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<br />MINUTES Page 6 <br />City of San Leandro City Conncil and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-September 6, 2005 <br /> <br />The City Council approved the report on the measures taken by the City to <br />alleviate the conditions that led to the adoption of the Interim Urgency <br />Ordinance imposing a moratorium on retail uses in excess of 10,000 square <br />feet in the Commercial Downtown (CD) Zoning District. <br /> <br />M/S/C Badger and Santos. Ayes: 6; Noes: 1 (Stephens) <br /> <br />. Ordinance No. 2005-016, an Interim Urgency Ordinance Extending a Prohibition <br />on the Consideration and Approval of Use Permits, Variances, Building Permits, <br />Start of New Construction, or Other Entitlements Related for Any New Retail <br />Sales Establishments in Excess of 10,000 Square Feet Within the Commercial <br />Downtown Zoning District for a Ten Month, Fifteen Day <br />Period. (1005/1009/1098/1136/2792/2799/2805) <br /> <br />- Passed to Print and Adopted as Amended <br /> <br />MiS/C Badger and Santos. Ayes: 6; Noes: 1 (Stephens) <br /> <br />C. Matter of Red Light Camera Enforcement Program (implements program to reduce <br />the number of red light violations at key intersections throughout the City). <br /> <br />This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, City Manager <br />Jermanis gave an overview of the item and introduced Police Chief Joe Kitchen. <br />Chief Kitchen provided a brief report on the Red Light Camera Enforcement Program <br />proposed for adoption. <br /> <br />Councilmember Nardine inquired about a device that can be used to thwart the red <br />light camera system. Chief Kitchen responded that he feels few people would use <br />such devices. <br /> <br />Councilmember Santos asked where RedFlex Traffic Systems is located. Ray Torrez, <br />representative for RedFlex and former Fremont Police Officer, stated the company <br />headquarters is in Scottsdale, Arizona, and he is the local representative. The <br />company currently has nine clients in the Bay Area. <br /> <br />The Hearing was then opened to the public. <br /> <br />Dennis Chin, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, relating his <br />experiences with red light camera systems. Mr. Chin stated that he supports red light <br />camera systems provided the intersections are synchronized with pedestrian signals <br />equipped with a countdown timer. <br /> <br />Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, expressing his <br />agreement with the previous speaker and voicing his concerns that the system will <br />cause insurance rates to skyrocket, cannot be applied to left- or right-hand turns, must <br />be administered differently by a charter city versus a general law city, and is a special <br />tax in disguise. <br /> <br />