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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes August 23, 2006 IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES 1. City Administrator, Mr. Dallas Larson. Finance Director Meyer stated they added money to the budget for the celebration next year per the request of Council. 2. CSAH14 (Update) Finance Director Meyer stated they were working on the environmental review. 3. Downtown Redevelopment/St. Genevieve Property Mayor Capra stated she has spoken with staff about this and when they declared a TIF District, the tax increment they collected had to be re-spent in the district. Finance Director Meyer stated they only had the one TIF District. Mayor Capra stated she had spoken with Father Fitzgerald about the sale of the lakeside property and the City having the first refusal if the property was every sold. She asked if the Council was in favor of this proposal. Council Member Lee stated he was in favor, but he was not inclined to include this in the TIF district unless it occurred. Mayor Capra noted right now this was zoned as public property, which puts limitations on it. Council Member Terway stated he was in favor of looking into this and seeing what they needed to do to make it work. He stated he was concerned about what the cost of the property would be. Council Member Glaser stated if the City were paying more than market value for the property, they would need to justify why they were doing this. Mayor Capra noted Father Fitzgerald had stated he wanted this to remain as open space for the citizens if it was sold. Council Member Paar stated he was in favor of this, but he believed after next year the City would be strapped for cash. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Terway, to direct staff to prepare a First Right of Refusal for the Church of St. Genevieve Property. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. City Attorney Glaser reminded the Council that they needed to keep in mind any property they wanted to keep in the Downtown development. Page 7 of 9