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Councimember Specht asked if the City gets involved when there is sale of property next to a City <br /> owned property. <br /> Assistant City Administrator Gladhill stated that the City cannot control the information shared by <br /> a reator when selling a property. He explained that the City obtained that outot 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> Councimember Kuzma stated that it sounds like the City owns the outot currently and asked if <br /> there would be a possibility to provide the connection in the future. <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 /> Councimember 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 /> Mayor LeTourneau confirmed the standpoint of Councimember Kuzma to table the road <br /> connection at this time but still reserve the outot and an outot from Capstone in order to preserve <br /> that ability in the future. <br /> Councimember 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 /> Councimember Musgrove asked if the cul-de-sacs proposed in the development would meet the <br /> standards of public safety. <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 /> Councimember Musgrove asked if there has been discussion to having a third access to Riverdale <br /> near the 40-foot lots. <br /> City Council 1 September 8, 2020 <br /> Page 8 of 10 <br />