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City Council AIinutes June 15, 2020 Page 6 Mayor Dietz indicated the Council will determine assessments during the assessment hearing. He stated residents will have an option to speak at the hearing and there is an appeal process in place for residents who disagree with the assessment. Patrick Plant, 13184 Islandview Drive NW, stated the drawdown is critical to advance the lake project and he is in favor. There being no one else to speak to this issue, Mayor Dietz closed the public hearing. Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember Ovall to adopt resolution 20-34 approving a permit application for the drawdown of Lake Orono. Motion carried 5-0. 7.2 Easement Vacation: Twin Lakes Road & 175" Avenue, Community Housing Development Corporation Mr. Carlton presented the staff report. Mayor Dietz opened the public hearing. Dan Walsh, Community Housing Development Corporation, understands staff does not support the easement vacation and he agrees traffic control is important and highlighted two items with the goal of finding a collective solution for this vacation request. The first item Mr. Walsh mentioned is he feels alternative traffic control measures may be nearly as effective and would cost much less than a roundabout. The second item Mr. Walsh highlighted is the uniqueness of this area and the city owning 150-feet of right of way on the north side assuming there may be sufficient right of way for the roundabout and to grant the easement vacation. He noted CHDC is proud of this building concept and they believe it accomplishes all the goals laid out by the city. He added allowing the building to utilize the corner of the right of way is key to the project allowing activation of the street scape and making for an attractive project. There being no one else to speak, Mayor Dietz closed the public hearing. Councilmember Wagner indicated her biggest hesitation for granting this vacation is the large growth already in the area as well as future growth. She questioned how other easements look in this type of intersection in the rest of the city. Mr. Carlton explained typically right-of-way would exist on the back side of the sidewalk and continue north. He added this request is consistent with other right-of-way designs. He noted the study indicated the roundabout as the preferred treatment but also evaluated a four-way stop. He stated the roundabout functioned slightly better in the study and the plan recommends multiple roundabouts down the corridor so he feels it may be good for consistency. P 0■ E I E I 1 1 NATURE