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/' /697 /ictycs ~ /11i- . 1-11 e-- Gr. July 27, 2006 950 Lee Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577-2935 City of San Leandro City Council; Councilman nadger 835 East 14 Street San Leandro, CA 94577 r- I" , \, AUG 1 6 2006 Dear Councilman nadger,' Sorry you were unable to attend the Garden Terrace meeting with City staff, on July 26. At that meeting, we were told by Mr. Horn that the comissioners had voted on the Langan project, and passed it, so we could not again ask to have the houses rearranged on the lot. We believe the repositioning of the houses on the lot is essential to achieve a view we can live ,",ith and that does not drastically lower our property 1 vaiues. 1-yIT Horn said we should have some proposals for our other concerns over the project. He said we could start with trellises over the back yalds of homes near our building. TIlis, he said, would benefit residents on the second and trJrd floors. We failed tu see huw this wuuld benefit our humeowners, but we went alung Vvith it. The second proposal was made by a Garden Terrace homeowner. He believed the new homes should have a Home Owllers Association. This would give us a stronger position for complaints against home owners. Vie all agreed. The third Pmpusal, alsu made by a Garden Terrac;;; humeowner, suggested the contractor pressure clean our building and wash our ,",indows, when the construction is completed. 1-v'IT Horn said we could propose that any new houses, near our property line, have a twelve fuut set back rather than ten. The fifth proposal, made by a Garden Terrace homeovvner, suggested that the ---erflo~H pa-k:nrr b- nlOV--...l fro-- "'he lll__... sl'd- "'0 t1.- -11'd...ll- of ...1._ lot "ir r -naon --:d uv H I I e I;; I;;U III U VVI;;:Sl' I;; l III;; II UII;; UII;; I. IV Lrt ~ I :srtl ...L.a'" c-ul..1 1._ ..1on- IIo--&:ully' ...1.:_ -n_ul.J res..l... I'n ho-es b-:-" m-"ed close- to the lil I U III UI;; II 11;;. 1-11;;1.", llU:S WU III un 1 III I;;IH.4 HUV 1 1 1 West boundry which would improve views from the Nurth \Vest comer of our building. The last proposal was that one house should be elirrJnated from the project. All G--den 'T'-rra-- 1.om--n,...,e-- -Qree ...1.at ...1._ abov- --OpO--IS w'--e "---ptabl- ]-\,11 rtl 11;;1,,;1;; II I;;UWII 1:S rtl:> UI UII;; I;; pI :srtl . 1;;1 rtl,,;I,,;1;; II;;, but the most importaiit was the last proposal, that one house should be elirrJnated from the pr~jcct. The configuration that would most benefit the homeOwners on the north side, we thought, would be an L shape. This would be three houses on the north end and t"wo houses on the \Vest end. If Mr. Langan says this plan is not possible. Perhaps we shuuld consult our uwn architect to see what is possible. Lester \Villiams and Kathy Goodall looked up information on Plarullng ai"ld 2m-Jng in San Leandro. After reading this information, we feel the rights of Garden Terrace owners were trainpled on, and there was gross negligence on the part of the PlanrJng Comm ission in passing the Langon Project.