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6b. Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 18, 2016 Page 20 4)love to see HH jobs, certainly willing to provide assistance to attain that, bur want to have good idea of its viability and whether it will sit vacant for 10 years Are there any economic development programs from other communities that you would like to have considered as possible models for Roseville? Councilmember McGehee noted some recent programs like Excelsior and Grand in St. Louis Park that had achieved a successful end and provided an interesting area for revitalization. Mayor Roe clarified that this question wasn’t limited to the next eighteen ,months; with Ms. King responding that some things started in the first eighteen months may simply lay a foundation going forward. Mayor Roe stated his leeriness in using a tax abatement approach for development that tended to lure the Amazons of the world into Roseville (e.g. Shakopee) ex- pressing concern with the long-term impact to the community and its tax collec- tions. While understanding their rationale, Mayor Roe noted there wasn’t too much competition for local sales tax initiatives to any great degree at least for specific economic development programs; but remained unsure if he’d want to consider it as the flip side. Ms. King sought clarification of the interest in looking in general at financing tools or options. Ms. King stated that one thing she’d like to do it make sure when incentives area used, it was done responsibility and the tool was tied into the process to address particular challenges or financial gaps for a specific busi- ness. Ms. King opined that she found this a wise approach for the accountability with their public for public sector agencies to provide. While it may be fine for one particular too for a certain period based on a case-by-case situation, Ms. King suggested looking at various tools and the City Council defining parameters for if and when they’d use a particular tool.Ms. King offered to provide those nuances for the City Council that could serve to make the community more competitive but also not create situations where they felt any need to apologize to their con- stituents for doing so. Along the lines that Roseville may want to see development above and beyond what a typical developer or their client wants to spend, Mayor Roe agreed with developing a policy or purpose for each tool and to have those policies in place ahead of time for timeliness and practicalities sake. As an example, Mayor Roe mentioned using public funding for additional amenities, such as pedestrian con- nectivity. Ms. King stated that she encouraged communities to have those public policies upfront for the developer or business to know their being dealt a fair and con- sistent hand, as well as the public, and to allow staff more confidence in their ini-