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2 V. Report from City Council Liaison Mayor Johnson provided the Commission with an update from the City Council. She explained the Council discussed upcoming Commission member interviews and potential training for Commission Chairs. She reported the City was now taking applications for open Commission seats and interviews would be held in February and March. She noted the passport office was now open for the public. She indicated the ice castles opened to the public on Friday, January 17th and she encouraged all residents to visit. She reported the search continues for a new City Manager and the City was receiving applications at this time. Commissioner Biedenfeld explained there was still a need for election judges and noted the State would be having three elections in 2020. VI. Public Hearing None. VII. Business Items 1) PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT: An application from Murlowski Properties Inc. to replat the four properties at 2200 Old Highway 8 into two parcels, and to clean up legal descriptions between this property and adjacent lands. No new lots will be created as a result of this platting process. PIDs: 17-30-23-41-0013, 17-30-23-42-0004, 17-3023-43-0005, and 17-30-23- 42-0006. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola reported Murlowski Properties Inc. are seeking to clean up the legal descriptions between their prop erties and surrounding properties to position the property for future development or sale. Through this plat, the existing four parcels will be combined into two. Boundaries for the resulting parcels will mimic existing parcel lines. The only visible changes will largely be to the legal descriptions of the land in this area. The platting process is the ONLY time a City may require the dedication of additional right-of-way on property to facilitate future roadway needs. In this case, the applicants currently own one of the few major undeveloped open areas of property within the City which has questionable/poor access to the public roadway network. To protect the City’s future interest in allowing a public roadway to be built into this area of the City, staff has recommended the dedication of an additional roadway easement over proposed Lot 1. The applicant is objecting to this recommendation. It was noted the staff memo provides an overview of the issue, the applicant’s concerns, and the options available to t he City. Staff provided further comment on the Preliminary and Final Plat. He stated the applicant has three options at this time: 1) Accept the existing 30 foot easement as meeting code standards and future needs. 2) Require the applicant to dedicate an alternative & usable roadway access easement at this time that could accommodate the City’s minimum road design and provides access to Lot 1.