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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 11, 1993 Page - 13 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Council Member Corbett said the DFSI Ordinance only took into consideration possible developments in San Leandro and did not consider additional traffic impacts from projects outside San Leandro. She said the one-third amount does not take that impact into consideration. Mr. Oliver said she was correct, and the same logic applies to the airport expansion, Harbor Bay Isle, etc. He said the DFSI is a concept that says development generates traffic that will be detrimental unless mitigated in some way, but the program is not perfect. Mayor Karp requested that staff provide an answer to the question related to the amount of heavy equipment that will traverse City streets. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, said he has a possible situation. He said he is not a legalist or an attorney. He said he opposes the way City Council meetings are conducted. He proposed that this issue be left up to the people to vote on by taking space in the San Leandro Times for a ballot. He said Mr. Merrick and others could count ballots, and the Chamber of Commerce and the Sentinels could also assist. He said he is not afraid of the City losing its vote but is afraid individuals will get sued. He said there is no Federal or State money in developments without a vote of the people. He said someone is negotiating with Mr. Smith. Kenneth Pimentel , 3034 Revere Avenue, Oakland, member of the Dunsmuir Ridge Alliance, said fire experts in the City of Oakland say mutual aid will become more important when the fire station on 98th Avenue is closed. He said regional fire-fighting agreements will have to be made, and providing protection to Dunsmuir Heights will cost San Leandro. He said a one-time payment cannot recoup the costs to the City. He said school children and old people will be killed by the 3,700 trips per day on Dutton Avenue. He asked if this would be worth the Council ' s political careers. He said people are mad, and they are going to figure out how to do a recall . John Fulper, 587 Lewis, said an article in the Bay Area Guardian said Dunsmuir was dead. He said the real issue is how much Jack Smith can get out of Oakland when he sells to Oakland for open space. He said the land with an approved project is worth more than without one and will earn a $20 million profit, of which San Leandro will only receive $400,000 to $500,000. He said San Leandro should be able to get $2 to $4 million. He said the residents of San Leandro don't want this project and asked if the City Council is voting with the residents of San Leandro or with the Hayward Exchange.