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• Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 16, 1996 Page - 12 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mayor Corbett asked what could be done regarding the .75 -acre passive use in the buffer. The City Attorney said the General Development Plan could be amended to require not less than 3.25 acres of park land on the site, with the remainder covered by, park in -lieu fees, thus removing the park site in the buffer area. Council Member Perry said one of the amenities of the passive park was natural vegetation along with the interpretive center. She said she would prefer having the interpretive center and knowledge of native plants vs losing it and getting in -lieu fees. Mayor Corbett asked if the interpretive center function could be accomplished with a series of signs along the trail and around the larger buffer area without the park in it. Council Member Myers said he is concerned about the park but agrees that if in -lieu fees are accepted, there is nowhere in the area to build another park. Vice Mayor Kerr asked if the park in'the buffer zone is in compliance with Measure D. Assistant City Attorney Mattas said staff believes it is. He said, if the General Development Plan park requirements is reduced from 4 to 3.25 acres, that would remove the issue of whether there's a park of any sort in the buffer area. He noted the interpretive center has been included in plans and reviewed by agencies all along, so it is not an issue of having an interpretive center removed from the area. If the total park area were reduced and replaced with in -lieu fees, a trail and interpretive center would remain on the site. Council Member Loeffler expressed concern about the adequacy of parking within the development and said parking in the entire City is inadequate. He said park space is needed. The following Resolutions were then introduced: Resolution No. 96 -6, Resolution Making Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Certifying as Adequate the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) for Roberts Landing Residential Development, Phases 2A, 2B, and 3, and Approving the Mitigation Monitoring Plan (certifies the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, which covers the Precise Development Plan application for Phases 2A, 28, and 3, the Vesting Tentative Maps for Phases 2A, 28, and 3, and the General Development Plan amendment for Phase 3). (2690/1977) Introduced by Council Member Myers, who moved its adoption, seconded by Council Member Polvorosa, and carried by a majority vote (7).