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4~Jp1_UTIO~y Bi <br />pity of san lear~dro ~ °~ <br />- ~ m <br />6-19~ C? <br />~ E _ - - _ _. _ T E -R ~~b>> 6~~z <br />~~~T <br />. - <br />for a~-rnformed~-community -~ <br />~, <br />.~ <br />A_ BICENTENNIAL CITY - <br />_--- ---_ - _ - --- :°ij <br />--'_. ____._ . ice= _ .--"--`' <br />\/° NOVEMBER, 1978 <br />1. . <br />762 <br />VOLUME 9> NUMBER 4 <br />rchara Park -Looking to the Future <br />Downtown redevelopment is a little <br />like climbing a mountain. You can see the <br />top just ahead of you, but as you climb <br />higher the slope gets less steep. And what <br />you thought was the top gets further and <br />further away. When you finally get to the <br />top, you find that the summit is still a <br />long way off, and you have been climb- <br />ing one of the foothills. The view is great <br />from the top looking back, but from the <br />bottom looking up into unknown terri- <br />tory can be a bit murky. <br />That's where we are with downtown's <br />Orchard Park Shopping Center proposal. <br />The proposal was received from a group <br />of local developers, Peralta Land Asso- <br />ciates, nearly four years ago. Since then <br />we have been climbing over rocks and <br />around trees and finding that it took a <br />lot longer to get to the top of the hill <br />than any of us had expected. <br />Finally, this summer, everything had <br />been completed but one thing: the pri- <br />vate long-term financing for the project. <br />The lender required a strong letter of <br />intent from a junior department store of <br />at least 25,000 square feet. The rede- <br />velopers had worked out nearly all the <br />details with such a store, but were unable <br />to get a letter of intent from the business <br />conglomerate that owns the store chain <br />within the time limit established by the <br />Agency. <br />But the fact that the redevelopers were <br />not able to complete the final arrange- <br />ments and gone ahead with the down- <br />town development should not discourage <br />the community. Mayor Val Gill has <br />indicated he has great faith that these <br />two blocks will be redeveloped and in a <br />manner that all the citizens can be proud <br />of. Mayor Gill has stated, when comrrient- <br />ing on downtown development: "[ want <br />to keep the people fully informed and <br />involved and would like to hear their <br />comments and suggestions. In the mean- <br />time, we will not stand still. We are <br />gathering new data so that we can be sure <br />we know what opportunities exist and <br />thus proceed knowledgeably." <br />The Agency, therefore, is considering <br />a new analysis of the feasibility of a <br />downtown shopping center and will look <br />at a number of other alternatives for <br />downtown development as well, Over the <br />last four years things may have changed <br />and with this opportunity, the City will <br />take "a second look," <br />After the holidays, and after the <br />Agency has studied its reanalysis, it <br />expects to formally request new pro- <br />posals from new redevelopers. In the <br />meantime, contacts are being made with <br />potential developers to stimulate further <br />interest. What direction such proposals <br />will take can't be determined yet, of <br />course, but the Agency's purpose is to <br />carefully look at all reasonable possi- <br />bilities. If, by then, the conglomerate <br />that owns the store chain with which <br />Peralta Land Associates was working has <br />formally stated its desire to locate in <br />downtown San Leandro, Peralta Land <br />Associates can resubmit its proposal and <br />the Agency will take another look at it. <br />Whatever happens, it is everyone's <br />opinion that the development opportu- <br />nity in the now largely-cleared two- <br />block downtown site is truly magnificent. <br />Ever since the Agency announced that it <br />was going to reopen the field, interested <br />redevelopers have been contacting City <br />Hall. There apparently is a very strong <br />demand for the site for quite a variety <br />of development alternatives. The next <br />task before the Agency, then, is to care- <br />fully analyze all options and pick the one <br />that is best for the long-range benefit of <br />the City. It's the view from the top that <br />makes the climb worthwhile. <br />Mayor's Advisory (~ommittee <br />Mayor Valance Gill, with City Council <br />concurrence, has appointed an Advisory <br />Committee to serve as a sounding board <br />for matters involving City policies, <br />programs and projects. This Committee <br />is composed of 8 members who represent <br />broad community interests, and who have. <br />had an active role in San Leandro's devel- <br />opment over the years. <br />Lee Bruner, a local attorney practicing <br />in this City for 16 years, is the third <br />generation of his family to practice law <br />in San Leandro. Mr. Bruner was elected <br />Chairman of this Committee by his <br />fellow members at one of the Commit- <br />tee's recent meetings. <br />.Audrey Albers has been a San Leandro <br />resident since 1949. She has been very <br />active in a number of community projects <br />thru the Mulford Gardens Homeowners <br />Association. She has served on many local <br />citizens committees which reviewed such <br />matters as tax assessments, the southern <br />crossing, the garbage transfer station and <br />the development of the Oyster Bay Re- <br />gional Park. <br />Marcel Lauper is co-owner of Lauper's <br />Furniture Store and a resident of San <br />Leandro for 31 years. For 10 years he <br />was a Bishop in the San Leandro Church <br />of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. <br />Jack Maltester, born and raised in San <br />Leandro, was Mayor for 25 years until his <br />retirement in April, 1978. He is still <br />residing in the City and has continued his <br />interest and involvement in City affairs- <br />Father Richard A. Mangini has been in <br />residence at St. Leander's Church since <br />1976 and is currently the pastor. He is <br />editor of the "Catholic Voice," a weekly <br />newspaper for the Catholics in the <br />Diocese of Oakland. <br />Jim Pierron is owner of Pierron Con- <br />struction Company founded in 1950. <br />Born in Missouri, he has resided in San <br />Leandro since 1945. <br />Dale Reed is co-owner of the Bay Area <br />Kenworth Trucking Company and has <br />been associated with that firm since <br />1966. He was a member of the Finance <br />Subcommittee of the Committee for San <br />(Continued on Page 2) <br />
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