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MINUTES Page 3 City of San Leandro City Council and San Leandro Redevelopment Agency Joint Meeting-May 3, 2010 Cedric Young, Vice President of Development for Bayfair Center, addressed the City Council, expressing concern regarding the potential negative impacts of a retail center at the proposed site to other retail centers in the City. Mr. Young urged the Council to separate the medical project from the mixed use component, certify the EIR, and postpone approval of the General Plan amendment and proposed rezoning related to the 25-acre mixed use parcel. Libby Seifel, Seifel Consulting, addressed the City Council, expressing concern that the proposed retail development poses a significant risk to existing retail businesses in San Leandro, and that retail tenants would be drawn away from other retail centers. Ms. Seifel requested that the Council allow additional time for a plan to be developed for the northern 25 acres of the Kaiser site. Alice Ward, General Manager of Bayfair Center, addressed the City Council, showing a PowerPoint presentation which highlighted Bayfair Center as a community asset and revenue generator. Whitney Livingston, Asset Manager and Project Leader of Bayfair Center, addressed the City Council, commenting on the many entrepreneurs and local community groups that occupy Bayfair Center. Martin Lysons, Land Use Attorney with Gagen McCoy, addressed the City Council, commenting on a way to approve the Kaiser project without resulting negative impacts to existing retail. Mr. Lysons requested that the Council certify the Final EIR for both the medical center and mixed use retail projects; and separate and approve all other actions related to the Kaiser medical center project, but not the retail component. Mr. Lysons provided a copy of the Bayfair Center PowerPoint presentation entitled "Comments on Proposed Kaiser Medical Center and Retail Site" that was also presented to the Planning Commission on Apri122, 2010. Amy Herman, CBRE Consulting, addressed the City Council, commenting that she reviewed the impacts of the retail project, and concluded that the information submitted by Bayfair was not compelling. Ms. Herman commented that she felt the Keyser Marsten analysis was more informative, and that the competitive overlap of the mixed use retail at the proposed site with Bayfair would be minimal. Mike Ramsey, P.H. Holdings/ICI Development, addressed the City Council, giving a PowerPoint presentation entitled, "Review of Kaiser Medical Center Traffic Problems & Solutions," and spoke to the need for a dual left-turn lane from Merced Street into the hospital site. Michael Loewke, P.H. Holdings/ICI Development, addressed the City Council, continuing the PowerPoint presentation, and commenting on the increased traffic on Marina Boulevard, Merced Street and Fairway Drive that would be generated by the Kaiser and Marina Shoreline projects