Wayne Groff

Voted to authorize a $150,000 state grant application for hazardous-tree removal and replacement for low-income residents. Passed 5–0.

August 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for a Stantec agreement supporting natural-area restoration across 170 acres, approved 5–0. In 2026 he backed applying for another $500,000 State grant, approved 5–0.

September 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Groff supported the city's natural-resources plan, which passed 5–0. It prioritized native habitats, invasive-species control, climate resilience and volunteer stewardship in parks. The vote adopted the plan without funding every listed project.

November 25, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Groff supported requiring reusable, recyclable or compostable food packaging, which passed 5–0. The rules began in January 2025, with enforcement delayed to January 2026. They included practical exceptions, written warnings and time to correct violations.

October 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Groff supported banning smoking and vaping in city parks and specified city facilities and parking areas. The ordinance passed 5–0. It covered all smoked or vaped products, including cannabis.

September 25, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Groff voted to raise the first alcohol-sale-to-a-minor fine from $1,000 to $2,000. The change passed 5–0.

September 11, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Groff supported zoning changes and approval for Ramsey County's environmental service center at 1725 Kent Street. The motion passed 4–0. The center's authorized uses included household hazardous-waste collection, recycling and organics services.

July 10, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Groff supported updated shoreland rules and electric-vehicle charging requirements for larger parking developments. The ordinance passed 4–0. It also required zone-tolerant landscaping and banned newly planted listed invasive species.

March 20, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Backed accelerated ash-tree removal and replacement, including a $50,000 removal purchase approved 5–0 in 2021. In 2022 he backed a Tree Trust service agreement and tree-replacement funding, both 5–0. In 2024 he backed accepting a $264,000 State grant for the program, approved 5–0.

February 28, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted 5–0 to start advanced life-support first response through the Fire Department. The initial twelve-month pilot included no new patient billing while costs and use were assessed.

February 28, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Proposed a City face-covering requirement that passed 5–0 in 2020. In 2022 he backed a renewed citywide requirement that failed 2–2, with one abstention. He then backed a City-facilities requirement, approved 5–0.

January 31, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted 5–0 to adopt the City’s Energy Action Plan and an implementation agreement with Xcel Energy. He praised measurable goals and sought more discussion of electric-vehicle charging.

June 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted 5–0 for a voluntary building-energy benchmarking partnership with Hennepin County. The program compared energy use to help participating buildings identify improvements.

April 26, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Proposed a full flavored-tobacco sales ban. He opposed the adult-store exception that passed 3–2. He then backed the final restricted-sales ordinance, approved 5–0. It retained a limited exception for qualifying existing adult-only tobacco stores, capped at four.

February 8, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted 5–0 to accept State authority to use all collected Twin Lakes cleanup funds for eligible environmental work. The change expanded the available share from 25% to 100%; staff reported about $2.2 million.

June 17, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted 5–0 for Roseville’s first organics drop-off site agreement. The agreement assigned construction and hauling to the County, and site access and monitoring to the City.

June 17, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted 5–0 for City purchasing favoring recycled, energy-saving and water-saving products. The policy allowed up to 10% higher costs, with Manager approval for added costs above $1,000.

May 6, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

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Backed a capital policy requiring cost reports and later reviews for large new projects, approved 5–0 in 2019. In 2022 he backed a reserve goal covering five to ten years of planned construction needs, 5–0.

September 19, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted 3–0 to authorize reorganized City communications and community-engagement positions. He emphasized staff attendance at local events and resident feedback.

August 9, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted 5–0 to approve the Metro-INET joint-powers agreement for shared government IT services. He later backed City service-support agreements with the entity.

December 7, 2020Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to freeze the City's 2027 contribution to employee health benefits and cut insurance opt-out payments by $100 a month. Passed 5–0.

September 14, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to approve the 2027–2028 police-sergeants labor agreement, with 3% cost-of-living and 1% market wage increases in each year. Passed 5–0.

September 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for a $42,500 water-rebate program, backed by a grant of up to $36,000 and $6,500 in City matching funds. Approval passed 5–0.

June 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved on 2026-02-23 to replenish home-repair and affordable-ownership programs and end the unused manufactured-home loan program. Approval passed 4–0.

February 23, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to fund 15 additional firefighters and seven police employees through the 2026 budget. The staffing authorization passed 4–0.

December 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 5–0 to start a Habitat land-trust housing program using long-term ground leases and resale restrictions. Later moved $375,000 Metropolitan Council and $620,000 County grant agreements and updated Habitat rules, approved 5–0.

November 24, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 5–0 in July 2025 to borrow $1.88 million for the electric fire engine and levy repayment taxes. He had backed the engine purchase and reserve-diesel sale in January 2024, 5–0. In June 2025 he proposed the borrowing authorization, approved 5–0.

July 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved approval of a $250,000 grant and a temporary manager to pursue police accreditation, approved 5–0 in 2024. The department later reported earning MinLEAP accreditation in October 2026.

October 21, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Groff moved to accept $100,000 for tuition and pay for two police trainees changing careers. The motion passed 5–0. An earlier grant was returned after the city found no eligible recruits.

October 21, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Backed adding $500,000 to housing-improvement loans in 2024, approved 5–0, keeping 3% interest. He had supported expanded loan programs in 2021, 5–0, including first-generation buyer aid. He backed cutting improvement-loan interest from 4% to 3% in 2022, 3–0. That change also allowed energy audits to be booked at closing. In 2023 he proposed $500,000 in replenishment, including $75,000 for first-generation buyers, approved 4–0.

October 14, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Backed hosting an AmeriCorps housing navigator, approved 5–0 in 2021, and a full-time City navigator position, approved 4–0 in 2022. Later voted to accept a $301,400 grant for the navigator and expanded homeless outreach, approved 5–0.

May 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Groff supported new job classifications and a step-pay system for city employees outside unions, plus a 3% annual pay adjustment. The motion passed 5–0.

October 23, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 4–0 to approve a $50,000 nonprofit recovery-grant program. He emphasized benefits to Roseville residents and staff screening of applications.

