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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, November O5, 2007 Page 5 Roll Call Ayes: Roe: Pust; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. h. Approve an Encroachment Agreement with Stuart and Connie Iversen at 1775 Maple Lane to construct a retaining wall within the Right-of--Way Pust moved, Ihlan seconded, approval of an Encroachment Agreement between the City of Roseville and Stuart & Connie Iversen, property owners at 1775 Ma- ple Lane. Roll Call Ayes: Roe: Pust; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. 9. Consider Items Removed from Consent a. Resolution - Adopt a Resolution of Support for Safe Routes to Schools Grant for a Sidewalk along County Road B-2 from Lexington Avenue to Rice Street (Former Consent Item 8.e) Mayor Klausing removed this item for discussion. Public Comment John Kysylyczyn 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn provided a bench handout consisting of City of Roseville City Council meeting minutes for June 21, 2004, when apath/sidewalk along County Road B-2 had previously been discussed. Mr. Kysylyczyn noted the public com- ment from residents along County Road B-2 at that time and their concerns; and questioned why the City Council was again applying for money, without notifying the community of those plans beforehand. Mr. Kysylyczyn further noted the comments of then-Councilmember Dean Maschka at that time related to other is- sues related to road design, drainage concerns, and funding sources for substantial road reconstruction to address those problems. Mr. Kysylyczyn questioned why the staff report for tonight's request didn't include the 2004 discussion informa- tion; and suggested that the application, without a formal plan, was a waste of taxpayer time and money. Councilmember Ihlan opined that the project proposed at that time had been a pathway, and there was substantial controversy due to the federal construction re- quirements and disruption to yards; and noted that the grant application from this project had been scaled back to a sidewalk and did not include road construction as part of it. Councilmember Ihlan questioned staff for clarification that a sub- stantial amount of discussion would be forthcoming if the application were ap- proved, and prior to any construction being undertaken. Public Works Director Duane Schwartz concurred with Councilmember Ihlan's observations; noting that this project would be built to different standards, with a