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DRAFT MINUTES Page 2 City (~(~ San Leandr~) City CO\lnc.!~ and San .Lcandro RcJevelopmclll Agcn~y Joint Mceling-.J:lllUury 16, 2007 Amending Section 2-582 Regarding Garden Structures in the RS-VP District; Article 17, Amending Section 4-1704 Regarding Parking Standards; Article 24, Amending Section 5-2424 Regarding Condominium Conversions for Four or Less Units; and Article 5, Amending Sections 2-574, 2-580 and 2-584 for Consistency with Proposed Changes. This being the time and place lor the Public Hearing on the above matter, City Manager Jennanis provided background on the item and introduced Planning Manager Debbie Pollal1. Ms. Poll art gave a PowerPoint presentation describing the rroposed amendments to the Zoning Code related to residential developrnent standards which include height of garden features, daylight plane, lnaximum floor area ratio, parking and residential condominium conversions. The l-learing was then opened to the public. Ho .Johansen, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, expressing concerns regarding the proposed Zoning Code amendment related to condominium conversions, the City's Planning Division, and the lack ofresponsiveness to public input by the City. .John Manuel, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, providing a handout to the Council regarding the appeal filed by the Marina Action Committee and Mulford Gardens Improvement Association Oil an approved project on Neptune DIivc. Mr. Manuel requested that the approval process be amended to become a more cooperative enol1 between the City and community which includes community comments and finds a compromise that protects homeowners' rights, preserves the uniqueness of the area ancl balances development. Howard Cin, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, urging the Council to reject the proposed zoning code amendrnent to allow only administrative review of conclominiurn conversions in the RO District. Mr. Cin commented that the windfall of applications for condo conversions results from the lucrative opportunity to devclopers. Mr. Cin suggested that condo complcxes, such as Seagate, are more desirable than interspersing single family homcs with condos, Yvette Rice, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, commenting that she would like to see no more than three units per parcel in the RO. Ms. Rice expressed concern regarding parking issues in her neighborhood, insuring that project notification reaches the affectcd partIes, ZEO administrative review and the need for citizen input in the process. Lou Filipovich, San Leandro resident, addressed the City Council, regarding public participation and issues with District representation and the City Charter. There being no fUl1her comments JI'OI11 the public, and without objection, tbe Public Hearing was closed.