June 6, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 5–0 for 2022 police hiring incentives: $5,000 for new officers and $10,000 for experienced hires. Payments were staged and repayable after employment ended within two years. Rules also provided referral and training payments.

March 21, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Backed accelerated ash-tree removal and replacement, including a $50,000 removal purchase approved 5–0 in 2021. In 2022 he backed a Tree Trust service agreement and tree-replacement funding, both 5–0. In 2024 he backed accepting a $264,000 State grant for the program, approved 5–0.

February 28, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 5–0 for a $7.34 million bond sale combining water-system improvements and refinancing of older park and fire-station debt. Staff estimated refinancing savings; no realized savings were established by that vote.

December 7, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 5–0 to accept a $1.875 million federal fire-staffing grant. The grant continued the City’s second-phase fire-staffing effort.

September 28, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted 5–0 for federally funded emergency business and housing relief programs. The Economic Development Authority administered the programs with outside partners.

July 27, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Opposed a $45,000 communications cut in 2019; it passed 3–2. He then backed the amended 2020 budget and City levy, both 5–0. In 2024 he proposed the 2025 budget, approved 4–1, including human-resources manager funding and Tubman services. Its separate City and development-authority levies passed 5–0. In 2026 he proposed the preliminary 2027 City budget of $90.3 million, excluding the development authority. He also proposed the $35.97 million preliminary City levy; both passed 5–0.

December 2, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Proposed a recruitment program allowing up to two temporary extra police officers, approved 5–0. The same meeting authorized one August hire through that program, 5–0. The program supported recruits from backgrounds underrepresented in policing.

February 11, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Moved to fund 15 additional firefighters and seven police employees through the 2026 budget. The staffing authorization passed 4–0.

December 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted 4–0 to require lawful-receipt proof or required records for possessing or reselling detached catalytic converters. The City attorney had raised concerns about due process and proof.

October 24, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted 5–0 to start advanced life-support first response through the Fire Department. The initial twelve-month pilot included no new patient billing while costs and use were assessed.

February 28, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted 5–0 to accept two State auto-theft prevention grants supporting police investigations.

May 17, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted 5–0 to accept a $1.875 million federal fire-staffing grant. The grant continued the City’s second-phase fire-staffing effort.

September 28, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted on 2026-01-22 to restrict use of city resources for federal immigration enforcement, except where law requires it. Approval passed 5–0.

January 22, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Groff moved extending political-sign display from 21 to 46 days before elections in years without state general elections. It covered primaries, or the general election when no primary was held. The ordinance passed 3–0.

August 7, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Moved on 2026-05-11 to approve land-acquisition funding for three Habitat affordable homes behind Covenant Church. Approval passed 5–0.

May 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Moved on 2026-04-13 to contract with Neighborhood House for emergency rental assistance. The two-year $132,000 program passed 5–0.

April 13, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Moved on 2026-02-23 to replenish home-repair and affordable-ownership programs and end the unused manufactured-home loan program. Approval passed 4–0.

February 23, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Moved on 2026-01-26 to ask Governor Walz for temporary eviction and foreclosure protections and state recovery aid. Approval passed 5–0.

January 26, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted 5–0 to start a Habitat land-trust housing program using long-term ground leases and resale restrictions. Later moved $375,000 Metropolitan Council and $620,000 County grant agreements and updated Habitat rules, approved 5–0.

November 24, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Backed adding $500,000 to housing-improvement loans in 2024, approved 5–0, keeping 3% interest. He had supported expanded loan programs in 2021, 5–0, including first-generation buyer aid. He backed cutting improvement-loan interest from 4% to 3% in 2022, 3–0. That change also allowed energy audits to be booked at closing. In 2023 he proposed $500,000 in replenishment, including $75,000 for first-generation buyers, approved 4–0.

October 14, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Groff supported creating an affordable-housing fund, which passed 5–0. It allowed development and repair aid, rent assistance, downpayment help and counseling. The EDA administered the fund, with priority for lower-income households.

February 12, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted 4–0 for an apartment-sale tenant-protection law. It required ninety-day notice before marketing covered affordable buildings for sale. New owners of buildings with at least five units owed notices and qualifying relocation pay of three months’ rent.

October 24, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Proposed approving the Brama Vistas preliminary plat, approved 4–1, after earlier supporting delays for review. The final motion required every lot to meet the 5,500-square-foot minimum and width rules. He cited access to homeownership.

August 22, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Backed affordable Edison apartments, including $118,000 in sewer-access credits approved 5–0 in 2019. That vote removed a proposed limit on units for homeless residents. He later backed the second-phase development and related financing agreements, 5–0.

July 19, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted 5–0 for federally funded emergency business and housing relief programs. The Economic Development Authority administered the programs with outside partners.

July 27, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted 5–0 for affordable Twin Lakes family-apartment redevelopment and financing agreements with Roseville Leased Housing Associates I. Earlier housing-revenue financing and environmental-review votes supported the same development.

June 22, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

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Proposed land-use changes for sixty affordable senior apartments at Owasso Gardens, approved 3–2. He stressed seniors’ difficulty affording homes in Roseville. Later backed development and financing agreements, 4–0 in 2020.

June 3, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted 4–0 for a Habitat housing agreement protecting 30 years of affordability at 1125 Sandhurst Drive.

January 14, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to authorize a $150,000 state grant application for hazardous-tree removal and replacement for low-income residents. Passed 5–0.

August 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Moved to accept a $300,000 state crisis-response grant, approved 4–0. It continued funding for one of the City’s two existing embedded social workers and related support. He had also backed the prior $200,000 award, approved 5–0 in 2025.

July 20, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Moved on 2026-04-13 to contract with Neighborhood House for emergency rental assistance. The two-year $132,000 program passed 5–0.

April 13, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Moved on 2026-01-26 to ask Governor Walz for temporary eviction and foreclosure protections and state recovery aid. Approval passed 5–0.

