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likely be the appropriate design. The property south of 193rd includes basically three property owners. Throughout the three properties there is a variety of wetlands and some upland areas with possible development potential. Generally speaking, the upland portions are evident on the extreme west (by the city trail) and east (along Proctor) portions of the three properties. Both of these highland areas would have access from either Proctor or on the west from County Road 1 as the road enters into the LaFayette Woods development. At the Planning Commission meeting last month, the middle property owner (Ms. Carton) expressed a concern that with the closure of 193rd access to her would be cut off. There is clearly a large wetland complex in the middle of the Carton property that could not be developed; however, there may be isolated areas of upland that may be developed. The question remains, how much of Ms. Carton's property is upland and possibly developable. Certainly it is not the intent to cut off access to developable property, therefore, additional information needs to be obtained to determine the reasonable developability of the Carton property. It also should be noted that all three parcels have frontage onto County Road 1. Ideally, limiting access to County Road 1 could be the goal; however, this option will also need to be reviewed. Requested Action This issue is being brought before the City Council at this time to give staff and the developer of the 38 acres some direction with the Council's vision for the future of 193rd Avenue. This is important at this time because it may impact the design of the plat of the 38 acre parcel if the road is to remain in place and would therefore need to be upgraded. Conversely, if 193rd is to be cul-de-sated as presented by the developer this would have some influence on the plats design. Terry Maurer is having Dave Nyberg from his office walk the property south of 193rd to gather a preliminary assessment regarding the developable property that lies south of 193rd. The amount of developable property south of 193rd is probably the first question that needs to be answered prior to making a final decision on 193rd. Unfortunately, there may not be enough information available at Monday night's meeting to provide the council to allow a final decision on this matter. However, even without this information, staff would offer the following for the council to consider: a. If the council would like to see 193rd remain in place and left open to vehicle traffic from Proctor to County Road 1, the appropriate design will be included into the proposed plat. • Eventually the upgrading of 193rd (curb, gutter, bituminous, \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\council\193rd.doc