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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 11, 1993 Page - 8 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) earthquake. She said Mayor Karp told the press that the City Council had directed him to meet with Jack Smith, but several Council Members said they don't recall giving that direction. She said the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss the money offer from the developer and decided it would hold a Special Meeting to accommodate the developer instead of the people. She said this sends a message to Oakland that it's okay to be paid off. She said the quality of life is not for sale. Ellen Geis, 834 Cary Drive, said there was an earthquake on December 20th which caused cracks and more damage in the Sheffield Village area than the big one in 1989. She said something has to be done to stop Dunsmuir Heights. She said the City Council is giving Jack Smith a sledge hammer to sledge his way through. She asked the City Council to say no on this project. Rita Hartley, 576 E. Merle Court, said she is concerned with the quality of life. She said she doesn't understand why the City is withdrawing the Appeal when the City of Oakland has yet to vote. She said we are exchanging our birthright for a mess of pottage. She said this is short-sighted. Ed Fields, 1180 Begier Avenue, asked if the Council had ever walked the steep fire trail next to Dunsmuir House and thought what it would take to put a road there or looked at the view. He said the area is better suited to remain open space rather than be developed. He said a development would be an earthquake hazard. He asked why the City is discussing how much the developer is willing to pay before the project is approved, when they should be opposing it. He said they should be discussing how much can be gotten from Measure K or other State funds to keep it open space. He said that would be a win-win situation because the developer could sell at a fair price, and it could be kept open space. Chris Dundon, 716 Elsie, said the DFSI amounts are frozen. He said if San Leandro signs the MOU, it signs away its rights for adequate compensation for impacts to the City. He said, if the project does get approved, it won't be built for a long time, so the dollar figures will get smaller and smaller. He asked the City Council not to accept this offer. Angelo Lievore, 908 Rodney Drive, said he has been involved with Dunsmuir since day one. He said he has found the Hayward Exchange to be unbending in its proposal until now. He said this is a shotgun marriage and intimidation. He said, if the Hayward Exchange were sincerely interested in the welfare of the citizens of San Leandro, why didn't they come forward with this proposal earlier. He urged the City Council to reject this proposal .