January 26, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Moved on 2025-05-05 to set hardship-based payment deferrals for older homeowners, permanently disabled homeowners and active-duty service members. The rules passed 5–0.

May 5, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Backed hosting an AmeriCorps housing navigator, approved 5–0 in 2021, and a full-time City navigator position, approved 4–0 in 2022. Later voted to accept a $301,400 grant for the navigator and expanded homeless outreach, approved 5–0.

May 6, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Groff supported creating an affordable-housing fund, which passed 5–0. It allowed development and repair aid, rent assistance, downpayment help and counseling. The EDA administered the fund, with priority for lower-income households.

February 12, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted 4–0 for an apartment-sale tenant-protection law. It required ninety-day notice before marketing covered affordable buildings for sale. New owners of buildings with at least five units owed notices and qualifying relocation pay of three months’ rent.

October 24, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Backed affordable Edison apartments, including $118,000 in sewer-access credits approved 5–0 in 2019. That vote removed a proposed limit on units for homeless residents. He later backed the second-phase development and related financing agreements, 5–0.

July 19, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted 5–0 for federally funded emergency business and housing relief programs. The Economic Development Authority administered the programs with outside partners.

July 27, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Backed temporary church-shelter permits, including commission recommendations approved 6–0 and Council permits approved 5–0. Seconded recurring licensing rules allowing up to 24 guests for four weeks yearly, approved 5–0. Later backed cutting the license fee from $350 to $250, approved 5–0.

December 2, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Groff voted for a process allowing housing-rule exceptions for people with disabilities. It passed 5–0. The rules provided written staff decisions, conditions and an appeal to Council.

November 6, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Voted 5–0 to join Just Deeds, a program challenging racially restrictive property deeds. The resolution directed removal of such restrictions from City property.

July 11, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted 5–0 to ban conversion therapy by licensed mental-health providers for minors and vulnerable adults. The practice seeks to change sexual orientation or gender identity. Certain religious counseling and legally consenting minors were exempt.

November 8, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted 5–0 for a resolution supporting equal protection regardless of gender in Minnesota’s Constitution.

February 8, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to approve land-use changes and building designs for the revised City maintenance facilities. Each motion passed 5–0.

October 12, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Moved a resolution supporting long-term vegetation maintenance for the regional Jones Lake flood-control project, approved 5–0. He had also backed State funding support for the project in 2024, approved 4–0.

September 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Backed a $5 million State funding request for OVAL renovations, approved 5–0, then grant and design agreements, 4–0, and selected construction bids, 4–0. In 2026 moved roof analysis and specifications capped at $21,200, approved 5–0, without authorizing roof construction.

August 10, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted on 2026-06-15 to spend $97,200 on Autumn Grove Park improvements, including a pathway and pollinator garden. Approval passed 5–0.

June 15, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted on 2026-06-08 against giving up the Aldine Street public corridor; the vacation failed 2–3. He seconded pathway planning, approved 3–2.

June 8, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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Proposed measurable streetlight brightness targets in 2025, approved 5–0. He had backed minimum lighting rules in 2024, 4–0. Those rules required 60% neighborhood support to add optional mid-block lights where existing lights were over 600 feet apart. In 2026 he initiated another review after residents objected.

October 13, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted 3–0 in 2025 to impose a half-percent sales tax for the maintenance facility. The tax covered up to $64.2 million in project costs, plus allowed financing costs. He had backed a 2022 State-authority request, 4–1, including a Highway 36 walking and biking bridge. In 2024 he backed the two facility ballot questions, 4–0. Voters approved maintenance funding and rejected license-facility funding. The ordinance set collection to start July 1, 2025.

March 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted on 2025-03-17 for a citywide water-meter and radio replacement program using Mueller equipment. The six-year pricing agreement passed 3–0.

March 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Groff moved requiring properties with nearby municipal water to connect by July 31, 2035. The ordinance passed 4–0. It allowed separate well irrigation and required meters where well water entered sewers.

April 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Groff supported awarding County Road B reconstruction work between Eustis and Cleveland, which passed 4–0. He had backed project plans and bidding, citing safety and truck traffic.

April 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Groff supported extending nuisance-abatement rules to public rights-of-way and sewers. The ordinance passed 4–0. It kept notice and hearing procedures and required explanations of emergency cleanup charges.

February 26, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Moved to approve a parkland purchase agreement in 2022, approved 5–0. Later backed a $570,000 plan for the new park at 2381 County Road B, approved 5–0.

October 23, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Groff supported zoning changes and approval for Ramsey County's environmental service center at 1725 Kent Street. The motion passed 4–0. The center's authorized uses included household hazardous-waste collection, recycling and organics services.

July 10, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Groff supported an $809,847 contract for new pathways on Cleveland Avenue, Lexington Avenue and Marion Street. The motion passed 5–0.

June 20, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Groff supported updated shoreland rules and electric-vehicle charging requirements for larger parking developments. The ordinance passed 4–0. It also required zone-tolerant landscaping and banned newly planted listed invasive species.

March 20, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Groff voted to support federal funding and local cost sharing for a Victoria Street walking and biking path. The resolution passed 4–0.

March 20, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Backed citywide pathway-plan changes, approved 4–0. Tamarack neighborhood implementation was held for further discussion amid concerns about rear vehicle access.

October 11, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

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Proposed accepting a County grant agreement for the Marion Street Greenway trail, approved 5–0.

September 20, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted 5–0 to apply park-dedication requirements when land was platted or split, removing the one-acre threshold. The law excluded land already required for roads, paths or utilities from counting as park dedication.

June 21, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted 5–0 for a $7.34 million bond sale combining water-system improvements and refinancing of older park and fire-station debt. Staff estimated refinancing savings; no realized savings were established by that vote.

December 7, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted 5–0 for Roseville’s first organics drop-off site agreement. The agreement assigned construction and hauling to the County, and site access and monitoring to the City.

June 17, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure

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Worked on Roseville's Circulator Task Force.

