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PRESENTATION ITEM —4A <br />,AVEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: September 18, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: City -Owned Land Encroachment Discussion <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Council should discuss and provide direction on handling of encroachments to City -owned <br />property. <br />Resident Requested Action <br />At the June 12�h regular City Council meeting, Mr. Bonine, Property Owner of 3274 Katie Lane, <br />spoke during public inquires requesting to be added to a future work session in order to allow for <br />further conversation regarding a concern with his property. At that time, he presented to the City <br />Council a letter dated May 25, 2023 addressed to city staff which outlined a proposal for <br />collaboration to allow plantings on city park property adjacent to his lot (Attachment A). The <br />general consensus of the Council was to bring this discussion forward at a future work session. <br />Staff was directed to include the background on park land encroachments as part of the staff <br />report for this discussion. <br />Background <br />In 2019, the City received a general complaint regarding encroachments that were occurring <br />adjacent to Floral Park as well as along a segment of city trail between Cleveland Avenue and <br />Stowe Avenue by Hazelnut Park. At that time, the City's Code Enforcement Officer sent an <br />informational letter to 22 households adjacent to these neighborhoods providing examples of <br />what type of activity would be considered a park land encroachment and options for how to <br />remedy a violation (Attachment B). Shortly thereafter, the City received another complaint <br />specific to one property on Katie Lane and a subsequent letter was sent. The encroachments <br />noted in the follow-up notice to Mr. Bonine were removed. <br />At the October 17t', 2022 work session, the City Council discussed a complaint received <br />regarding a property on Katie Lane adjacent to the trail that was mowing into the park property <br />and had planted trees essentially creating a vegetative fence as an extension of their rear yard. <br />Staff was directed to send a code enforcement letter requesting that the trees be removed from <br />city property. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />