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funds can be safely or appropriately invested. The purpose of including these projects in the 2012 ED/RD Plan Amendment is to serve as notice that the MRC could he entertaining such concepts and to encourage public discussion of appropriate project parameters and issues of public policy which would be appropriate to protect the public interest. The following types of potential Projects are likely to be considered for public discussion by the MRC,while also noting that there arc no immediate plans to undertake such projects: • New public safety building o While the potential need for public safety facilities is clear,the MRC must address the reasons that such facilities fall under the MRC's jurisdiction,rather than the`general tlovernment'authority of the municipality. o Public safety is indisputably a function of general government,hot does not fall squarely Into the jurisdiction of redevelopment commissions,thereby generating serious question as to the propriety of such an investment as an economic development project. o There are multiple Statutory Findings(see IC 36-7-14)which cannot reasonably be addressed with this project,thereby creating potential legal problems for the project which must be addressed. • Quality of life projects o "Quality of life'projects are difficult to statutorily justify under the Statutory Findings required by IC 36-7-14. o By definition,"quality of life"projects fail to create,retain or improve jobs. o "Quality of life"projects do not clearly diversify or otherwise demonstrably improve the assessed values of a community. o By definition,"quality of life'projects also tend to fail to achieve other generally accepted parameters of economic development,including statutory parameters. The MRC expects that there may be isolated and carefully-defined projects which would seem plausibly"good"to the community,at the same time as the MRC understands its public responsibility to carefully administer the public treasury. In order for the types of projects presented above to be viable as expenditures of public funds,however,the public discussion must be able to support a public policy which is clear and unambiguous as to how the MRC would reasonably review such project proposals, and then how the MRC would assure that its promises to the public ate kept. The MRC is prepared to engage the public in discussion of these types of projects in order to establish a dear public policy for addressing requests such as these which might occur. Al this time,however,the MRC simply notes that there arc fair and honest questions in these regards which are as yet not adequately answered. Mooresville Economic Development&Redevelopment Plans:2012 Amendment (d rail,J une 27,2012)