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Session 1929 July 12, 2004 Barbara Heise, 920 Golf Course Drive, a member of the TIF Commission, asked for clarification of the Resolution and was told that when her term expires, she will not be re-appointed. She asked if this change meant replacing citizens with Councilmembers on the commission and was advised that such a result depended upon how the Council voted on this Resolution. Mr. Wagner provided the following explanation: "The Mayor appoints six members to the Council with the approval of the majority of the Council. The Resolution asks that three of those six be members of the City Council. In addition to those people on the TIF Committee there are people from other taxing districts, like the County and the School District. So all we are asking for is a little City Council representation on the TIF Commission because we believe this is beneficial to our City." Mr. Brungardt said that during discussion of this matter, this idea evolved in response to efforts underway toward economic development and she said the members who want to develop an economic task force suggested the importance of being involved in any discussions on other levels of citizen in-put and municipal information gathering which goes on through the commissions. This TIF Commission is a legal possibility. Other cities do it, often for a finite period of time when the Council is trying to manage a larger vision of economic development. It is not meant to be an "overhaul" of the TIF Commission. She said her understanding is that it is a "dovetail" to other economic development discussions on-going in the near future. Ms. Heise expressed her disagreement with this proposal, asserting her belief that the Commission should be made up of citizens and if Councilmembers choose to attend, they should be welcome to do so. She regards it as unfair, as thwarting progress and limiting those who want to be involved. She would like to have a public hearing about this. She sees the Resolution as unfair and she is not sure that she understood its content and ramifications. She agrees that the City needs economic development, but not in this manner. Mayor Adams said he opposes this Resolution, especially after a survey of other municipalities was taken and revealed that only one other city has councilmembers on its TIF Commission. There are numerous problems, as he sees it, especially since it seems to give Councilmembers a "double vote" and it also would give Councilmembers a vote on a Commission when the Mayor is not able to vote himself. He sees that as elevating a member of the Commission to a position superior to his own on the Commission. The Mayor's amendment died for lack of a second. The Mayor called for the vote of those in favor of this Resolution, and there were four AYE votes, with Mayor Adams and Councilmember Colquitt voting NAY. The resolution passed 4 to 2. Page 10