Exhibit · How the City does it right

The City already knows the correct process

Road dedications and subdivisions go through a public Planning & Zoning recommendation and a recorded Board of Aldermen vote. The asphalt-plant consolidation plat and 90-foot dedication should follow the same path — not a staff “conditions-met” sign-off.

Example 1 — a completed right-of-way dedication (Nov 2025)

“Ordinance accepting right of way dedication along 60 Bell Road of 30 feet… for the future widening of Bell Road. — Sponsored by Alderman Owens.” (Mayor’s 2025 legislative recap.)

Takeaway: the City accepts a right-of-way by a sponsored ordinance and a public vote — a near-identical dedication to the plant’s 90-foot ROW. This one actually passed.

Example 2 — a Roelker Road subdivision, done through public vote (Jan 22, 2025)

“41 Roelker Road Subdivision Plat — Nathan Lafferty, the applicant, was present. Alderman Hakim moved to accept the recommendation from Planning and Zoning Commission that a minimum of 30 feet be dedicated from the centerline of Roelker Road and 50 feet from the southern edge of Star Connection. Further, that an agreement be executed providing that, should the City convert Star Connection into a through road in the future, the roadway shall be deeded to the City at that time. No sidewalks, indentures, or paving improvements were required as part of this approval. Alderman Owens seconded the motion; the voice vote was Hakim Yea, Owens Yea, Andrews Yea, Arbuthnot Absent — approved 3-0.”

Takeaway: even a routine Roelker subdivision required a P&Z recommendation, a named motion & roll-call vote, and an executed agreement — in public.

Example 3 — the Board of Aldermen’s own recorded vote (Jan. 20, 2025)

“41 Roelker Road Resubdivision — Ramiz Hakim moved to approve the subdivision plat and require that, on the Roelker Road side of the property, a minimum of 30 feet be dedicated from the centerline of Roelker Road and 50 feet from the southern edge of Star Connection. Further, that an agreement be executed providing that, should the City convert Star Connection into a through road in the future, the roadway shall be deeded to the City at that time. No sidewalks, indentures, or paving improvements shall be required as part of this approval. Russ Lyons seconded the motion; the voice vote was Joe Iannicola Yea, Michelle Heiliger Yea, Tom Uhl Absent, Frank Ellis Yea, Mark Brandt Absent, Sean McDonnell Yea, Russ Lyons Yea, Ramiz Hakim Yea — the motion passed 6-0.”

Takeaway: the full Board itself — not just P&Z — took a named, roll-call vote on this same plat and dedication.

Why it matters for 50 Roelker Road

By the City’s own recent practice, a right-of-way dedication and a subdivision plat go through Planning & Zoning and a public Board vote. The asphalt-plant approval instead treated the consolidation of six parcels and the 90-foot dedication as after-the-fact conditions to be “met” administratively. The City doesn’t need a new rule to fix this — it just needs to follow the process it already uses.

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