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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 19, 1993 Page - 10 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Council Member Perry said the photos in the Agenda are not legible and asked if staff had good photos available. Ken Vogeney said the originals of the photos were attached to the original Negative Declaration in the City Clerk's Office. Mayor Karp recommended that the public be permitted to testify and then allow Mr. Walker to follow up at the end of the testimony. Jan Fong, 1623 Edgehill Court, said, at the last meeting, a lot of neighbors were concerned about the environment, and she was concerned about the soil . She noted the location of her property and said she was concerned about the soil because she did a lot of work to her house, and the soil does move and sink. She said she spent over $200,000 doing work on her property. She thought that, after the last meeting, the neighbors were going to meet, and was not clear on the purpose of tonight's meeting and still had questions regarding the soil . She said the soil on her property had shifted and they had to install 60 piers to stabilize it. Don Cook, 2155 Edgehill Court, said every house has a fence except his, so he could attest to the wildlife and noted the various deer that come through his yard each year, as well as cats, raccoons, and other wildlife. He noted the City Council had earlier made a declaration for Earth Day and Arbor Day. He asked what trees would be taken out. Mayor Karp said, in August 1992, one of the things discussed was that, whatever was decided, the property owner would have a meeting with the neighbors. He asked if that had ever happened. Mr. Cook said it had not. Mayor Karp said he remembered that the property owner was to have a meeting with the neighborhood and said he did not think the City Council should make a decision on this matter until that meeting was held. He noted that, if this matter fails, it fails for a full year. Scott Edwards, 1473 Montrose Drive, said he reviewed all the material on file with the City Clerk, and not much had changed since August when the last Negative Declaration was rejected. He said there were letters in the file from Mr. Lu's civil engineer and from Terrasearch Company saying everything is alright, but there have been no new reports to support that judgment. He noted a letter from the Terrasearch Company, dated October 7, 1992, regarding fill at the site, and an earlier soil and geologic report of November 18, 1969. He asked if the western residence would be resting on soil that hasn't been studied since 1969. Mayor Karp corrected his statement that, if denied, this proposal would be delayed for a year; he said, since it is only a split of property, another application could be filed. He said the neighbors have a lot of questions and suggested the matter be tabled until the neighbors