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MINUTES <br />City Council <br />July 31, 1995 <br />implementation actions. <br />Fifield stated that the City must play an active role in <br />causing the development to happen. This action could <br />involve re-routing existing roads, creating new roads, <br />adding infrastructure, etc. Fifield stated that these <br />actions will not happen without a lot of capital investment <br />and that capital investment has a rather limited number of <br />places it can come from. He stated that these are the <br />issues that will be discussed this evening. <br />Fifield then handed out a simple discussion guide for <br />participants at the meeting to complete. It contained a <br />list of actions that the City of Little Canada could take to <br />cause the development to happen which the participants were <br />asked to rank from not important to very important and asked <br />some general questions on financing of the project. The <br />participants were asked to break into three small groups and <br />take 45 minutes to complete the guides. At this time, those <br />present adjourned to small group discussions. <br />Upon return, Fifield tallied the results of the small group <br />discussions. He stated that he will bring back a form <br />similar to this to the next Town Meeting so more public <br />input and support can be obtained. <br />Morelan stated that his group talked about the necessity for <br />the City to be a catalyst for getting the project moving and <br />that may mean soliciting RFP's or perhaps hiring an economic <br />development director or establishing an economic development <br />committee. <br />Vitale stated that his group also suggested that the City <br />send out RFP's and solicit developers. They also felt that <br />the City should design the type of housing desired in the <br />area. The City should also say "no" if the developer's plan <br />does not meet the standards that have been set. <br />DeLonais stated that if general property taxes were used to <br />achieve the goals of the development guide, he felt it would <br />be a burden on the taxpayers. <br />LaValle asked if the City has the authority to develop a <br />special taxing district to finance the development. Fifield <br />stated that three things would have to happen in order to <br />develop a special taxing district. Thirty-five percent of <br />the property owners would have to petition the City for the <br />special taxing district, the City would have to get special <br />legislation, and a public hearing would have to be held. If <br />the taxpayers did not like it, they could veto it. Fifield <br />commented that the cost from the special taxing district <br />would be tax deductible whereas an assessment would not. <br />-5- <br />