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MINUTES City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-June 6, 2005 Page 10 the issues do not appear to be insurmountable. He stated that he is prepared to act on the matter. Vice Mayor Badger asked what specifically the Planning Commission would be directed to do if the Council referred the project back. He noted that the City Council has not acted to expand the requirement for noticing, and the developer should not be blamed for meeting the current requirement. Councilmember Nardine indicated that the Planning Commission would be directed to address the traffic signalization, the conformance with the General Plan and the mitigation with the Chin family. Councilmember Grant commented that she has heard concerns about the project from residents of the Huntington Park neighborhood. She echoed Councilmember Nardine's concerns about the project with regard to conformance with the General Plan and the 5-way traffic intersection. Councilmember Stephens commented that he is a strong proponent of the General Plan, having served on the General Plan Committee for 4 years and serving as chair of the Committee for 2 years. He noted that the General Plan is flexible and can be changed and modified to address changing conditions. Councilmember Stephens stated that, in order to make housing affordable, smaller and denser units must be built. He commented that he feels this project has both complied with the rules and worked within the spirit of the General Plan. He noted that if the Council does not wish to modify the General Plan, it can choose to resort to building fewer and more expensive houses. He stated that he is prepared to act on the project. Mayor Young commented that the City is mandated by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the State of California to produce a certain number of affordable housing units, and the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance was adopted in order to require developers to make a percentage of their units affordable. Mayor Young noted that the developer has been located here in the City for many years. She stated that she likes this project and others this developer has built in the City. She commented that this project has received a lot of noticing and publicity, and the noticing requirement has been exceeded. Mayor Young asked if any aspect of the proj ect would trigger a response from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). Mr. Hom stated that the traffic impacts created by this project would not be significant to trigger a review by the BAAQMD. Councilmember Santos suggested to the maker of the motion that the motion be amended to allow the project to move forward, require the developer to work with the Chins, and have the traffic aspects brought back to the Council once finalized.