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REDA Meeting Minutes — Monday, June 21, 2016 Page 8 President Roe identified apparent next steps for the body as recognized: A) Develop Policies and Processes B) If and when unique opportunities come along, have funds available to take advantage of those situations. President Roe suggested the REDA may want to consider at 2017 levy that was beyond just keeping the lights on, and determine it was prudent to accumulate funds ahead of time for potential opportunities that might arise. Executive Director Trudgeon noted 2016 priorities identified in tonight's presentation, and their concentration on policy and costs as identified; and sought feedback from the REDA if they found anything missing or anything they thought should be deleted or deferred. As far as the $40,000 allocated for SE Roseville's additional visioning, Member Willmus asked what the city would receive for that money. Mr. Trudgeon advised that the intent was for a small area redevelopment plan, with different scales possible, from a process using a mix of the Dale Street CDI visioning, listening sessions, and other community engagement option for facilitating the discussion. Ms. Collins noted the $40,000 estimated cost represented a mid-range cost for such a small area plan. Of the things listed that the REDA may want to look at, President Roe opined that the SE Roseville visioning remained an unknown, while the others discussed identified funding from two sources. Member Etten questioned if the REDA needed a$10,000 consultant to assist with development of business subsidy policies when staff would be tasked with getting that information together for and with them, in addition to some things the consultant may bring to the table. Ms. Collins responded that when she first came on board in the Community Development Department, her predecessor had left correspondence with Springsted showing eight examples of business subsidy policies. Ms. Collins noted there were a variety of options out there, and one or more of those models could be used to model and tailor one specifically for Roseville. However, Ms. Collins noted that depended on the degree of incentive policy put together by the REDA for those consultant services. Ms. Collins opined she didn't think it would cost $10,000 for that consulting fee, but had identified the maximum amount to ensure the REDA received a quality product.