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MINUTE5 CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 10, 1994 The City Administrator pointed out that there is a height issue involved with the walls. Morelan asked if there has ever been anyone hurt on the walls. Desai replied that a couple of neighborhood kids did fall off the walls a couple of years ago. Hanson suggested that if the City has any liability exposure, it was leaving itself open to problems. Pedersen asked if there is no homeowners' association, whose responsibility the walls were. The City Administrator replied that he assumed there was a Dianna Lane homeowners' association, but there appears not to be. If there is no formal group in place to oversee an improvement project, it would be important that the City become involved. The issue is who will pay for a project. LaValle stated that if the walls are on City property and are unsafe, the City should correct the problem by either improving the walls, or removing them and regrading the area. LaValle stated that he did not want to spend tax dollars to repair something that was not owned by the City. However, the fact is that the walls are deteriorating and becoming unsafe. LaValle suggested that staff put together some options for correcting the problem as well as cost estimates. Pedersen asked if an improvement to the walls should be paid for from the General Fund or assessed to the Dianna Lane residents. Scalze pointed out that the walls would benefit Dianna Lane properties as they are the entry marker to the road. The City Attorney suggested that whether the walls are located within the road right-of-way should be determined. The City Administrator also pointed out that another issue to resolve is what constitutes a repair. Can the walls be removed and the area regraded, or will the walls have to be replaced. Replacement of the wall 10