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Motion by Commissioner Wise, seconded by Commissioner Look, to approve the agenda as submitted. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Dehen, Commissioners Wise, Look, Elvig, Jeffrey, McGlone, and Ramsey. Voting No: None. HRA BUSINESS Case #1: Adopt Resolution Approving Proposed 2010 HRA Levy Planning Manager Miller reviewed the staff report. Commissioner Look asked what the 2009 HRA levy was. Planning Manager Miller responded the 2009 levy was $312,433.00. Commissioner Ramsey stated this was a large increase and he did not remember discussing this. He noted on one hand they. were talking about lowering taxes and now they were talking about increasing the levy. Chairperson Dehen stated it was a difference of$9.00 per household and he had no issue with it. Commissioner Elvig asked what the difference was being use for. Planning Manager Miller responded it would be used for consultant's cost for marketing, land funding, etc. which would be coming out of the HRA budget. Commissioner Elvig stated he understood there were a lot of costs, but there were other areas they could borrow from and he was also uncomfortable with this amount. Commissioner Look stated he was comfortable with this increase, noting they lowered the EDA budget the past couple of years and now the EDA budget was switching from industrial parks to the Town Center. He noted the EDA and HRA would be carrying the weight on the Town Center and $9.00 was not a lot of money per household. Commissioner McGlone asked if the $50,000 parking ramp had been funded from somewhere else. Planning Manager Miller responded it was a part of the general fund. Deputy City Administrator Nelson responded the parking structure serviced the Town Center and with the HRA being the landowner, it appeared this was a logical funding source. Commissioner McGlone stated they were hopefully solving a short-term issue. Housing and Redevelopment Authority / September 8, 2009 Page 2 of6