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REDA Meeting Minutes — Monday, June 21, 2016 Page 6 noted these maximum estimates could be adjusted based on additional REDA feedback to staff. REDA Discussion President Roe asked staff how they had identified and defined the 2016 priorities, and those for 2017. Interim Community Development Director Collins responded that through the REDA homework exercise, those identified as high priorities for the next six months had been considered by staff to be 2016 priorities for the next six months. Ms. Collins advised that those identified as medium priority had been deferred to 2017 to move to high priorities. President Roe asked the REDA if those lower medium priority items, requiring resources and staffing, were in line with the REDA's own prioritization, or where to draw the line (e.g. page 4, business concierge at the lower end of medium rankings). Noting those initiatives highlighted in red as needing additional staff or a consultant, President Roe asked if further clarification was needed for those medium ranked initiatives that the REDA may prefer not to expend additional resources on at this time given other priorities and allocation of those resource requirements. Member McGehee stated the most important thing from her perspective was to put together a process and policy, and until that was done, everything else didn't really matter; as process and policy would inform the kind of staffing needed and what could be done by the REDA. Member McGehee stated she was interested in guidelines for acquisitions and a process for moving forward with policy development, consultants and subsidies — the when, how, etc. Member McGehee opined if the REDA and staff could accomplish that, and be satisfied with those results by the end of 2016, she would consider that a great accomplishment. President Roe noted the REDA's responsibility to set a 2017 levy and budget; and while they may not know a lot going it, it may require setting a status quo budget and levy, with possible augmentation from existing funding sources for one-time projects. Member Willmus agreed with the comments of Member McGehee; to drill down on the policy development — the how, when, and where — as a starting point; opining that other things will come into play later. President Roe stated his preference for the 2017 levy would be to address one- time research and development of policy costs; opining that it may make sense to take those funds from existing dollars, since they weren't an ongoing expense. President Roe further suggested a maintenance levy for staff, with further evaluation and fine-tuning far those areas needing expenditure of more