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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 20,2019 Page 6 Mayor Roe offered an opportunity for public comment, with no one coming for- ward. Mayor Roe said one of the concerns he had from his comments in September 2018 was that some of the policy statements about terms of different types of dis- tricts seemed to be outdated relative either to what could be done statutorily or maybe more importantly, what development can do financially these days. He thought that longer terms on the low to moderate income housing tend to be the trend due to the difficulty in funding those types of projects. He thought by limit- ing the City to twenty years of increment for instance under the policy the City was shortchanging itself by at least a few years under what can and needs to be done. He thought those were good reasons to take a look at the policy and make sure that if there were valuable and important things that needed to be kept were kept but then to make sure that if things were outdated or did not make sense an- ymore to remove them. He appreciated Staff's effort in that regard. Groff moved, Laliberte seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 11600 entitled, "Resolution Rescinding the 2008 Twin Lakes Public Financial Participation Framework and the 1996 Tax Increment Policy." Council Discussion Councilmember Groff appreciated Staff cleaning this up to make the system more efficient. Roll Call Ayes: Laliberte, Groff, and Roe. Nays: None f. Consider Appointment of City Council Representative to Northeast Youth and Family Services Board Mayor Roe stated he has been the Council's appointed representative for 2 three- year terms. He noted these are three-year terms with a limit of three terms. He believed from his perspective that it makes sense to have opportunities for other City Councilmembers or other representatives from the City to serve in that ca- pacity. He thought the end of a second term is a good time to make a transition. Mayor Roe indicated he was very supportive of this organization and would be in- terested in serving as long as he could in that role, and he will continue to do things to support NYFS. Mayor Roe asked if there was a motion to appoint someone from the City Coun- cil.