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Approved This request was instigated when Cheetah Precision met with staff to propose an addition that would connect the existing two industrial buildings at 52 & 55 Mounds Avenue. After several meetings with staff it became clear that maintaining the Mounds Avenue road drainage per City standards was not cost effective for Cheetah Precision. This is because the drainage patterns for the Mounds Avenue road drainage flow overland west to east to Interstate 35W. If Cheetah Precision were to construct an addition, the City would require that the Mounds Avenue road drainage be diverted around the building in a pipe. Because the only property impacted by the Mounds Avenue road drainage is Cheetah Precision, an alternative would be to vacate the public road at which point Cheetah could handle this drainage in a more cost effective way by piping it under their proposed addition. O'Keefe inquired if the City would be maintaining a utility easement. Gundlach replied that the City attorney has stated that we currently have that right, and by doing the partial vacation the city retain its right to keep the utilities and maintain them. She added that the reason that the City needs to maintain access to the utilities is because 2044 Old Hwy 8 is connected at the main sewer line and the Engineering policy states the city needs to be able to maintain the line in such cases. If the building was not connected at the main sewer line the whole road including the utilities could be vacated. O'Keefe inquired if the easement would appear on the plat. Gundlach replied that it would appear as an easement. Carol Tilden, 2044 Old Hwy 8, inquired about run off that may go towards there building. Wells replied that all run off goes towards the Cheetah Precision property and would continue to drain in that direction. Motion by Baker, Second by Zisla to CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. 7 ayes, 0 nays MOTION CARRIED. Motion by O'Brien, Second by Schiferl to RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF VA2007-001 SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. Submission of a signed Shared Access Agreement between 2044 Old Highway 8 NW and Cheetah Precision. 7 ayes, 0 nays MOTION CARRIED. Announcements: Baker stated that the Commission needs to vote for a Vice Chair. O'Brien was asked if he was interested in staying as the vice chair. He declined the offer and opened the position up for the other Commissioners. Zisla recommended, second by Mann for Howard to be Vice Chair. Motion by Baker, second by Schiferl to APPOINT HOWARD AS THE VICE CHAIR. Page 6 of 7