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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 19, 1995 Page - 2 - 5. 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' regarei'ng ' Publis Hearing items will be heard during the Public Hearing portion of the Agenda. A. Nat Kleinstein, 1662 Sagewood Avenue, said a bottleneck is created on Fairway at Merced and recommended that a right-turn lane leading to the Karp Overpass be installed. Gary Kruger, Transportation Administrator, described striping modifications which will be made over the next few months and said they should eliminate the problem. B. Lavern Anderson, 1495 - 159th Avenue, said he was nearly involved in an accident when three cars ran a red light on Fairway at Doolittle. C. Connie Calvert, 263 Santa Susana, Mission Bay Mobilehome Park, said the park owners want to include two clauses in the agreement which will pass the cost of disaster repairs to the park on to park residents. She said people have trouble surviving on their incomes without additional costs. She requested that the City Council investigate rent control for the park. Vice Mayor Kerr said the park owners are currently negotiating with the residents' representatives. He said the City Council Mobile Home Policy Subcommittee will meet when negotiations are over. D. Jane Hudson, 834 Juana Avenue, expressed concern about raising taxes on big business and said the City should take care of manufacturers; the City should not assist Costco; City employees duplicate each other's work and should be reduced; the City should fund additional locations for baseball fields; and employees should not get raises. E. Cary Walker, 471 Santa Monica, Mission Bay Mobilehome Park, said the residents are being misinformed and lied to. They are not being given copies of the agreement; they want the rent committee to call a mass meeting and review the agreement page by page. He discussed the five- year disaster payments, which would occur after a disaster, and said it should not be approved. He said it is already difficult to sell homes in the park, and this would make it impossible. F. George Rametta, 634 Cascade Road, said Dr. Pond gave money for horse chestnut trees for the area, but the trees were never planted. He said roots from old trees continue to cause sewer damage. He objected to funds being spent on Root Park. G. Dana Johnson, Farrelly Drive, said Council Member Loeffler said the City needs more low-income housing. Mr. Johnson said the City does not need more low-income housing, and drug arrests have been made in front of existing low-income housing. He said low-income housing is one of the reasons people are moving out. He said he finds it offensive that an elected official would promote low-income housing.