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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 10, 2013 compromise has not been reached. The Administrator also noted that one of the property owners has indicated they are not willing to grant the additional 17 feet of road easement even if the 33 -foot easement remains. The Administrator noted that the Brausen's would like to see development of their property occur under the bulb plan that they proposed. While this plan appears to meet City Code requirements, the Pinetree Pond developer has indicated that he is not comfortable with this plan from a marketing standpoint. The Administrator stated that there has been talk about the City running over property owners in this process. He noted that the City has tried to be respectful of the various diverse interests and accommodate those interests where possible. Examples are: o The developer was required to prepare a ghost plat to show how development could occur for the northeast properties; o Brausen development concepts were reviewed; o The developer has been asked to reduce the utilization of the easement, if vacated, from 33 feet to 8 feet along the three properties to the northeast. That 25 feet would be dedicated to the City as an outlot and could be used to offset the 50 feet of road easement that would be needed to bring a road into the Acosta /Boog /Brausen properties for development. o The City offered to purchase the back portion of the Brausen property and obtain options to purchase on the Acosta and Boog properties. The City could not reach agreement on price with the Brausen's. The Administrator indicated that no parcel of land will be landlocked as a result of the vacation. All existing parcels abutting the current easement have access to LaBore Road. No lots of record are being landlocked. The Administrator reported that the vacation is a legislative decision for the City Council. The courts allow the Council a lot of discretion in making this decision. The City could vacate the entire 33 feet of road easement which would then accrue to 2966 Arcade Street owned by the developer. However, the City asked the developer to dedicate the 25 feet of easement mentioned earlier as an outlot to the City to provide an offset of road easement that will be needed when the northeast property develops. The Administrator stated that the City realizes that this doesn't accommodate everyone's desires, however. The City Administrator reported that development potential for the Bilek property was reviewed. He noted that utilizing the 33 foot easement, plus an additional 17 feet from the Bilek property to bring a road in to serve 6