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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—JANUARY 25, 2016 5 Senior Planner Bachler reported this was the case, noting that there was no evidence of an escrow being collected. Mayor Grant asked if an escrow was now going to be collected. Senior Planner Bachler indicated that the City was not asking the new property owner to provide an escrow for these improvements. The reason for keeping the condition regarding the extension of Shoreline Lane in place was to ensure that the new property owner understands the City's intent to extend Shoreline Lane if 3187 Lexington Avenue were to be subdivided. Mayor Grant questioned if the City typically acted as the escrow agent. Senior Planner Bachler reported that this was the case. Mayor Grant encouraged staff to create a checklist within the Finance Department to ensure escrows were properly tracked on behalf of the City. Further discussion ensued regarding future assessments and escrows on this property. Councilmember Holmes did not believe that the documentation before the Council this evening did not address any future assessments. She did not recall any talk of the City ever pushing Shoreline Lane through either. Mayor Grant did recall discussions of past City Councils regarding the extension of Shoreline Lane. He noted that the property owners at 3177 Shoreline Lane and 3187 Lexington Avenue would be responsible for paying City assessments if Shoreline Lane were pushed through. Senior Planner Bachler stated that he could not speculate on how the future development of this roadway would occur. In addition, he could not determine how future Council's would handle future assessments. Councilmember McClung asked if this entire process hinged on the property at 3187 Lexington Avenue subdividing. Community Development Director Hutmacher reported that this was the case. She stated that at this time, two neighborhoods had only one access point. For this reason, the City was proposing to push a secondary access point through at Shoreline Lane if the property at 3187 Lexington Avenue were to subdivide. She did not have an opinion on how the project would be assessed and noted that the City was not waiving its right to assess. She suggested if the Council had further questions that this item be tabled to a future meeting where the City Attorney could be in attendance. Mayor Grant asked if the City Attorney had reviewed the proposed documents. Community Development Director Hutmacher indicated that this was the case. Councilmember McClung did not believe the matter had to be tabled.