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HRA Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Page 5 1 would be provided, but left to the HRA to determine which of those items best addressed the 2 issues and available resources to address them. 3 4 Mr. Darger clarified that his proposal provided a gratis build-in consultation and facilitation of 5 Best Practices for Implementation, with their personnel returning to Roseville after a 6-9 6 tate task 7 force discussion and determine the results of the BR&E Program. Mr. Darger advised that this 8 exercise had been done elsewhere and had provided interesting results that could be left with 9 the City. Mr. Darger noted that it was terview of the task force, with both 10 parties thereby getting something out of that exercise. 11 12 Ayes: 6 13 Nays: 0 14 Motion carried. 15 16 b. Authorize Request for Proposal for Redevelopment of Dale Street Site 17 Chair Maschka welcomed audience members in attendance for this item. 18 19 Ms. Kelsey reviewed the staff report dated August 13, 2013; the Corridor Development 20 Initiative (CDI) process, and proposed timeline for the Request for Proposals (RFP) process as 21 detailed. Ms. Kelsey advised that the full and final CDI report is 125 pages, and was available 22 as a link on the HRA website, or available if requested at City Hall. Ms. Kelsey noted that a 23 summary outline was provided as part of the meeting materials for the HRA and on the back 24 table for public review. Ms. Kelsey advised that anyone who had previously provided their e- 25 mail or mailing address information and asking to be kept informed, had received notice of 26 27 28 Chair Maschka advised that he and Member Lee had attended all of the community meetings 29 related to the project, and after having reviewed the full CDI report in-depth, opined that it 30 captured the essence of those community discussions. 31 32 Member Willmus noted that he had attended three of the four meetings, and was eager to hear 33 from the public. 34 35 36 would be a deciding factor for a Purchase Agreement. 37 38 39 determination. 40 41 Chair Maschka encouraged public comment on the report and process to-date. 42 43 Public Comment 44 Rich Schlueter, 794 Lovell Avenue 45 Mr. Schlueter noted that no mention was made regarding the amount of money that would be 46 required or requested from the City to subsidize a development project. With that unknown, 47 Mr. Schlueter questioned if that could influence the ultimate design of what project ended up 48 on the property; if developments differed significantly in their proposals and the amount 49 needed to fill that financial gap. Mr. Schlueter questioned who made the decision on the 50 amount or type of subsidy. 51 52 Chair Maschka responded that the issue became one of how much was needed to fill that gap 53 and the type of funding available to do so; with that serving as only one of many factors in the 54 final consideration. 55