City staff presented the third-party property-line survey for the Portuguese Bend Road tennis-court ADA project and recommended receiving and filing the survey; the consultant'produced survey shows the city is not encroaching on neighbors' property but does identify a small triangular encroachment area that staff said will be examined.
The public comment period produced sustained, emotional criticism from nearby residents. Dustin McNabb said he lacked schedules or ETAs and urged better access to courts during construction. James ("Mr.") Lee of Portuguese Bend accused city staff and contractors of digging on his property, breaking fence and removing vegetation, and said the drainage configuration will discharge to his land; he demanded that the council research recorded easements and title history going back decades. Mr. Lee urged the council to halt work until the disputes are settled.
Staff responded that Bolton's drainage plans were designed to terminate at an existing outfall and that the contractor is hand-digging where necessary to avoid removing trees. Staff said the city would obtain a larger digital copy of the survey and recommended running a title search to determine whether an historic easement is recorded in county records; council directed staff to procure that information and return with further engineering review.
Council then voted to receive and file the survey. Several councilmembers urged the project manager (the Bergman Group) to provide a more complete issue list — drainage, tree removal, and proposed mitigation — and recommended a possible site visit for council and staff.
Ending: The council received and filed the property-line survey and directed staff to obtain title/easement records and further engineering/constructability responses for council review.