November 2, 2026

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Seconded continuing the leaf-recycling center with residency and contractor restrictions, approved 5–0. Later moved fall hours and seasonal staffing, approved 4–0, and backed a $505,632.74 compost-turner purchase, approved 5–0.

September 28, 2026

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Voted for a three-year rent-free police training and wellness lease arranged with the University of Northwestern. Passed 5–0.

September 28, 2026

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Earned a degree from North Dakota State University.

September 22, 2026

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Served on the Arts Roseville board.

September 22, 2026

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Worked in residential real estate with Edina Realty for more than 40 years.

September 22, 2026

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Moved on 2026-09-21 to seek grant funding for a program addressing Roseville Estates manufactured-home needs. Approval passed 5–0.

September 21, 2026

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Moved to remove parkland dedication for a license, passport and dance building. The motion failed 3–2 because four votes were required.

September 21, 2026

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Seconded the 2022–2023 school police-liaison agreements, approved 5–0, and asked for coordination with school leaders and health staff. In 2026 backed continuing two existing school resource officers through June 2027, approved 5–0.

August 24, 2026

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Voted to urge Minnesota to share 50% of online and mail-in motor-vehicle filing fees with local vehicle-licensing offices. Passed 5–0.

August 24, 2026

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Seconded cutting the permanent-endowment share of City gambling contributions from 50% to 25%, making more available for community grants. Passed 5–0.

August 10, 2026

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Moved to accept a $50,000 Friends of the OVAL Foundation donation for OVAL lobby improvements. Passed 5–0.

August 10, 2026

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Moved to uphold Norwood Inn’s unsafe-building condemnation and seconded denying its hotel license, both approved 5–0 in 2025. In 2026 moved a conditional license for the new owner’s Budget Inn, approved 5–0. Final guest-room inspection was required, and pool access remained barred pending City inspection and County licensing.

August 10, 2026

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Seconded on 2026-07-06 adoption of the Climate Equity Action Plan, approved 5–0. It set community emissions targets for 2036 and 2050.

July 6, 2026

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Voted to accept a privately funded rescue van for police and emergency rescues, approved 5–0. He later backed $14,255 in federal equipment funding for the same van, approved 5–0.

June 15, 2026

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Voted on 2026-06-15 to cap water base charges for homes and duplexes with larger meters at twice the standard fee. Approval passed 5–0.

June 15, 2026

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Moved on 2026-06-08 to approve a VFW parking-lot purchase agreement, passed 5–0. The Council terminated the agreement on 2026-09-28.

June 8, 2026

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Joined on 2026-05-11 the EDA panel reviewing legal-services proposals after a 5–0 appointment vote.

May 11, 2026

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Seconded using excess property-abatement funds for home-energy audits in 2026, approved 5–0. The decision kept $50,000 for abatements. He had seconded the 2024 service agreement, approved 5–0, through 2026. That agreement set a $50 visit subsidy and $12,000 annual City cap without further approval.

May 11, 2026

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Seconded on 2026-05-04 preliminary financing approval for renovations at the 127-unit Roseville Seniors property. Approval passed 5–0.

May 4, 2026

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Moved on 2026-05-04 to transfer reserves into the general and communications funds to restore minimum balances. Approval passed 5–0.

May 4, 2026

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Voted on 2026-05-04 to reduce required EV chargers from 26 to eight for a private laboratory project. The appeal passed 4–1.

May 4, 2026

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Voted on 2026-04-13 to approve cleanup-financing agreements for the former PIK Terminal redevelopment. Approval passed 5–0.

April 13, 2026

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Voted on 2026-04-13 to opt Roseville into Ramsey County EDA business-support programs. Approval passed 5–0.

April 13, 2026

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Voted on 2026-04-06 to award Rosebrook Park site work to New Look Contracting. Approval passed 5–0.

April 6, 2026

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Moved on 2026-03-23 to change the land-use plan for the State Patrol headquarters at 1500 Highway 36. Approval passed 4–0.

March 23, 2026

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Moved on 2026-03-23 to renew Motel 6’s license with inspections every four months. Approval passed 4–0.

March 23, 2026

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Seconded on 2026-03-02 allowing staff to approve brief nighttime work by public agencies without a noise-variance hearing. Approval passed 5–0.

March 2, 2026

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Voted on 2026-03-02 to update snow-removal rules, including a 14-hour operator shift limit within 24 hours. Approval passed 5–0.

March 2, 2026

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Seconded on 2026-02-23 joining the Cities for Safe and Stable Communities Coalition with up to $3,000 membership spending. Approval passed 4–0.

February 23, 2026

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Seconded on 2026-02-09 the Pascal Street and Keya Park street layout with a sidewalk and retained roadway width. Approval passed 3–2.

February 9, 2026

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Seconded on 2026-02-09 revisions to police rules on assistance to federal immigration officers, approved 5–0.

February 9, 2026

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Moved on 2026-01-12 to approve a ten-year Axon system for police records and connected public-safety technology. Approval passed 5–0.

January 12, 2026

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Moved on 2025-12-08 to charge residential customers $3 monthly for electricity and $3 for gas. Each franchise-fee ordinance passed 4–0.

December 8, 2025

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Proposed raising Harbor senior housing’s repayment note by $535,450 to $2.58 million in 2025, approved 5–0. In 2024 he backed reducing the note to $2,044,550, 5–0. He had supported the original 2021 agreements, 4–0. The note limited repayment to 95% of the project’s added property-tax revenue.

November 10, 2025

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Seconded on 2025-11-10 passing a $297,000 predevelopment grant to Oyate Ota Center at 965 Larpenteur Avenue. Approval passed 5–0.

November 10, 2025

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Moved Kraus-Anderson construction-management agreements in 2025: maintenance work passed 5–0; license, passport and dance work passed 3–2. The original license/passport/dance building plan was abandoned in September 2026 while the maintenance project continued.

November 10, 2025

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Moved on 2025-10-20 to allow council and commission members to attend remotely up to three times yearly. Approval passed 5–0.

