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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 24,2015 Page 25 tember 14 to create a new EDA or pursue a different structure, the hearing would already be scheduled. Mayor Roe advised that statutory requirements for a not-to-exceed HRA levy would not imply such a strict deadline and could be changed moving forward. However, Mayor Roe expressed his discomfort in scheduling a public hearing on September 14th for something yet unknown; further recognizing that hearing deadline notice requirements may differ, and suggested waiting until September 14th when more information and a potential council consensus was available. City Attorney Gaughan advised that there were particular public hearing notice requirements identified for potential dissolution of an HRA, with 10 days advance notice required and 2 weeks' notice required for establishment of an EDA. How- ever, Mr. Gaughan advised that provisions were in State law regarding transfer of assets or projects from one body to another, and even if not commensurate, HRA funds would revert back to the City of Roseville, allowing for some flexibility even with the awkward timing involved in the 2016 budget process. Councilmember Willmus reiterated his request to gather additional information and hold that discussion before getting too far ahead of things. Without objection, Mayor Roe directed staff accordingly as per discussions. Mayor Roe stated that it was important to note that this was in no way intended as any criticism of anyone serving on the HRA and the work they'd done, including many tremendous accomplishments, going back to their rental registration and li- censing, and code enforcement focus. Mayor Roe reiterated that this was not a reaction on his part to the HRA,but just an attempt to make sure the best tools for the City of Roseville were put forward. If a different model was decided on in the near future, Mayor Roe expressed his hope that a way could be found to keep the HRA engaged and part of the process. Mayor Roe stated his intent to make sure that was on the table upfront and this discussion was not in any way a bad reflec- tion on the current HRA board members. Councilmember Laliberte suggested others on the City Council were more knowl- edgeable about EDA's than she was and therefore would be looking for infor- mation on EDA and HRA models, whether combined or standalone, and City Councils serving as EDA's. Mayor Roe stated his interest was in obtaining pros and cons of each approach, in addition to other information requested, but was not sure a staff recommendation was needed other than for their input. Mayor Roe again thanked the HRA for their budget work, and noted there may be interesting days moving forward.