs at the meeting, this meeting preview is intended to give you a heads-up about what's on the agenda in case you want to participate or watch live.
Please refer to the full agenda or watch the meeting for comprehensive information.
Receive Presentation on the Roseville School District Technology Referendum
The city council will be receiving a presentation from the school district about the Roseville Area Schools Capital Projects Levy for Technology. This is informational-only.
For more information about the levy as covered by the Roseville Reader:
Naomi Krueger
Consider Closure of Roseville Leaf Recycling Center
The city council will be considering a request from city staff to close the Roseville Leaf Recycling center, which has been in operation since 1971 and open to residents to drop off leaves since the 1980s. The council first discussed this at the Sept. 8 city council meeting, but no action was taken. The Roseville Reader covered that meeting here:
Naomi Krueger
Since then, the Public Works Environment and Transportation Commission (PWETC) met to discuss the topic and receive public input. The commission voted unanimously to keep the site open, gather more data, and explore options for leaf management, with plans to revisit the decision in 2026. They also voted unanimously to keep the organic collection on that site, but to explore moving it to the City hall Campus in the future. The city council will be the body to make the final decision on the matter.
Consider Approving Streetlight Policy Update
After a resident expressed concern, the city council reviewed an updated streetlight policy on July 14 and city council directed public works staff to conduct an evaluation of existing lighting conditions along South Highway 36 Service Drive. An illuminance study was completed on Sept. 29 and the findings will be presented at the meeting, along with an updated Streetlight Policy for council consideration.
Select Construction Manager at Risk for Civic Campus Project
The city council will be considering a request to approve the selected Construction Manager at Risk (Construction Manater) to provide pre-construction and construction services for the Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) and a License & Passport Center with a Dance Studio (LPCDS). Eight firms submitted proposals to the city, and after a consideration process, Kraus-Anderson is being recommended for the project, for $3.6 million.
Approve Architect Agreement for Civic Campus Project
The city council will be considering a request to approve an agreement with LHB Architectural Services to complete the overall design of the MOC and LPCDS. The council selected LHB for Architectural Services on Sept. 15, 2025. During the Oct. 13 meeting, the council is approving an agreement for $2.6 million.
For more updates on this project:
Naomi Krueger
Fire Department FEMA SAFER Grant Acceptance
The Roseville Fire Department has been awarded the FEMA SAFER Grant applied for to help cover the cost of 15 new personnel for the department. The fire department applied for the grant in early summer 2025 and was notified that they were awarded the grant on Sept. 25, in the amount of $3.9 million from the federal government. This grant, with city support, covers the cost of 15 firefighters for 36 months. The city must accept the grant by Oct. 25. As a requirement of the grant, the city must also provide $2.4 million to cover the rest of the cost of the 15 new firefighters. It is anticipated that the cost of these new personnel will be fully the responsibility of the city to fund after April 11, 2029.
More information on why the Roseville Fire Department needs to increase personnel:
Naomi Krueger
Participating in a City Council Meeting
The Oct. 13 city council meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. Anyone can attend a meeting and you can be there for as long as you like. Meetings will end before 10:00 p.m. unless a majority of the council votes to extend the time, up to 11:00 p.m.
Meetings are also livestreamed on the city's website, NineNorth Channel 15, Comcast Cable Channel 16, and on YouTube.
Public Comment
People in attendance can provide input to the city council during the meeting. There is a general public comment section at the beginning of the meeting, for any topic that is not already on the agenda. Anyone can come and speak about anything, even if it's just providing information about something you want the city council to be aware of in the community. If you have input about an agenda item, you'll have an opportunity when that item is up for discussion.
You will be asked to state your name and address, and then you will have up to three minutes to share your feedback. You will be asked to sign in on a sign-up sheet to make sure your name and address is recorded correctly in the meeting minutes. Public comment is not a back-and-forth conversation with the city council, but you may be given an opportunity to follow-up with city staff if you need information on a particular topic.
You can also email comments to the city council, which will be added to the meeting packet.
More information about what to expect at a city council meeting can be found here.