October 20, 2025

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Seconded an LHB design agreement for maintenance, license, passport and dance facilities, approved 3–2 in 2025. The original license/passport/dance building plan was abandoned in September 2026 while the maintenance project continued.

October 13, 2025

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Seconded on 2025-07-07 building a license, passport and dance facility, approved 3–2. The Council abandoned that building plan on 2026-09-28.

July 7, 2025

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Voted on 2025-06-16 to award a $102,898 solar installation at the Shryer Avenue water booster station. Approval passed 5–0.

June 16, 2025

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Moved on 2025-06-02 to raise sewer-backup cleanup help from $5,000 to $7,500 and backflow-prevention help from $300 to $500. Approval passed 5–0.

June 2, 2025

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Wrote an article for the Roseville Area League of Women Voters about city commissions and local government.

May 19, 2025

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Voted on 2025-05-12 to allow 28 apartments per acre at 2940 Snelling Avenue, above the 24-unit limit. Approval passed 5–0.

May 12, 2025

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Voted 3–0 for a five-year Waste Management recycling contract in 2025, using City-owned carts without commodity-revenue sharing. He had backed the 2022–2025 Eureka contract, 5–0, favoring stable costs over revenue uncertainty. In 2024 he backed five-year vendor negotiations, 5–0.

March 17, 2025

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Moved on 2025-02-10 to end the May exception to lawn-height enforcement and encourage pollinator-friendly planting year-round. The motion passed 5–0.

February 10, 2025

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Voted against digital-billboard conversions on 2025-01-27; the ordinance passed 4–1. He later backed the Long Lake Road conversion agreement, approved 5–0.

January 27, 2025

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Seconded on 2025-01-27 updated public-speaking rules, approved 5–0. The rules exempted applicants and presenters from the ordinary three-minute limit.

January 27, 2025

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Elected Economic Development Authority treasurer in 2019 and retained in 2020, both 4–0. Elected vice president in 2021 and again in 2024–2025, each 5–0. Other members held the vice presidency in 2022, 2023 and 2026.

January 13, 2025

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Voted on 2025-01-06 to recommend dropping the north-side County Road C trail while retaining the protected Matilda crossing. Approval passed 5–0.

January 6, 2025

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Groff supported hotel licenses, inspections, background checks and safety standards, which passed 4–0 in April 2024. He later seconded delaying the operating requirements to April 1, 2025; that change passed 5–0.

December 2, 2024

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Groff supported local cannabis zoning, store registration and event rules. Zoning passed 5–0; registration and event rules each passed 4–1. The rules set store limits, location buffers and safeguards for events.

November 25, 2024

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Groff moved accepting $75,000 for accessibility improvements at Lexington Park's playground. The motion passed 5–0. The donation was for accessible equipment, ramps and more rubber surfacing.

November 25, 2024

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Groff seconded raising monthly pay for Council members by $100. The ordinance passed 5–0.

October 7, 2024

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Groff moved a $1.446 million transfer to refund water-meter deposits through utility-bill credits. The motion passed 5–0.

September 23, 2024

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Groff moved denying an appeal over a fence at 257 South McCarrons Boulevard. The Board of Adjustments and Appeals voted 5–0. Findings included a fence location differing from its permit and construction partly on others' property.

June 17, 2024

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Groff supported replacing the human-rights commission with a seven-member Equity and Inclusion Commission. The ordinance passed 5–0. He defended a formal commission with public meetings while Council narrowed its work to reviewing city policies and programs.

June 3, 2024

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Groff moved supporting a state bonding-aid request for Kids in Need Foundation's facility. The motion passed 4–1.

May 6, 2024

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Groff supported a three-year agreement assigning two police officers to Rosedale Center. He moved the related budget amendment; both votes passed 5–0. The mall covered officer pay and benefits and provided a substation.

May 6, 2024

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Groff seconded upholding denial of a 10-foot electrified fence at Caliber Collision. The Board of Adjustments and Appeals voted 4–0. He said other theft-prevention options had not been exhausted.

April 8, 2024

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Groff moved revised grease-discharge rules. The ordinance passed 4–0. It required notices explaining sewer-cleanup charges and how property owners could challenge them.

February 26, 2024

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Backed restarting short-term rental licenses in 2024 with 500-foot spacing for new licenses, neighbor notices and rental records, 5–0. Existing licenses were exempt from spacing. He had backed the 2021 licensing and minimum-stay rules, 5–0. In 2023 he backed pausing new licenses, 4–1, while allowing renewals. During the earlier debate, a resident requested his recusal over a prior buyer-agent relationship. Groff declined and denied an active business relationship.

February 12, 2024

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Groff supported meeting rules limiting remote testimony to unexpected circumstances and allowing commission members to propose agenda items. The rules passed 5–0. Remote participation remained subject to state law and coordination with city staff.

February 12, 2024

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Groff moved to settle a housing-finance dispute with Westwood Village. The motion passed 5–0. The plan used about $157,000 in city debt-service funds and required $23,500 from the association.

February 12, 2024

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Groff seconded a partnership with the state's violent-crime unit, which passed 4–0. It assigned a detective and provided state reimbursement for pay and equipment.

January 29, 2024

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Groff seconded allowing auto-body repair through conditional approval in Neighborhood Mixed Use areas. The ordinance passed 4–0. He supported flexibility for small businesses.

January 29, 2024

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Groff seconded a mall-funded contract for four automated license-plate cameras. The motion passed 4–0. Its terms included 30-day data storage and access to shared police camera networks.

January 29, 2024

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Groff supported limiting one gambling organization to half of the city's active premises permits. The ordinance passed 5–0. It kept the citywide limit at 12 and protected existing permits when the total declined.

January 8, 2024

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Groff moved utility collection rules requiring unpaid water and sewer interest to compound quarterly. Both ordinances passed 5–0. They required notice and a hearing before unpaid charges entered property-tax collections.

November 27, 2023

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Groff supported finalizing plans and seeking bids for a pathway from Western Avenue into Tamarack Park. The motion passed 5–0.

