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Agenda Item 3. HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Page 10 1 SE Roseville area as noted by Member Etten, seeking to invite their participation in this 2 workshop as well. Ms. Kelsey advised that Mr. Weinhagen advised her that, while this is 3 geared more toward elected officials to encourage their involvement, he would be more than 4 happy to work with those neighborhood groups if a location was available to house such a 5 meeting. Ms. Kelsey advised the Board that she had offered the Villa Park facility in 6 Roseville, which could accommodate 30-40 people and provide AV and electronic capabilities 7 as a venue. 8 9 Chair Maschka noted how this fit with the HRA’s updated strategic plan efforts for that 10 corridor, opining it should prove a good cooperative effort. 11 12 At the request of Member Masche, Mr. Kramer was not able to identify any interesting 13 intersections within the metropolitan area already realizing benefits of the SGA collaborative, 14 with Member Masche suggested Roseville may once again be the leader. 15 16 Motion: Member Majerus moved, seconded by Member Lee to approve financial 17 assistance in an amount not to exceed $2,500 and participate in the SGA workshops, 18 addressing key economic development efforts in SE RV and RC. 19 20 Ayes: 6 21 Nays: 0 22 Motion carried. 23 24 Member Majerus thanked Ms. Kelsey for bringing this and her involvement with this type of 25 effort, and thanked Mr. Kramer for his attendance at tonight’s meeting. 26 27 Mr. Kramer expressed his excitement with his recent attendance at the Vogel open house in 28 Roseville, which he found to be a great success deserving celebration. While not attempting to 29 move into a sales mode for the SPACC, Mr. Kramer noted their desire to expand its remix to 30 cover the entire east metropolitan area. Mr. Kramer recognized the efforts to-date and 31 encouraged the City of Roseville and its HRA to continue investing in business retention and 32 in employers strategically, in a way not being done by other communities to such an extent. 33 Mr. Kramer encouraged them to build on those efforts and take advantage of them. 34 35 c.Levy Request for 2016 36 Ms. Kelsey provided a brief background in developing the 2016 budget to-date and as detailed 37 in the staff report and attachments dated August 18, 2015. Ms. Kelsey noted that Attachment 38 A provided a breakdown of each program and preliminary budget totaling $723,905 for 2016; 39 Attachment C provided the amount an average valued Roseville home would pay annually for 40 HRA-levied funds; and Attachment B was a draft resolution for statutory adoption of the 41 preliminary 2016 HRA levy. 42 43 Chair Maschka noted the budgeted amount for the multi-family and economic development 44 (warehouse revamping) efforts were in line with those goals discussed on the recent HRA tour, 45 expressing excitement about the opportunities available for the HRA over the next year. 46 47 Ms. Kelsey distributed a bench handout, Attachment E, providing a more detailed breakdown 48 and narrative for each HRA Fund, attached hereto and made a part hereof. Ms. Kelsey noted 49 that this document had been developed was still a work in progress and would undergo 50 additional clean-up and revision as the remainder of 2015 provided a more up-to-date picture 51 of each fund. Ms. Kelsey explained that some of the amounts in each fund were transferred 52 quarterly, while others not until year-end, or some spent for project needs as they occurred. 53 54 Chair Maschka thanked Ms. Kelsey for this format, opining it provided a clear and concise 55 presentation of HRA funds and their status.