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RHRA Meeting Minutes – Monday, August 29, 2016 Page 3 suggesting quality was more important; and the consensus was that those jobs not be related to retail but with caveats that those jobs involve permanent employees with regular hours, high salaries and benefits. Discussion Points for Consensus Minimum Number of Jobs With confirmation by Ms. Kvilvang, President Roe noted statutory requirements for the REDA to have a minimum number of jobs defined was part of the reason for this discussion. Member McGehee suggested the minimum number was not only a policy point, but provided a screening aid for staff and potential developers. Ms. Kvilvang advised that staff would have that dialogue with developers, with those developers clearly hearing the intent and preference of the REDA as to that priority. In accordance with statutory language, Member Etten suggested leaving the minimum number at one to leave room for flexibility for REDA support or no support, noting his desire not to be handcuffed to simply jobs as a priority when considering a development. Member Etten noted there may be other purposes besides creation of new jobs that were just as important for redevelopment. Member Willmus, as a member of the REDA, stated he was aware of a number of past projects that would fall into the exempt area for job creation. However, Member Willmus opined that he wasn’t too interested in seeking those exemptions and applying subsidies if no solid job creation was involved. Member Willmus recalled he put 3-4 jobs as a minimum on his survey, and advised he would likely hold to something in that range. Member Laliberte stated she had put ten on her survey, as she seriously took the decision of subsidizing any development with public tax dollar funds as having job creation as a goal to justify that subsidy. Member Laliberte stated she was flexible, but had wanted to start high to protect the value of those dollars collected from taxpayers and their subsequent use. President Roe stated he put one job as a minimum, and now based on tonight’s presentation, if the REDA wanted a minimum of 3-4 jobs created, opined he could be open to that preference as well. REDA Attorney Ingram provided an observation based on her experience with other EDA’s and as pointed out by Ms. Kvilvang, state statute minimum indicated a minimum job creation number of one. Ms. Ingram opined that the REDA would be far more likely to need to deviate from their policy if they set the threshold high versus setting it at one. From a practical standpoint, Ms.