October 23, 2023

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Groff voted for a policy offering qualifying small businesses up to five sewer-connection fee credits. It passed 5–0. The policy required financial hardship and limited routine awards to businesses with five or fewer full-time workers.

August 21, 2023

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Seconded allowing liquor-license holders to obtain THC-product licenses outside the eight-license cap in 2023, approved 5–0. They still needed separate THC licenses. He had backed the 2022 sales moratorium, 4–0, and licensing rules, 5–0. In January 2023 he proposed lifting that moratorium, approved 5–0.

August 21, 2023

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Groff seconded a $30,000 small-business loan pilot, which passed 4–0. It offered up to $5,000 for capital improvements and job growth or retention. Loans qualified for forgiveness after three months under program conditions.

May 15, 2023

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Groff seconded a mental-health services contract for police staff. The motion passed 5–0. It provided for clinician visits, counseling referrals, training and critical-incident support.

May 8, 2023

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Voted 5–0 in 2023 for revised massage licensing, screening and inspection rules without a business cap. He had backed a 25-business cap in 2021, 5–0, and lowering it to 24 in 2022, 4–0. The 2023 rewrite removed the cap and transfer restrictions. He also backed a clarified exemption for qualifying medical workers, 4–0.

April 24, 2023

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Groff moved extending compliance time for two micro-homes at Prince of Peace church while an interim permit was considered. The motion passed 4–1. He defended keeping residents with their existing support community.

April 24, 2023

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Groff seconded $60,000 in federal relief grants to six nonprofits, with $10,000 for each. The motion passed 4–0. Recipients included Bridging, Keystone, NYFS and organizations serving Bhutanese and Karen residents.

March 20, 2023

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Groff seconded rules protecting wetlands and stormwater ponds through setbacks, buffers and runoff treatment. The ordinance passed 4–0.

March 20, 2023

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Groff seconded a letter asking state lawmakers to fund Every Meal's food-distribution facility. The motion passed 5–0. He linked children's access to food with their ability to learn.

March 13, 2023

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Groff seconded joining a shared emergency-fencing agreement, which passed 4–1. He raised racial-impact concerns and supported one year of participation with more community input.

February 27, 2023

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Groff voted for an agreement expanding People Incorporated mental-health services alongside police and county services. It passed 5–0.

February 27, 2023

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Served as vice chair of the Senate District 66 Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party organization.

February 7, 2023

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Voted 5–0 to authorize a new sustainability specialist position. Earlier temporary environmental service placements were separate from this permanent City position.

December 5, 2022

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Voted with the 3–2 majority allowing an 86-apartment project near Albert Street and County Road B. The approval capped building height at 48 feet.

November 28, 2022

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Backed selecting new City civil and prosecution lawyers, approved 5–0. Earlier that year, the Council appointed him to the lawyer interview panel, 4–0.

November 28, 2022

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Voted 5–0 to establish Juneteenth as a City holiday. He emphasized education about its history.

November 7, 2022

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Voted with the 3–1 majority to collect underbilled water charges from active accounts for January 2021–August 2022. Bills above $50 received four-quarter payment options. He said noncollection shifted costs to other residents.

October 24, 2022

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Backed negotiating with BKV for City campus planning, approved 4–1 in 2019. In 2021 he proposed a $120,000 predesign contract, approved 5–0. He proposed accepting the final predesign report in 2022, approved 4–0.

October 10, 2022

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Backed a youth-commissioner voting application process, approved 5–0 in 2021. In 2022 he backed allowing nonresident youth members; that motion failed 2–3. The residency requirement remained.

August 22, 2022

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Backed a community visioning contract, approved 4–0, including interactive text-message signs. He emphasized reaching residents facing language barriers.

July 25, 2022

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Proposed removing the 100-seat minimum for restaurants seeking liquor licenses, approved 5–0. The updated definition required at least 50% non-alcohol revenue. Wine-license restaurants kept a 25-seat minimum.

July 11, 2022

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Proposed a gun-violence awareness proclamation, which failed 2–3. He emphasized safe storage and education. The majority raised concerns about the late proposal and proclamation process.

May 23, 2022

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Moved to add disability to a League position urging diversity on city boards and commissions. The motion passed.

May 3, 2022

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Voted 5–0 to remove stock-investing authority in 2020. In 2022 he proposed limited State-managed stock-fund investing, approved 5–0. The policy capped that option at 15% of eligible long-term capital reserves.

April 25, 2022

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Proposed denying a nineteen-townhome Midland plan in 2020, approved 5–0. In 2021 he opposed tabling a revised proposal; tabling passed 3–2. He later backed a revised nine-lot plan and a three-lot follow-up, both 5–0.

April 11, 2022

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Backed environmental review for the eight-lot Victoria Shores proposal, approved 3–0 with one abstention. Later backed a decision requiring no environmental impact statement, 5–0. Then backed the revised nine-lot final plat, 5–0 in 2022, and proposed its public-improvement agreement, approved 5–0.

March 21, 2022

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Voted 5–0 for an agreement embedding two County social workers with police. The City committed up to $375,000 in federal recovery funds for one worker over three years.

January 24, 2022

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Voted 5–0 for zoning changes aligning development rules with the 2040 plan. The changes allowed attached housing up to 55 feet in high-density districts. The final motion increased spacing from property lines for taller buildings.

November 8, 2021

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Voted 5–0 to accept $20,000 for a police drone and remaining funds for officer wellness. During the earlier hearing, he questioned privacy complaints and limits on training and public-relations uses.

October 25, 2021

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Voted 5–0 to allow required professional management when reinstating a multifamily rental license. The ordinance specified owner-paid, City-approved managers.

October 25, 2021

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Voted 5–0 for purchasing rules requiring Council approval of professional-service contracts and extensions. The rules set a $10,000 City Manager approval threshold, with exceptions. They also required fair outreach to disadvantaged businesses.

October 25, 2021

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Voted 5–0 for repeat-nuisance fees at lodging businesses and other properties. The ordinance excluded certain medical and domestic-violence calls from nuisance counts. He questioned discouraging overdose calls and losing low-cost lodging.

