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packet materials, current transportation and pathway plans were used to identify the list of ROW no longer needed by the City. ROW vacation benefits to the City and adjacent property owners were noted to include more owner control of property use and clarity regarding responsibility for vegetation control and debris management. A turnback of the Aldine ROW that includes a 20-foot pathway easement would place an undue burden on property owners and would not align with the purpose of the City’s ROW vacation actions. Property owners would be forced to assume responsibility and risk without receiving the rewards of property ownership. The Aldine ROW also has about a dozen mature oak trees, which would be vulnerable during and after construction of a potential future pathway. The 2021 City of Roseville Pathway Master Plan (Plan) includes detailed maps of existing and proposed paths. Proposed pathways were vetted and prioritized according to a well-defined process. Plan maps (pages 44-49) illustrate pathway placement and spacing norms across Roseville and a few short sidewalk segments between residential properties. There are no long pathways, existing or proposed, between residential properties. The Aldine ROW is not in the 2021 Plan, presumably because there are already two off-street paths with controlled intersection crossings within about ¼ mile of the Aldine ROW. Inserting a spontaneous pathway on the Aldine ROW would create both a dangerous, uncontrolled crossing at Roselawn and a singular departure from Roseville’s normal pathway placement and spacing. Roseville’s mission statement says in part that the City will provide ethical and efficient government, and that the City aspires to prioritize environmental conservation. Methods for upholding the mission statement are laid out in processes and planning documents. The City-proposed Aldine ROW vacation has been impeded by misinformation and emotion. Fortunately, the City has established processes and thoughtful plans in-place to aid unbiased, fact-based decision-making when faced with disagreement. As career civil servants ourselves, we respect and appreciate the effort and expertise of City staff, the value of established processes and precedent, and the significance of forward-looking planning documents. We are also grateful to you, the citizen elected officials of Roseville, who have agreed to impartially and equitably act in good faith on behalf of all Roseville residents. Please vote to vacate the Aldine Street right-of-way retaining the existing utility easement, as the City originally proposed and in alignment with the 2021 City of Roseville Pathway Master Plan. Qbhf!46!pg!464