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Committee recommends license agreement allowing property owner to fence city parcel to stop dumping
Summary
The committee recommended approval of a fence installation and access license agreement allowing property owner Richard Minkin to install a fence across city-owned land, maintain it and perform two mowings per year in exchange for allowing city access through gates; staff said the owner will incur costs and the fence aims to prevent dumping.
The Public Services Committee on Aug. 4 recommended that the City Council approve a license agreement permitting property owner Richard Minkin to erect a fence across a city-owned parcel in the Camp Stool Addition, with conditions to preserve city access and require the owner to maintain the fence and mow the city parcel twice per year.
West Bey, representing West Bey Engineering, described the arrangement and shared a site image with committee members. Bey said the privately owned parcel is adjacent to the city parcel and that the proposed fence would include gates so the city could access its land "anytime that we need to," and that the owner would "do the maintenance on the fence and do 2 mowings per year." Bey told the committee the owner sought the fence because people were illegally dumping on the properties.
Dr. Aldridge asked why the city needed to permit a fence. Bey replied that the fence aims to stop dumping; when Aldridge asked whether the property owner was the same person seeking the license, Bey confirmed the owner was Richard Minkin. Bey summarized the operational terms: the private owner would pay for the fence and mowing and provide gated access for city use.
Dr. Aldridge moved approval; Dr. Emmons seconded. Committee members voted in favor and forwarded the license agreement to the full City Council with a recommendation to approve on Monday night.
The agreement presented at the committee established that the owner will incur installation and maintenance costs, provide two mowings per year, and ensure gates remain available for city access. No public comments were recorded at the committee meeting.
