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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 9, 2015 Page 18 get some consensus from the City Council as to whether or not and whether or not they would support using TIF for the project or not. City Council Response Councilmember Laliberte stated that, in general, she preferred to use TIF for pro- jects bringing long-term jobs to the City. While being less desirous of housing use, Councilmember Laliberte stated that she understood it was used for housing many situations, and therefore would not rule it out. Given the TIF request, com- bined with WAC, SAC, and HRA monies, Councilmember Laliberte opined that it was a considerable financial request, and recognized that a public hearing would be required in the future for establishing a TIF District. Mayor Roe clarified that this would be part of the process after a formal TIF ap- plication was received; and City Manager Trudgeon confirmed that it would be several months for that process once an application was received. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon clarified that SAC and WAC credits were pooled or banked credits on hand and not from taxpayer funds, but totaling approximately$1 million based on Metropolitan Council fees. Councilmember Laliberte opined that this was a valuable proposal was valuable to the City and would improve housing options beyond existing options. Coun- cilmember Laliberte stated that there were people interested in living in Roseville and the City Council was interested in welcoming them into the community; how- ever, not too heavily on the backs of current residents. If the project could be further refined to meet what the neighborhood and she wanted to see, Councilmember McGehee stated that she was not opposed to the use of TIF even though she preferred it be used for living wage job creations that were severely needed in this community. However, Councilmember McGehee stated that she was still on the fence in terms of this project, and would withhold further support until she heard how and if it was supported in the community and impacts to the general tax base, as well as how that housing looked in welcoming people into the community. Mayor Roe noted the lack of consensus, duly noted by Mr. Sherman. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:57 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:01 p.m. b. Housing& Redevelopment Authority (HRA)Joint Meeting HRA Members Present: Chair Dean Maschka and Members Susan Elkins, Vickie Lee, and Dan Wall, along with Councilmember Jason Etten. Presentation