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REDA Meeting Minutes—Tuesday,June 5,2017 Page 17 Specific to low income housing tax credits and long-term homeless units, Ms. Phillips advised that the program was designed to allow people to live throughout the metropolitan area; with all homeless units providing a case manager, and developer contacts with social service providers and other resources to work with families or individuals in those units. Laurie Starr Pastwa Ms. Starr noted that many had been single parents and/or lived in apartments before purchasing a home and clarified that previous comments had not been intended to offend anyone, but simply to consider an additional number of 60 out of 100 units built in Roseville in this area as being too much on that small of an area, creating overload in her opinion. Ms. Phillips stated that to be accused of racism was totally inaccurate, and clarified that any crimes she'd seem committed in her neighborhood had been done by local, white teenagers, and not racist-related. REDA Deliberation President Roe reiterated the suggested action under consideration tonight, to support creation of a TIF district and dedicate Roseville CBDG funds. President Roe first sought to address some of the questions raised during public comment. TIF President Roe clarified misunderstandings raised about TIF and how that funding applied to parcels as they were developed to a greater value and use, and that differential in value captured for a period of time. In this case, President Roe advised that the district was proposed at five years, significantly less than the typical 15-20 year TIF district, and a minimal investment in the overall funding than typically sought by developers. CDBG Funds President Roe advised that these funds had been allocated to the city from the federal government over years and intended for a purpose such as this. Process/Community Engagement President Roe noted the interest expressed at the last REDA meeting in getting the word out early on with this project even though in the preliminary stages, and resulting community interest shown tonight, indicating that those efforts apparently worked. While many may feel that no outreach effort had been undertaken, President Roe noted that outreach was intended before the process continues. Familiarity of the Area by Individual Members President Roe stated that he personally traveled in the Old Highway 8 vicinity frequently.