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3 <br /> <br /> Mr. Taliaferro said he is not opposed to including those who work in the City. <br /> <br /> Mr. Huja said he would like to help our own employees first. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said we need to decide if we want to change the proffer definition from <br />City versus area income. He said there are advantages and disadvantages to doing this, <br />and he would like to get more information from staff. He suggested that Council hold a <br />public hearing or forum after issues are teed up. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris asked if direction to the Housing Advisory Committee should be to <br />target and solicit proposals or advertise dollars available. He asked how targeted and <br />strategic do we want to be. <br /> <br /> Ms. Edwards said we should give our priorities and have proposals respond to <br />that. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said there needs to be a discussion about how not to create a <br />disincentive for owners to rehabilitate their rental properties. He asked how we can move <br />the conversation to soliciting proposals without saying a certain amount. He suggested <br />that proposals be made in September for things to be included in the budget. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said we can think bigger if we know future funding that will be <br />available. <br /> <br /> Mr. Taliaferro said he agrees with Dr. Brown. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said we could list six projects and think what it would take to fund <br />them in the longer term. He asked that the Committee come up with a framework. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said he would like to be reminded who serves on the Committee. <br />Dr. Brown said that in a couple of years he would like to see included in the budget how <br />the funds are to be spent, not just an amount approved. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said that there is a balance of $4 million in the economic development <br />strategic investment fund, and asked if there are any concerns about the general idea of <br />spending $1 million of that as proposed. <br /> <br /> It was the consensus of Council to approve the general idea of spending the $1 <br />million and to further flesh out the idea. <br /> <br /> The meeting was adjourned. <br /> <br />______________________________ _____________________________ <br />President Clerk <br />