Revitalization Commission Agenda and Packet 2019 04 08

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Revitalization Commission Minutes March 11, 2019 Page 5 of 8 community that we are in partnership with them. This projects sends this message. We aren't giving Boulder Creek Neighborhoods $1.1 m, they are generating it for us. He agrees with Commissioner Dalton that Council needs to decide. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton said to not enter using public funds to support private business lightly. This needs careful consideration. Instincts tell him that this needs process at Council level. LRC will have to partner and interact with council. He believes it is ill advised to send it for Council consideration without more conversations with Council. He recommends continuing the item. Policy guidance needs to be developed and the LRC needs to align with Council to achieve goals. He distributed Business Assistance Criteria. He does not feel comfortable moving this forward today. He believes the LRC should use the upcoming Study Session with Council and LRC to develop criteria. Commissioner Gorsevski said similar to what Commissioner Lathrop said: help has always been infrastructure but the Sam's Club UR Area takes this tool into a new direction. He is open to the Terraces project. But he is also open to further discussions. He said the LRC wants to get this right. There needs to be follow-up. Commissioner Dalton said business assistance was developed 13 years ago which is on a smaller scale for a project like this. The Business Assistance Program is similar in that the city shares with the business the revenues generated that the city wouldn't see without the business investment. This is an extension of policy already developed. If it unleashes more applicants, terrific. What is the issue with that? Policy alignment — Council needs to provide us with guidance. There is no unified direction on Council. Council cannot hide behind LRC being more cooperative with Council. Stimulate discussion by sending this to council. Council needs to provide direction. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton said it is important to have the tool have independence from Council. He thinks the importance of having defined policy and constructive dialogue to reach alignment. His preference is to have conversations in advance. City Manager Balser said the LRC does have its purpose per state statute. The duty given to LRC has process. If this moves forward it does not preclude other conversations. We have done some of this work.