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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />November 13, 2019 <br /> <br />Ms. DuFault is taking information out of context and that developing this property into high- <br />been interesting in developing it. Ms. DuFault stated that Council is basing their decision on <br />previous proposals and she would desire that the Council consider the community as a whole and <br />the benefit rather than just developing this property. Mayor Paar stated that the discussion this <br />evening is whether the City should expend funds to continue to entertain the proposal and not vote <br />on TIF, or the proposal. <br /> <br />Ms. Melanie Nicks, 7029 Centerville Road, stated that she is against providing the developer with <br />TIF funding, does not feel that the City of Centerville needs a 53 unit apartment building and <br />would rather see a townhome development without utilizing TIF. She stated that she is concerned <br />about green space and the rural feel of Centerville. She also stated that she did not believe that the <br /> <br />Mayor Paar questioned whether anyone else desired to speak on the issue. No others from the <br />audience stated their desire to speak. <br /> <br />Council Member Love stated that the developer has completed a market study and shown that this <br />type of housing is needed in Centerville and it they did not believe that it was needed then they <br />would not developer here. He stated that for many years the location has been included in the <br />the length of time the developer is requesting. <br /> <br />Council Member Koski stated that he appreciated the comments from the public and to some extent <br />agree with what they are saying. He stated that he agrees that times have changed and feels that <br />the market will dictate development on the site. He did however stated that he has not heard a <br />large amount of opposition to the proposed development and felt that the public should be involved <br />in the decision making process. <br /> <br />been on Council for 17 years and the property has been vacant, the downtown redevelopment <br />project was in full swing with the Beard Group and then the economy went downhill. He stated <br />that the economy is on the uptick and Trident Development was one of three developers that were <br />originally looking at developing the property. He stated that no one knows what tomorrow will <br />bring but the City knows that with this development additional development within the downtown <br />area will be spurred. He stated that he is having difficulty with the length of the proposed TIF and <br />the dollar amount. He also stated that he feels that incentives/concessions may be given in alternate <br />areas. Mr. Brama stated that the City was particular in the look of the building be of French <br />heritage. Mayor Paar stated that two larger business came to Centerville due to the Shovel Ready <br />projects and that the same will hold true for residential development. He again reminded the <br />audience that this evening was to expend funds to determine if the process should continue not to <br />approve TIF or conditions of the TIF. <br /> <br />Mayor Paar also thanked Ms. DuFault and Ms. Nicks for their comments and stated that it is <br />difficult to speak in front of a crowd. He stated that he appreciates receiving emails regarding <br />concerns and then stated that City Administrator Statz would be the best candidate to forward <br />Page 8 of 11 <br />10 <br /> <br />