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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 7, 2019 Page 10 who the Housing Affordability Institute is made up of. From his understanding, it is a builders' group. Ms. Gundlach indicated it is the Builders Association. Councilmember Groff explained the other point he thought was important is new construction is not typically first-time home buyer or considered affordable hous- ing, especially in first ring suburbs so to make that comparison seemed inaccurate to him. He thought long-term planning was crucial because doing this year by year would not work in a department like Ms. Gundlach's. Councilmember Laliberte thanked staff for putting this all together so she under- stands where Roseville fits into comparison reports, to the city's own staffing, and what staff has been able to do and manage over twenty years. Councilmember Etten concurred and thought it was a lot of work but helps the Council understand and if the Council hears from the residents, there is now a bet- ter understanding to respond to anyone with questions. Councilmember Groff thought adjusting the fees was a move in the right direc- tion, especially when it comes to windows as some that seemed a little out of pro- portion. Those would be things that improve the energy efficiency of homes and he really did not want to discourage existing homeowners from doing things that would increase the energy efficiency of their homes. He requested staff look at that when doing the final numbers, noting it would be important to him. Mayor Roe thought another thing that would be helpful is to find a way to present some of this information in various ways, maybe the community development web page and perhaps something to feature in an upcoming newsletter as well. Councilmember Willmus asked how the city determines the fee breaks in terms of a project that is coming forward. He knew it was based on a percentage of valua- tion but when looking at the breaks, there could be some fairly significant jumps if a project happened to come in at a dollar more. He asked for clarification on that and how the city came to some of those price point breaks. Mr. Englund explained the City of Roseville has adopted the State of Minnesota's model for building valuation that was adopted in 2009 and adjusted up in 2011 based on actual department costs. He noted that is always how it has been used and has not been changed in the building permit evaluation since 2011. Councilmember Willmus asked what other costs might come into play, particular- ly with respect to a development or redevelopment but are not necessarily reflect- ed in building permit costs.