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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November 23, 2009 Page 3 Klausing moved, Johnson seconded, scheduling a public hearing for Monday, De- cember 7, 2009 to consider renewal of liquor licenses for the calendar year 2010; as detailed in the Request for Council Action dated November 23, 2009. Roll Call Ayes: Roe; Pust; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. 8. Consider Items Removed from Consent a. Receive Update of City Grant Applications (former Consent Item d) At the request of Mayor Klausing, Mr. Miller briefly reviewed this item. Councilmember Ihlan noted the MN DEED grant in the amount of $1,000,000 re- quiring matching, for property acquisition and construction of a segment of the Twin Lakes Parkway and reconstruction of Prior Avenue. Councilmember Ihlan opined that, when the City is working on the 2010 Budget and proposing a Pre- liminary Levy of nine percent (9%), spending public funds on a parkway segment not needed for immediate development purposes was uncalled for and needed se- rious consideration in the future during a time of tight economies. Councilmem- ber Ihlan further opined that the public needed to be aware of such uses of public money. Mayor Klausing sought clarification, and Mr. Miller confirmed, that this was tax increment financing (TIF) money. Councilmember Roe sought clarification, and Mr. Miller confirmed, that this was TIF District No. 11, and that the money was restricted by state law and offered no unilateral discretion for use; and that if the District were to be decertified, any available excess funds above and beyond those expended would be returned to various agencies (i.e., School District, Ramsey County, and the City). Councilmember Roe asked how long it would take and impacts to the 2010 budget, if the City decided to help the budget by not spending TIF money at this time and decertifying the District. Mr. Miller advised that decertification is not a quick process, and there would be no relief to the 2010 budget, and possibly some to the 2011 budget depending on timing; and that the City would receive approximately $250,000 of the $1 million. Mr. Miller cautioned that the City would need to ensure that there were no other obligations for which the City may be responsible (i.e., existing payment to a pre- vious land owner), and that such a decision should not be made lightly. Councilmember Roe clarified that if the process was initiated for decertification, if done in 2010, it could possibly impact the 2011 tax receipts.