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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 18, 2004 Pagt: 3 oj' 5 Councilmember Hicks stated that he would like the council to study further the need to include or not include the parcels of property the Mayor was concerned about. Councilmember Riveness wanted to know if the American Legion had been notified about is inclusion in the new proposed TIF district. The owner of the Gardner House building explained that the valuation on her building has gone up over the years. Diane Metcalf, First Vice Commander of the American Legion, explained that the creation of the new TIF district will have direct impact on the American Legion. The very survivability of the Legion may depend upon what action the council takes on the new TIF district. The loss of parking nearby the Legion will affect the Legion. The public hearing was stopped at 8:00 p.m. so that the council could hold an awards presentation for the Mississippi River rescue. The public hearing was reconvened at 8:05 p.m. Barb Hollenbeck, 212 ~ 2nd Street East, thanked the mayor and the council for their work and their willingness to consider TIF for the downtown. Bill Boler, 402 West 7th Street, stated that he shared the mayor's frustrations as to how various things have happened over the course of this downtown redevelopment project. He stated that the city should have picked a plan and then sought out a developer instead of picking a developer and then a plan. Jackie Boler, 402 West 7th Street, read to the council her recent letter to the editor. She did not want the council to extend the agreement with Sherman & Associates. Ron Craft, 216 2nd Street East, stated concerns about TIF and who will use it, where it will be used, and how it will be used. Hearing no further comments, Mayor Werner closed the public hearing at 8: 17 p.m. Public Hearing-Annexation #2004-51: South Frontage Road Extension (0.5 Acres) Mayor Werner opened the public hearing at 8: 18 p.m. Planning Director Hinzman provided a brief background on the action to be considered. There were no comments from the audience. Hearing no comments, Mayor Werner closed the public hearing at 8:19 p.m. Adopting a Modification to the Hastings Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan and Establishing Tax Increment Financing District #4 and Approval ofthe Elimination of Parcels from Downtown TIF District #1 Moved by Councilmember Hicks, seconded by Councilmember Moratzka to table both of these items until the council can get further clarifications on the boundaries of the proposed TIP District and to refer this item to the planning committee of the council to get these clarifications. 7 Ayes; Nays, None.