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Special City Council Meeting Monday,June 1,2015 Page 15 get all the communities working together for the common good with that future use. Councilmember Willmus noted this was what he was getting at, to continue work- ing with other local government units to find responsible solutions and have broader conversations with partner cities. Mr. Bilotta advised that Roseville staff was using Ramsey County Commissioners to push the area profile for these efforts,particularly on the St. Paul side. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Bilotta reviewed efforts for vari- ous properties and future recreational uses, as well as efforts in working with oth- er organizations within the community, including the HRA's involvement in SE Roseville and the layers available in working with Ramsey County, as well as the school district and Metropolitan Transit. Mr. Bilotta advised that there were other underutilized sites and potential opportunities; but there needed to be discussions on balancing resources and needs, and matching thing appropriately. Mr. Bilotta stated that he was encouraged to see increasing cooperation and involvement among jurisdictions. Mayor Roe suggested looking broader for all four corners of Larpenteur Avenue and Rice Street and not limit future visions by picking sites for little redevelop- ment that may or may not by themselves address the major impacts needed. Mayor Roe reiterated his desire to get all parties at the table to discuss that future vision. Specific to the TIF review, Mayor Roe noted two aspects: if a district was closed, it represented a one-time cash windfall of remaining funds that would benefit all taxing jurisdictions. Mayor Roe asked consideration by staff and Councilmem- bers on how best to use that one-time balance. Regarding decertification, Mayor Roe also noted that those properties would be added to the tax base, increasing taxable property, and thus increasing the ability to divide levy increases among more payers, which limits the impact on the average taxpayer. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Bilotta clarified that, while TIF continued to a complex issue, the analysis being performed by Springsted would provide suffi- cient documentation on the limitations of and how or how not those remaining funds or districts could be utilized of items paid out of. Mr. Bilotta noted that this involved legislation in place when the districts were created; and would involved future policy decisions for the City Council as to whether to leave larger districts open or create new districts if and when needed. Mr. Bilotta advised that new TIF legislation was much more specific in nature and easier to interpret. City Manager Trudgeon reiterated the need for policy decisions by the City Coun- cil as that report comes forward and amounts are identified. While staff may have