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<br />Councilmember Riley stated he and Councilmember Howell visited the property last night, saw <br />the situation, and found the current state is certainly unacceptable. He stated the City is looking <br />into it and asked when the Council will discuss options for how it will move forward. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich answered that City Engineer Westby has been working on some <br />alternatives as far as routing of the roadway. Staff has also talked about engaging the City Attorney <br />regarding the underlying easements and how, potentially, the rights could be expanded from what <br />they previously had been told and how it might be enforced. He explained that acquisition of the <br />land could be an option for them. From an engineering standpoint, he would defer to City Engineer <br />Westby. He stated staff could bring back some other information and with the new City Attorney <br />starting November 1, 2021, he would recommend sometime after that date. <br /> <br />City Engineer Westby stated they have called in utility locates and had discussions with the <br />property owner on the other end of the road who had questions about utilities. He explained there <br />is an option to possibly reroute the road fully onto City property. If the City were to do that, the <br />old road would need to be removed and utilities relocated with the new road. He stated staff needs <br />to understand what the effort consists of, then an estimate can be prepared for what it would cost <br />and staff could reach out to the current property owner to see what they are asking for the property. <br />At that point, the Council could make a determination. He stated staff hopes to have all the <br />information next week and to bring this back to Council at the first meeting in November. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich proposed to bring it back for discussion on November 9, 2021. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell referenced the easement and asked City Engineer Westby if it would be <br />possible to determine how far it stands off the road and what the options are for keeping that section <br />clear. <br /> <br />City Engineer Westby confirmed this. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma thanked the resident for bringing this to their attention and stated they will be <br />looking into it. <br />4. APPROVE AGENDA <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Musgrove, seconded by Councilmember Howell, to approve the <br />agenda as presented. <br /> <br />A roll call vote was performed: <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman aye <br />Councilmember Woestehoff aye <br />Councilmember Howell aye <br />Councilmember Riley aye <br />Councilmember Specht aye <br />Councilmember Musgrove aye <br />Mayor Kuzma aye <br />City Council / October 26, 2021 <br />Page 3 of 14 <br /> <br />