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City of Centerville EDA Minutes December 16, 2020 City Council passed the preliminary 2021 budget with less than a 1% levy. Executive Director Statz stated that City Finance Director Bruce Dejong gave a good five-year picture for the city, and we should be able to keep taxes on a downward trend, meaning a combination of keeping the levy flat, or small growth, with increased tax base, or tax capacity. Executive Director Statz stated that he heard from Mr. Harchenko from the Apollo Group who had previously proposed an apartment building on Block 7. They have come back with a new proposal for row homes and presented it to the Planning and Zoning Commission. There is another business that is proposing a similar style development on the property, and we are going to look at that in January so we can compare the two proposals. He also had an hour long conversation with a third group who is proposing an apartment complex there and is looking at redevelopment property in the city. The Planning and Zoning Commission held a Public Hearing for an Interim Use permit for Rehbein Black Dirt. We believe we have a compromise to move forward in the next two years and have the pile of dirt removed by the end of 2022. Executive Director Statz stated that he would like to thank North Metro TV for their work on the CenterStage program. Mr. Statz stated that the station decided that for 2021 they will provide a staff person to record all meetings, free of charge. He would like to discuss with the commission whether or not they would like to have this done. Public Safety staff have had a few cases of Covid-19 and are doing their best to stay safe. They are also trying to keep the community safe by making sure there are enough police and firefighters on staff, Commissioner Giovinazzo suggested inviting Centennial Lakes Police Officers to a meeting to introduce themselves and have the commission to recognize them in some way. Commissioner Wilharber asked about a proposed apartment building on the northeast corner of the city, and whether not the Planning and Zoning Commission had considered rezoning the lot. Executive Director Statz stated rezoning is required because the area is currently zoned B-1 commercial, and he felt that the EDA should issue an opinion on the topic. city 2. Year to Date Financials Executive Director Statz explained that there is a surplus of $13,000.00 in our budget due to CARES Act funding, which will carry over into 2021. Commissioner Giovinazzo asked if there was still a way to view how many hits the CenterStage ads were getting on Facebook. He felt it was a good way to see how many people the ads were reaching and whether or not the program was a good use of our money. Discussion was had regarding the EDA budget and whether or not to use the money for capital purchases. Page 5 of 7