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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 3, 2024 Page 6 explained the water comes off the street and collapses the alley. She has spent thousands of dollars on repairs. She noted the area drops forty feet and if anyone were to use heavy trucks on the alley, she is afraid the alley will drop in. She noted the alley is sand without much structure. She wanted to be sure the City was aware of the safety issues. Ms. Lisa Delgado, 846 County Road B2 Ms. Delgado explained right behind her house there is a very large cottonwood tree that has been there for years. She indicated branches come down off the tree frequently and her family is tasked with the maintenance of it and clean up. She wondered if cottonwood trees are considered problematic trees, which are safety issues, and can be taken care of by the City before this is approved. Mr. Rich Lueder, 794 Lovell Ave Mr. Lueder indicated he has a property with two sides affected. He noted a couple of years ago, some storms produced a lot of damage and he contacted the City to find out whose responsibility it was. He did not get a good answer to that question but believed the City took responsibility for things that hung over the alley space. He stated if the vacation went through, he believed the responsibility of clean up would become the property owners. Without the ability to infringe, he asked for a definition of what encroachment meant. If the property owners did not have any rights to that space, he asked why would the property owners take on the added responsibility and liability. In terms of property taxes,he believed that adding 800 square feet to the property would increase the property value. He asked if the access would be used by large trucks for utilities and wondered if their property markers would be moved. He wants to avoid any problems with his neighbors. Mr. Bruce Patrick, 794 Grandview Ave Mr. Patrick explained he had the same questions about property taxes and if taxes will go up because this land is of no use to him if he cannot use the land and he did not understand why the City is doing this. Mr. Tom Arnold, 831 Cope Ave W Mr.Arnold explained his concern is that the homes on his street have only one way out and that is to the east. He noted when the street is being paved, the residents could always park in the alley. He sees an issue with this. He explained if the City went down some of the alleys,people in general keep the alley up well and he does not understand why this cannot stay the way it is. Mr. Gary Flaherty, 755 Lovell Ave Mr.Flaherty explained he has lived in Roseville for forty-three years and he thought it was a great idea to keep alleys the way they are. He indicated everyone keeps the alleys up with utility companies using it for access without any problems.