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, , OCTOBER 19, 1992 TO 1HE MEMBERS OF THE ROSEVILLE CIlY COUNCIL I propose that the City of Roseville provide this neighborhood with a walkway through the center of the Aldine Street right of way just south of Oakcrest and Aldine, and an opening or gate through the Pavilion Place fence, so residents can walk to the shopping area and the bus service available at Carson's Rosedale. The decision to provide a walkway and a gate shall be reviewed approximately one year from now to determine if the walkway should continue as is, be enhanced to provide blacktop walkway, etc., or be terminated. All residents of this neighborhood shall be notified and invited to attend this future meeting, and shall also be asked to express their preference, in writing, by returning a questionnaire provided by the City through the mail at least two weeks prior to the council meeting. If the above proposal is not supported by a majority of the members of the Council, I propose as an alternative that the land, which Mr. Anderson asked be vacated, shall not be vacated and instead be kept intact and preserved for a possible future walkway, when more time has passed and some of those on Oakcrest are not so angry as they appear now. This land has been vacant for over 35 years. Another five, ten or twenty years is not as important as preserving the right of the neighborhood to eventual direct access to the shopping and bus service. In no event shall this right of way be given away in a manner that results in Mr. Anderson getting a buildable lot for resale without the City receiving a proportionate share of the fair market value thereof, which is estimated to be worth around $30,000 to $40,000. DISCUSSION In response to Councilman Brenda Thomas's suggestion that the residents should be surveyed, I prepared a written letter to residents of the neighborhood, and requested they indicate their choice (a copy of the letter and preference form is attached). Steve Baldwin and I canvassed the residents of Fry, Charlotte, Aldine, Herschel, and Wheeler on Saturday, October 3rd. We continued to canvass Rose Place and Oakcrest as we found time. We didn't canvass Fairview and Beacon because they have a sidewalk available along Fairview. Based on that survey, I can state that over eighty residents want a walkway through the Aldine right of way. Opposition by some of the residents on Oakcrest is based, in my opinion, on· old hatreds when Pavilion Place expanded into what is now the Crosssroads, and a fear of the unknown. I also heard some resentment expressed towards the residents on the north of Oakcrest from the meeting held about a year ago in an attempt to have the south side of Oakcrest bought out and the area commercialized. These people saw their neighbors to the east bought out at close to (OVER)