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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 27, 2013 that could be considered, such as the Brausen bulb plan, the Brausen easement plat, etc. Brausen also felt that the ghost plat leaves 11 property owners landlocked indefinitely. Brausen felt the City needed to make an effort to not landlock any property, and felt all options deserve a closer look, including the potential to purchase the Brausen property. Brausen indicated Howe reported that he had $1.7 million into this project, and Brausen suggested that the neighbors may be willing to put together a proposal to take over the project. Steve Brausen stated that at the last meeting the decision was that the City would not landlock any properties. He again stated that Gordie Howe cannot request a vacation. Brausen stated that a developer should now that if a property is purchased with an easement on it, it does not mean you get to use the easement for anything you want. Brausen stated that the 33- foot road easement was given to the City for future access into the area. Brausen stated that if vacation of the easement takes away buildable lots, he did not see that the vacation would be a public benefit. Brausen felt that there was a solution to all the concerns expressed this evening, and that solution was to develop the area with the Brausen bulb plan. McGraw pointed out that the Brausen bulb plan results in landlocking the development of the back portion of the LaBore Road properties, specifically the Bilek, Laurie Brausen, and Christianson properties. Steve Brausen stated that his comments were specific to the 33 -foot easement. He also said that he was sympathetic to Howe wanting to begin construction and felt that was still possible. Laurie Brausen stated that if she had to choose, she would support the Brausen bulb plan and forego the ability to develop the back portion of her LaBore Road property. The Administrator indicated that the Pinetree Pond plat would not landlock properties pointing out that the ghost plat shows one option to develop the Acosta /Boog /Brausen properties. 1-Ie noted that the Brausen H plan brings some of the LaBore Road properties into the equation and there is currently no road access to develop these properties. The Administrator also pointed out that the easement vacation option recommended by City staff provides another development option for the Acosta /Boog /Brausen properties. Steve Brausen was concerned that if the easement was vacated, that Howe would not follow through on dedicating the 25 feet back to the City as recommended by City staff. Steve Brausen suggested that in addition to retaining the existing 33 -foot easement, Howe should be asked to dedicate another 17 feet to provide for a 50 -foot road easement. 20