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he did not know the Council's feelings. If Council's uitent is to move fonvard, he would ask that the motion include a contingency that.the grading plan be reworked. Councilmember Elvig stated he is not interested in creating growth but these are challenged properties. On Potassium Street he was not in agreement, but the problem in not doing this is that these folks .have the right to put driveways right onto County Rbad 5. A developer can only hold property for so long. His concern is that the property adjacent to this has access of two driveways, and this one has the right for three or four driveways. If they do not stimulate proper growth and road. access they may fmd themselves in a bigger mess. He thinks they will find people who will step up to the plate following this. From that standpoint he is encouraged to move forward with the single access here in hopes that they do not get in a troubled situation with potentially six accesses later. Councilmember Look stated he had the opportunity to speak with all three of these parties- after the conversation they had at the City. It appeared as though the church was interested in developing, Mr. Boe is of course, and the parry in the middle did not feel he could cash flow due to the zoning on the property. He does not know that they will overcome that feeling from the standpoint that unless that individual is allowed to put in an apartment complex as per his original plan he does not think he can cash flow. Councilmember Look stated he is concerned from the standpoint of saying if they put in this development it will encourage other development down the road; he does not think that is true. He is concerned that there will be what was intended to be a temporary access to Highway 5, -but it will be more of a permanent access to Highway 5. He read in the information that Mr. Boe had made offers to the two other parties. He asked if R~Ir. Boe would feel comfortable in communicating what happened in those offers or why they vrere denied. Mr. Boe declined to comment. Councilmember Look stated from that standpoint he does not know that they will be able to succeed in getting a street through to 146', and he does not know that it will present a solution in the long run; he thinks it will be a.problem in the long run. Councilmember Olson stated she is concerned about the traffic, although it is only an average of 14 cars. However, there are a lot of opportunities to push 14 cars out onto Highway 5, and this is not the only. one. She would feel more comfortable if the traffic into this development was limited to a right-iu/right-out, or at the very least aright-out to limit the opportunities for collisions. Councilmember Dehen asked what the ramifications would be if this road were to come in from County Road 6 and end, and what the City can do to encourage or force the road through v~There it ends at the temporary cul-de-sac. City Attorney Goodrich replied the only thing the City can do would be to acquire or condemn right-of :way at some point in the future. Councilmember Dehen commented it seems that any type of negotiation has been exhausted. City Council /August 14, 2007 Page 12 of 32 -350-