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Regular. City Council Meeting Monday, July 13, 2009 Page 6 Road C improvements, to accommodate a signalized intersection; and at best; the right-of--way to be vacated could only accommodate right-in, right-out access for either property, and would better serve meeting traffic from private development for those purposes. Councilmember Ihlan expressed concern with the proposal; given lack of infor- mation on future development needs and the potential cost from public dollars if the City needed to acquire it for right-of--way purposes. Councilmember Ihlan noted that this determination should be made by the City Council based on public interest, rather than at the request for vacation made by Roseville Properties as part of their negotiation settlement with the City and approved by the Council ma- jority. Councilmember Pust, in reviewing Attachment B in the agenda packet, noted lo- cation of the round about and apparent location of a dead end adjacent to the par- cels proposed for vacation; and sought clarification as to future plans for connec- tions. Councilmember Pust questioned if, in the future it was determined that a right-in or right-out was needed for access, it could be a private road and not built at public expense. Mr. Trudgeon advised that there was no intention of using this as public right-of- way, and the area highlighted by Councilmember Pust was proposed to finish up the round about and as a maneuvering area to facilitate it. Mr. Trudgeon advised that, in reviewing the worst case scenarios in the AUAR, there was no indication of using this right-of--way; and noted that any new development would need to be approved by the City Council, and as part of that approval they could demand right-of--way, without expenditure of City monies. Councilmember Roe noted that the need for the City's land acquisition costs re- cently negotiated was based on the lack of a plat, and the City's initiation of the roadway project. Mr. Trudgeon concurred with Councilmember Roe's observations. Roe moved, Johnson seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 10733 entitled, "A Resolution Vacating a Portion of Mt. Ridge Public Right-of--Way (ProJ0021)." Councilmember Ihlan spoke in opposition to the motion, opining that this would increase the value of Roseville Properties land with no public benefit. Councilmember Roe noted that, as ongoing practice, if right-of--way was deemed unnecessary for future roadway plans, the property should revert back to the property owner. Councilmember Roe noted that, given the alignment of this roadway, and designation of Prior Avenue as the primary connection, there ap-