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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 15, 2015 Page 20 from the HRA's legal counsel. Chair Maschka clarified that it was not intended for any tricky deals, but simply as another tool to provide a solution for a number of outstanding problems in the community. Councilmember Etten agreed with the need to address the HRA's role in who was serving as its Executive Director; and to better define the lines for hiring and the review process, admitting that the current arrangement was an odd set up, which all apparently agreed with. Since the role of the HRA has evolved, Councilmem- ber Etten suggested it was now time to make sure the Executive Director role was clearly defined and that relationship remained strong. Regarding the comments about HDR renovation, Councilmember Etten noted that the HRA's 2015 budget may be sufficient to reallocate some of those dollars on new initiatives for the HRA. Councilmember Etten noted that the HRA already had a preliminary discussion on that issue nine months ago, and continued to flesh it out given the need to bank funds for specific purposes. Councilmember Etten noted the need for the 2016 budget to repurpose funds or cut the levy depending on the decisions made by the full HRA body. Councilmember Etten agreed with the comments made by Councilmember Laliberte as to efforts by the HRA on SE Roseville issues, and thanked her for recognizing those efforts. Regarding the role of and expectations for the HRA, Mayor Roe opined it didn't make sense to have the City Council serve in that role, as clearly recognized with the time constraints already in play with tonight's agenda items and lack of suffi- cient time for in-depth consideration. Mayor Roe opined that having separate boards beyond the City Council is of value to the community. Mayor Roe threw back a challenge to the HRA to engage more in the process and perhaps increase the frequency of their meetings if that was the answer, or whatever was needed. Mayor Roe stated that he had high expectations of the HRA, noting the excellence of those serving on the HRA and their areas of expertise and skill set brought to those efforts. Mayor Roe noted the rental registration process and subsequent program, as facilitated by Ms. Barbara Raye, as a civilian on the committee, and the fantastic results that came from that HRA effort. Mayor Roe noted the HRA had a history of taking on serious and complex problems and issues, and resolving them. Mayor Roe noted most of the work of the HRA as a group required in- depth work, and suggested part of the Authority's future decision-making needed to be consideration of how they're interacting with programs and processes, and taking ownership of them and allowing sufficient time, energy and effort to be or remain fully engaged. Chair Maschka noted the need to address those issues as part of their strategic planning. ■