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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 4, 1996 Page - 4 - 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 5 minutes per person. The public is invited to make any comments related to Agenda items (including San Leandro Redevelopment Agency, San Leandro Parking Authority, and San Leandro Industrial Development Authority) or other items of public interest at this time. Comments regarding Public Hearing items will be heard during the Public Hearing portion of the Agenda. A. Barry Luboviski, Representing the Building and Construction Trades Council and Central Labor Council, said there have been meetings with the Nortons and the organizations he represents. He said, although all issues have not been resolved, he feels they have moved forward in the process, and they would welcome the Inn proceeding, with caution and vigilance. B. Larry Norry, 2532 Williams Street, President of Mulford Gardens Improvement Association, expressed concern regarding the EIR. He said the EIR is too old, and 16 additional units will increase traffic. He said parking spaces are inadequate. He discussed a BCDC meeting notice he received stating the City and the Renaissance Company have submitted an application for a hotel and conference center at the Marina. He said this was the first notice he'd had about a hotel. He asked if the impact of the Renaissance Conference Center was taken into account when determining the impacts of the residence inn. The City Manager said the Renaissance Conference Center has always included two phases, a conference center and associated housing units; but the proposal so far is only for the conference center. He said the BCDC must determine if they have jurisdiction before any applications are made to the City. C. Maria Pallas, 13917 Seagate Drive, said, when Seagate was being built, the issue of traffic on Fairway and Marina was raised. She said Seagate has over 300 units and traffic flows smoothly. She said traffic would not be an issue with the residence inn. She requested the City Council approve the Inn. D. Howard Strawn, 2400 block Marina Boulevard, said traffic on Marina Boulevard is bad; he could not get out of his driveway when there was a lot of activity at the Blue Dolphin. Traffic counts on Marina Boulevard were done in the summer when parents were not taking children to school. He said he is concerned because people only use Marina Boulevard, not Fairway Drive. He said people who work on Williams or Polvorosa take Neptune to Williams to reach the freeway. He said the City should not hire consultants; they should utilize people in town who would be willing to give advice.