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Regular City Council Minutes -10/21/02 Page 4 the State Legislature for expansion of the TIF District; and the City Council needed to determine their commitment now, or advise the developer prior to further time and expense incurred. Councilmember Schroeder stated that he was very impressed with preliminary concept plans, and was intrigued by the commercial/retail potential. Councilmember Schroeder stated that, as far as the TIF District, this was the right use of TIF monies; and that the City needed a catalyst to initiate the redevelopment, and this appeared to be a good place to start. Councilmember Kough stated that, with the newly- established Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA), the housing component could be referred to them to coordinate starr and the developer. Mayor Kysylyczyn concurred with Councilmember Kough, and directed Community Development staff to determine the role the HRA should play in the process. Councilmembers Kough, Maschka, Klausing, Schroeder and Mayor Kysylyczyn expressed support for the project. Community Development Director Welsch summarized the next steps for the project's development. Mr. Welsch advised that staff would not initiate any of the processes without specific Council policy direction; and sought Council authorization on how to proceed. The specific authorization requests of staff at this time were for authorization to: · Encourage Roseville Properties to make a formal tax increment application and deposit; · Direct staff to hire a City financial Consultant; · Direct staff to work with Roseville Properties on various land use, design principles, infrastructure needs, and traffic analysis components; and · Direct staff to prepare a development time table. Maschka moved, Kysylyczyn seconded, authorizing staff