October 25, 2021

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Backed saving excess department balances in a cash reserve, 5–0. In 2021 he opposed a 20%–30% Parks reserve range; it passed 3–2. He then backed the overall reserve policy, approved 4–1.

September 20, 2021

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Backed a new small-business loan-services contract, approved 5–0. Discussions covered collateral, personal guarantees and review after one year. He asked for outreach to business owners less often served by traditional lenders.

July 19, 2021

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Voted 5–0 to extend Roseville’s COVID emergency in 2020. In 2021 he joined the 4–0 vote approving its end.

July 12, 2021

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Backed a City equity consulting contract up to $100,000, approved 5–0 in 2020. Supported full-time equity-manager funding, then backed the racial-equity action plan, approved 4–0 in 2021. The plan addressed City staffing, commissions and policymaking.

June 7, 2021

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Voted 4–0 to authorize a business-support program with digital coaching and workforce advertising. He had called for outreach to business owners of color historically excluded from financing.

June 7, 2021

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Proposed research into coordinated trash collection; the motion failed 2–3. He cited rate equity, truck traffic and public safety. The proposal requested data and process recommendations.

May 17, 2021

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Proposed a purchase agreement selling the former fire station at 2501 Fairview to Genisys Credit Union, approved 5–0. Later testing and contract changes remained part of that sale process.

April 19, 2021

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Voted 5–0 to create a tax-based financing district supporting preservation of the Marion and Brittany apartments.

April 12, 2021

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Voted 5–0 to pause certain financing applications for new apartments for twelve months. Exceptions kept cleanup aid, sewer credits and some low-income or preservation projects eligible.

March 22, 2021

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Appointed Acting Mayor for 2021 by a 5–0 Council vote after volunteering for the role.

January 4, 2021

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Proposed filling Human Rights Commission vacancies through the same process as other commissions, approved 5–0. He opposed a staff proposal to delay those vacancies and seek more commission input first.

January 4, 2021

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Roseville appointed Groff as its representative to Northeast Youth & Family Services, 5–0. He later served as board chair.

January 4, 2021

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Voted 5–0 for a new balance between fixed charges and usage charges in City utility rates. The final choice differed from the option he had preferred during earlier discussion.

December 7, 2020

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Voted 5–0 to permit fast-food drive-throughs in the Community Mixed-Use 4 district with conditional approvals. He asked about required traffic studies.

October 26, 2020

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Voted 4–0 to restrict new subdivision streets behind existing homes and new lots with front-and-back street access. The law kept limited exceptions within new plats.

October 12, 2020

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Proposed an amended joint-powers agreement for regional cable communications, approved 5–0. The amendment expanded options for adding municipalities, including noncontiguous communities.

August 24, 2020

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Backed a Rosedale environmental-review decision requiring no environmental impact statement, approved 5–0. Later backed cancelling two Rosedale special zoning plans, 5–0, while preserving a separate transit-hub agreement.

August 24, 2020

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Voted 5–0 to accept State authorization for alcohol sales at Cedarholm Community Building. Later backed the City’s on-sale and Sunday liquor licenses, approved 5–0.

July 13, 2020

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Was elected to co-lead the Roseville Area League of Women Voters' action and advocacy team. The vote was unanimous.

June 2, 2020

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Voted 5–0 to extend Roseville’s emergency declaration during the unrest after George Floyd’s death. The vote also authorized emergency spending.

June 1, 2020

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Voted 5–0 for temporary City-code waivers supporting business and faith activities during COVID distancing restrictions.

May 26, 2020

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Voted 5–0 to cap replacement-tree cash fees for single-family lots at 5% of assessed land value. Other development retained a 10% cap and nearby replacement-planting options.

May 11, 2020

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Voted 5–0 for six-week on-sale liquor-license refunds and utility late-fee waivers in 2020. Later backed temporary massage and tobacco license-fee reductions, approved 5–0.

May 4, 2020

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Backed the Planning Commission’s 2040 plan recommendation, approved 6–0 in 2018. Later moved final Council adoption, approved 5–0. During Council review, he opposed removing the rapid-bus transit overlay; that amendment failed 2–3.

May 4, 2020

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Voted 5–0 for City event-permitting rules. The policy used general event rules for outdoor worship, removing a separate religious-service section.

April 27, 2020

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Was appointed to Visit Roseville's board for a term starting in September 2020. The vote was 5–0.

March 23, 2020

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Voted 5–0 to reject raising height limits for detached accessory homes and other accessory structures. Existing accessory homes remained allowed.

March 23, 2020

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Appointed 5–0 to the I-35W North Gateway Policy Advisory Committee as Roseville’s representative. The committee advised MnDOT’s transportation study.

March 23, 2020

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Proposed replacing amusement-business licensing with zoning rules for indoor entertainment, approved 5–0. He earlier opposed considering indoor gun ranges in a preliminary motion that passed 4–1. The final package omitted new gun-range licensing.

March 9, 2020

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Appointed 5–0 to the City Manager Performance Review Committee in 2020. The 2021 appointments named other members.

January 6, 2020

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Appointed Roseville’s alternate to the North Suburban Communications Commission, approved 5–0 in 2020, with Mayor Roe as primary. The January 6, 2025 roster named Strahan primary and Roe alternate.

January 6, 2020

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Voted 5–0 to revoke rental licenses for twelve Marion Street and Brittany buildings after documented safety problems. Existing tenants were allowed to stay; vacant units were barred from new leases. In 2020 he backed authority to seek court remedies, 5–0. In 2021 he backed restoring three licenses, 5–0.

November 25, 2019

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Proposed providing fire-department administrative services to Falcon Heights, approved 4–1. The agreement covered management, training and shared expertise.

November 25, 2019

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Voted 5–0 for the 2720 Fairview redevelopment contracts with public financing and labor-law safeguards. The contracts allowed withholding assistance for qualifying defaults. In 2020 he backed added assistance, 5–0.

September 16, 2019

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Voted 5–0 for a County-funded sexual-assault investigator agreement. He asked about future City costs and ending the program.

