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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 14, 2015 Page 24 put some skin in the game, opining that the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area con- tinued to sit for decades for a reason, and required a firm coinmitment by the City Council. With the acknowledgement that the inotion will pass with a Council ma- jority, Councilmember Etten advised that he would oppose the motion. Mayor Roe spoke in support of the motion, and while not aware of his position when arriving at tonight's meeting, after review he didn't see any way to make a future model work cleanly without taking this step. As noted by Councilmeinber McGehee, Mayor Roe recognized the great things done by the RHRA since their start, opining that the City could not have accomplished what it had without the expertise of individuals serving on the RHRA. Mayor Roe advised that the key for him was not just in putting City money in the game as an incentive, but also the authority to levy funds as a resource to more appropriately staff economic de- velopment and marketing efforts for the City of Roseville. While recognizing those efforts to-date by City Manager Trudgeon and Community Development Director Bilotta, Mayor Roe noted the reality that they both already had jobs that kept them pretty busy; and while the City currently had staff to address the hous- ing focus, there was no staff available to address the economic development fo- cus, which was what he was supportive of looking at rather than tasking the RHRA as part of their role. Mayor Roe noted this action would provide adequate resources for the City Council to allocate toward those economic development ef- forts that it had been unable to fund up to this point. Mayor Roe recognized that this affected those currently serving on the RHRA; but reiterated that he could not say enough good things about their expertise and accomplishments to-date for the City of Roseville. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, McGehee and Roe. Nays: Etten. Motion carried. Moving forward with this process, Mayor Roe noted that a key factor would be if the RHRA decided on a by-law modification that could in7pact that future pro- cess. For the benefit of the public given tonight's action, Mayor Roe advised that the purpose of the public hearing would be to hear public testimony before final action by the City Council. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:23 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 8:32 p.m. 13. Budget Items a. Adopt a Preliminary 2016 Tax Levy and Budget Finance Director Chris Miller briefly summarized the requested action of the City Council as detailed in the RCA and draft resolutions dated September 14, 2015.