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Roseville staff outline 2026 legislative priorities; council adds housing flexibility and other items
Summary
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.
Roseville — City Manager Pat Trojgen briefed the Roseville City Council on Jan. 5 about the city’s legislative priorities ahead of the 2026 Minnesota legislative session (Feb. 17–May 28), highlighting a handful of high‑priority items staff and council plan to pursue and monitor.
Trojgen said the city will continue to push for capital improvement funding through the state bonding process—naming the Oval facility roof, HVAC and restroom upgrades as a specific local ask—and to press for statutory changes that can help local service delivery such as enabling local governments to designate ambulance providers and appropriate levels of service. He also…
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