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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9,2015 Page 25 project and supported the vision even if another developer was needed to com- plete the project. Councilmember McGehee opined that the City Council needed to achieve that community support for any and all projects before bringing a de- veloper into the situation where they may be set up to fail, and further opined that it could be accomplished by following a process similar to that used for the Dale Street project as a successful role model. Chair Maschka opined that one thing that made that process work was that for the first time, those residents people concerns understood the economics of the situa- tion and were willing to compromise and recognize that dollars needed to be spent to make things happen. Councilmember McGehee noted that education was an important component to reach compromises by all parties. Chair Maschka concurred, however, he noted that at some point, the vote had to be taken. Councilmember Willmus clarified that it was important to note with redevelop- ment on Dale Street and use of TIF funding, while residents were part of the pro- cess, their initial choice of single-family homes was not part of the final options of a, b or c. Councilmember Willmus noted that their willingness to compromise was only after they found that the numbers wouldn't work for their first choice, and therefore they chose the lesser of three evils. Councilmember Willmus con- curred that the process in bringing everyone to the table was excellent, and the fact that the wheels fell off the project now was due to a lack of oversight, which fell directly on the City Council's shoulders and shouldn't have happened. Going forward, Councilmember Willmus opined that assurances were needed that it would not happen again. Regarding whether commercial development was preferable for the Twin Lakes area, and whether it should be under the auspices of the HRA or City Council, Councilmember Willmus opined that was an area of concern for him. Regarding utilizing TIF dollars, Councilmember Willmus clarified that there was no real upfront cost, since it eventually came back to the City. However, Coun- cilmember Willmus expressed concern for those city services as an upfront and ongoing cost that were not paid for as part of the project improvements, such as police and fire protection. Councilmember Willmus opined that pay-as-you-go TIF was a good financing mechanism;but noted that he had trouble providing TIF financing for a project not having broader public support. In general when the Comprehensive Plan was updated, Councilmember Laliberte opined that HDR zoning designation was plopped in a number of places as a placeholder. However, Councilmember Laliberte stated that she continue to hear