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<br />Councilmember Specht asked if the City gets involved when there is sale of property next to a City <br />owned property. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Gladhill stated that the City cannot control the information shared by <br />a realtor when selling a property. He explained that the City obtained that outlot in order to reserve <br />that corridor for the future, therefore the area was not signed as a future road. He stated that <br />perhaps the people that purchased those homes were not alerted to the possibility of a roadway <br />connection in that location. <br /> <br />Mayor LeTourneau stated that he feels there are two separate issues in this case, the development <br />plan, and the road connection to Bowers Drive. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Gladhill stated that this is the opportunity for the Council to provide <br />direction to the developer on the plan development for preliminary plat. He stated that perhaps <br />the decision is not ready to be made on the road connection. He noted that this is the first time the <br />petition has been presented to the City and the Council could direct staff to work towards a <br />compromise or could take that option off the table all together. He confirmed that there is time to <br />explore the Bowers Drive connection further at a future point. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that it sounds like the City owns the outlot currently and asked if <br />there would be a possibility to provide the connection in the future. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Gladhill confirmed that the decision could be made in the future if <br />desired, noting that the intent has always been to reserve the corridor. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would recommend that the lot be reserved, and he would <br />not support a road connection at this time because of the large opposition to the issue. He noted <br />that the City would always have the ability to pursue that in the future. <br /> <br />Mayor LeTourneau confirmed the standpoint of Councilmember Kuzma to table the road <br />connection at this time but still reserve the outlot and an outlot from Capstone in order to preserve <br />that ability in the future. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht stated that he likes the overall plan and additional tree preservation. He <br />also agreed that the connection to Bowers Drive should be removed at this point. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if the cul-de-sacs proposed in the development would meet the <br />standards of public safety. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Gladhill stated that every development project goes through a <br />development committee that includes representation from all City departments and noted that as <br />designed staff is not concerned with the cul-de-sac sizes proposed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if there has been discussion to having a third access to Riverdale <br />near the 40-foot lots. <br /> <br />City Council / September 8, 2020 <br />Page 8 of 10 <br /> <br />