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Regular City Council Meeting AND Board of Adjustments and Appeals Monday,July 23,2012 Page 14 being a team effort of the City Council and HRA. Mayor Roe noted compari- sons between the HRA Strategic Plan and that of the City Council (e.g. make better connections with the business community); and noted that it was difficult to find time to organize such efforts as a Councilmember and/or Mayor; and suggested that a way for the City Council to accomplish those efforts was through helping with additional staffing requests, as indicated in the HRA Ac- tion Plan. Mayor Roe noted that, as the City Council saw the proposal come forward for the upcoming HRA levies that would serve to alert the City Council of the needs and efforts of the HRA. Mayor Roe noted that this would have ramifications for Roseville taxpayers, and that this would be an area of concern during discussions and in determining the goals and needs of the community as a whole. Councilmember Willmus noted the spreadsheet figures, and the estimated costs listed at the bottom of the chart to implement those goals and strategies. Coun- cilmember Willmus asked that, if there were areas of concern for individual Councilmembers about those costs, that they make it over clear over the next week or month to the HRA. Councilmember Willmus suggested one way to keep the communication more consistent among the HRA and City Council would be, instead of the HRA Chair's quarterly update to the City council, the City Council and HRA Board get more aggressive, and have a sit-down quarter- ly, if not more frequently, to compare notes on the direction moving forward. Chair Maschka concurred with Councilmember Willmus' suggestion; especially as projects moved forward. Mayor Roe, related to the budget, asked the HRA to review other funding sources if appropriate to implement as a City, other than through a levy; using the City of St. Louis Park as an example; and other ideas gleaned from other communities; and to bring those forward to the City Council at their earliest convenience. Chair Maschka noted that this Action Plan required some of that drilling down yet; as brought up by Councilmember Pust, do we know what we have and what is working in Roseville; going beyond the talking points and how to facilitate the Action Plan. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Chair Maschka clarified that the proposed additional levy request was an additional $350,000, recognizing the maximum HRA levy limits under State Statute as a percentage of the City's to- tal levy capacity. Chair Maschka advised that where the current HRA budget is at for the end of the third quarter of 2012 would determine the timeline going into 2013 and 2014 and the rate of speed for moving forward. Chair Maschka