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Council delays alley vacation to allow property owners and city to negotiate protections
Summary
Council voted to delay consideration of an east‑west alley vacation near 13th–14th Streets for two weeks, after property‑owner counsel requested amendments or an easement to preserve access where building openings abut the alley.
Council heard a request from property‑owner counsel that language be added to the proposed street and alley vacation ordinance to protect existing exterior doors, garage doors and building access that abut the alley. Danae Kalkowski, representing three adjacent property owners, asked the council to either adopt protective language in the ordinance or grant a two‑week deferral to allow negotiations with the county and city to secure an easement.
Councilwoman Washington moved to delay the item for two weeks with a continued public hearing to give parties time to negotiate protections and possible easements; the motion carried unanimously 7–0. City staff and city attorney signaled openness to further conversation and noted the procedural options available to the council.
