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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 22, 2015 Page 35 a falling economy, the five year rule had been extended to ten years, expiring in 2015. At that point, Ms. Huot advised that there was some potential for staff be- ing able to meet the ten year rule and requiring additional City Council discus- sions at a future meeting. Mr. Bilotta advised that staff intended to identify potential and remaining infra- structure projects within that district, with the City Engineer currently reviewing any yet to be completed in the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area; with the goal for the City to consider issuing bonds for that infrastructure construction as part of the TIF district before the deadline of September 3, 2015, thus allowable for cov- erage from TIF increments. Mr. Bilotta noted there were some procedural mech- anisms needed and rules to follow to extend the TIF district. Mr. Bilotta noted the elimination or expiration of broader and more flexible TIF districts of the past, with further legislative limitations more project specific,mak- ing TIF district #17 of significant importance at this time, since no similar future projects would be possible given current legislation. Also, in an attempt to address next phases for making use of mitigation funding under the HSS districts, staff was pursuing the hiring of a Brownfield consultant for that phase to mitigate HSS and make sites shovel ready similar to previous ef- forts used in the City of New Brighton and Ramsey County at the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition site. Discussion included future TIF restrictions; advantages in using TIF district #17 provisions at this time in covering a bond issue and without waiting to depend on future development that may or may not occur; financial implications addressing blight conditions and qualifications once that blight is removed; qualification of each parcel on its own merits; and how best to bond for the benefit of the commu- nity to clean up these parcels. Mayor Roe thanked staff and Ms. Huot for their work to-date and the information provided tonight, as well as continuing analysis going forward. c. Twin Lakes Next Steps: Land Use Defmitions and Building Height Two e-mails providing written comment were included as bench handouts, con- sisting of one dated June 22 from Kathleen Erickson, 1790 Centennial Drive, and another dated June 21, 2015 from Lisa McCormick, attached hereto and made a part hereof In referencing the RCA, Mayor Roe noted it provided a summary by staff of City Council discussions and work completed to-date. At the request of Mayor Roe, Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd briefly summarized the new subareas designated on the map representing those discussions and the new