August 26, 2019

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Voted 3–0 to make drive-through traffic-circulation plans continuing conditions of approval. The plans required safe walking, biking and vehicle access with adequate waiting lanes.

July 22, 2019

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Voted 5–0 to remove the Planning Commission chair, citing impartiality, recusal advice and treatment of other commissioners. Members said there was no violation of the written Ethics Code.

July 8, 2019

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Voted 5–0 for a shared NYFS case manager for police-referred households. Roseville approved $15,000 for a year, covering up to six client referrals. The worker was an NYFS employee shared across six police cities.

July 8, 2019

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Backed an updated list of permitted Centre Pointe business-park uses, approved 5–0. It listed hotel, restaurant and limited-production uses. Fitness centers remained conditional, and fast-food drive-throughs remained prohibited.

June 3, 2019

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Backed added $300,000 site-preparation aid for Colder Products redevelopment, approved 5–0. The Board approved pay-as-you-go assistance instead of $2.2 million upfront, 5–0. Later he proposed the final redevelopment contract, approved 3–0.

May 20, 2019

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Backed a $150,000 community-development grant limit for housing at 2680 Prior Avenue, approved 3–2. Then opposed exploring up to $295,000 from several funds; that motion passed 4–1. He questioned tying up funds early.

May 13, 2019

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Voted 5–0 for Rice and Larpenteur Alliance funding and service agreements with Maplewood and St. Paul. The partnership addressed neighborhood redevelopment and business support.

April 22, 2019

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Voted 5–0 to rescind Roseville’s local environmental-review worksheet process. State environmental-review and cleanup requirements remained in place.

April 22, 2019

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Voted 5–0 for preventive firefighter mental-health services. The agreement budgeted $1,250 monthly for training, supportive counseling and crew debriefings.

April 8, 2019

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Opposed a Council resolution backing a specific State aid bill; it passed 4–1. He cited insufficient information. Then proposed a broader resolution backing aid-formula changes, approved 5–0.

March 25, 2019

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Voted 5–0 for an internal City loan financing the 2719 Lexington property acquisition. The property had been bought before he joined the Council.

February 11, 2019

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Supported the Council’s decision to defer the Snelling Corridor third-lane project and forgo $2.7 million in federal funding. He favored a smaller alternative while awaiting the I-35W study.

February 11, 2019

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Groff backed zoning changes allowing breweries and distilleries in more areas. He seconded an office park amendment, which passed 5–1. The full Planning Commission recommendation passed 6–0.

October 3, 2018

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Groff supported land-use changes for a Montessori school and homes at Roseville’s former armory. Both recommendations passed 6–0. He seconded the zoning recommendation and said a traffic study was unnecessary.

October 3, 2018

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Groff backed a taller senior apartment building near Lexington Avenue and County Road C. He first opposed it while seeking more design details. The final Planning Commission recommendation passed 6–0.

August 1, 2018

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Groff seconded allowing drive-through businesses under special permits in neighborhood business areas. The recommendation passed 7–0. He also backed Mudslingers’ permit, which passed 7–0.

August 1, 2018

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Groff voted to recommend denying a plan to divide residential land into five lots. The Planning Commission opposed it 7–0 over neighborhood character.

August 1, 2018

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Groff supported replacing an office project with a four-story hotel at Centre Pointe Business Park. The Planning Commission backed the final plan 7–0.

August 1, 2018

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Groff reviewed Roseville’s LGBTQ and fair-housing proclamations. He proposed adding Q to the LGBTQ wording and updating outdated housing references.

March 21, 2018

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Roseville’s City Council appointed Groff to its Planning Commission by a 5–0 vote. He served on the commission in 2018.

March 12, 2018

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Groff backed recommendations to improve public input when Roseville plans parks. The human rights commission approved sending the recommendations to the City Council unanimously.

January 17, 2018

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Groff contacted Minnesota’s human rights department about business training materials and reports of racial profiling. He reported this work to Roseville’s human rights commission.

October 18, 2017

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Groff helped plan Imagine Roseville’s public talks on policing and city policies. He represented the human rights commission in the planning group.

August 16, 2017

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Groff joined Roseville’s new Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission. The City Council appointed him through March 31, 2018, by a 5–0 vote.

May 8, 2017

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Groff backed co-sponsoring a public film series about race and discrimination. The human rights commission approved the plan unanimously.

September 21, 2016

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Groff helped lead Roseville’s work with Karen residents on housing, schools and city services. He seconded an outreach plan, which passed unanimously. He later presented findings on housing and transportation needs.

July 20, 2016

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Groff submitted a resolution condemning hate crimes after the Orlando nightclub shooting. Roseville’s City Council adopted his proposed statement of support for the LGBT community, 5–0.

June 13, 2016

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Reported leaving the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions board, citing limited progress. He had been elected its secretary.

October 21, 2015

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Groff supported a public mental-health forum and up to $300 in speaker fees. The human rights commission approved the spending unanimously.

December 17, 2014

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Groff backed a public training on listening, teamwork and respectful communication. The human rights commission approved the proposal unanimously, with funding still needed.

October 15, 2014

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Roseville’s Human Rights Commission elected Groff as its chair by a 5–0 vote.

November 20, 2013

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Groff seconded a plan to use a $2,500 grant for public talks on preventing community violence. The human rights commission approved it unanimously.

January 16, 2013

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Groff backed creating a separate city group for public participation work. The human rights commission recommended the change unanimously and sought continued representation.

November 28, 2012

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Groff seconded a resolution opposing a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota. The commission approved it unanimously and asked the City Council to do the same.

May 16, 2012

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Groff seconded a motion to help publicize a voter identification forum with the League of Women Voters. The Human Rights Commission approved it unanimously.

March 21, 2012

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Groff joined Roseville’s Human Rights Commission. The City Council appointed him to a partial term ending March 31, 2012.

August 8, 2011

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Falcon Heights appointed Groff to the committee guiding its comprehensive plan update. He represented the city’s Human Rights Commission.

September 27, 2006

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