Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2025 05 14

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Revitalization Commission Minutes April 9, 2025 Page 4 of 6 Councilmember Dickinson commented that the impression he had from the joint meeting with council is that the changes proposed are what Council is expecting. He suggested that there are three steps to this process: council has given the LRC permission to do this work in a certain direction; the oversight is that council can amend the LRC's purpose as well as appoint people to the commission; and this gives the commission the ability to perform their duties. He added that this still preserves the overall relationship between the commission and Council, and he said that he feels it will make the LRC more efficient. Commissioner Adler agreed with Councilmember Dickinson, noting that she doesn't think any changes need to be made. Commissioner Harald commented that the LRC does a lot of budget amendments and asked if the budget section addresses how that works. The Attorney to the LRC responded that there is a process for supplemental appropriations and budget amendments which are not captured by this, which is intentional because they are covered by statute. Commissioner Harald expressed support for section 7. He commented that we have very little resources to do the projects. The Attorney to the LRC responded that there are a lot of tools available, noting that, hypothetically if City Council decides to adopt additional plans, a lot of URAs take a small percentage off the top of the TIF received in each project area to pay for administrative costs which might include additional planning efforts, documents, or Urban Renewal Plans. He added that there is an opportunity to generate new funds. Commissioner Lipton asked about the last sentence deleted from section 18. The Attorney to the LRC responded that the language is the process where the URA is transferred from the URA back to the City. Under the statute, the only way city council can become the URA is to have an election. He added that it is his opinion that this language is unenforceable. Chair Williams expressed appreciation for the work done to amend the IGA. Commissioner Iglesias expressed appreciation for the work done to amend the IGA, noting that it will benefit a lot of what the LRC does. There was a discussion around who represents the city versus the LRC in this process. Public Comments: None. Change of June 2025 Meeting Date The Economic Vitality (EV) Manager presented a proposal to change the June meeting date to June 4 due to commissioner conflicts. Chair Williams made a motion to approve the change to the June meeting date to June 4. Commissioner Lipton seconded. The motion passed. Commissioner Comments: There were no concerns from the commission about changing the date to June 4. Public Comments: None.