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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 24, 2015 Page 22 Nays: None. b. Review of Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA)Levy Request for 2015 HRA Executive Director Jeanne Kelsey; HRA Vice Chair Vicki Lee; and Sub- group Finance Committee members Jason Etten and William Masche were pre- sent; along with HRA Member Dan Wall in the audience. The remaining member of the subcommittee, former Chair Maschka, was not present. Ms. Kelsey noted that a revised RCA dated August 24, 2015 was provided as a bench handout with minor corrections including the year corrected from 2015 to 2016, and annual estimated tax impact for residential home values (heading on lines 20-21) of the RCA corrected from an estimated 7.6% decrease to a 9.9% de- crease. Ms. Kelsey referenced the attachments to the RCA providing budget detail and account balances related to specific programs administered by the HRA. Mayor Roe expressed appreciation for the format of the budget this year, opining it was much easier to read. Mayor Roe advised that no formal action was required on this request, in accordance with statutory deadlines for action, until mid- September. Mayor Roe opined that this 2016 budget request seemed pretty straightforward from his perspective. HRA Finance Subcommittee Member Masche reported that the attempt was to present a preliminary budget eliminating programs or initiatives that were outdat- ed or no longer performing, and match this budget to the recently-updated HRA Strategic Plan to implement it with dollars needed to take action on those initia- tives included in that Plan. Member Masche recognized that the Plan was aggres- sive and included many initiatives identified by the HRA as a whole and attempt- ed to listen carefully to City Council discussion and input regarding the future role and work of the HRA. Member Masche expressed the HRA's interest in moving forward in a cooperative, collaborative experience with the City Council over the next year in trying to accomplish some of these goals in year one of the four year Plan. Mayor Roe noted the request of Councilmember Laliberte for interaction with representatives of the HRA. Councilmember Laliberte recognized the attendance of HRA Member Wall in the audience noting he had not voted with the HRA majority in supporting this docu- ment, seeking his response. Member Wall indicated from the audience that he had no comment.