Residents used the Oct. 15 public-comment period to raise a dispute over alleged construction that neighbors say violates deed restrictions and city orders.

Ralph Morrissey told the council that a property owner identified in his remarks as "Mr. Alvarez" proceeded with construction of a two-story apartment in a single-family residential area despite letters from the city's legal department and court actions, and that the courts had sided with the neighborhood. Morrissey said Alvarez signed three legal agreements promising to resolve the issue but continued unauthorized work and disregarded stop-work orders and red tags. “The courts have sided with the neighborhood and the city demanding that he fix violations,” Morrissey said.

Other members of the public exchanged heated, personal remarks. A speaker who identified himself as Robert (last name not stated in the public excerpt) used profane and insulting language directed at a regular public commenter and referred to private matters; another resident called the public behavior “despicable.” Earlier in the meeting, a different speaker accusing council members and city officials of improper conduct defended his own actions and said video evidence was posted online.

No formal agenda item or council action addressing the deed-restriction dispute was recorded during the Oct. 15 meeting's public session in the transcript. Speakers referenced letters from the city legal department, court orders and deed restrictions but no city staff responded on the record during the public-comment segment summarized in the transcript.

The public commenters’ accounts differ in tone and content. Morrissey attributed repeated, unauthorized construction activity to the property owner and urged the owner to “fix the problem you created and leave us alone.” The meeting transcript records no immediate enforcement motion or council direction taken during the public portion to resolve the specific dispute.

The comments illustrate an ongoing neighborhood enforcement dispute that residents say has involved the city legal office and the courts; the transcript does not include copies of the cited letters or court documents nor does it identify specific case numbers.