Minutes 1993 0419 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 19, 1993 Page - 18 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Corbett asked if fire access could be provided elsewhere. Mr. Weisbrod said the only alternative would be for fire vehicles to use Donna or make a large turn around the site. Mayor Karp thanked Mr. Weisbrod for a good staff report. Doug Federighi , the Applicant, introduced himself and his partners. He said the project CC&R's will include prohibition of parking RV's and boats, as well as prohibiting garage conversions. He said he interviewed the former manager of the Ashland Lumber Company regarding the Donna Avenue access and was told that most vehicles entered the site from East 14th Street and exited Donna Avenue. He said the door shop also exited on Donna, with about two trucks per day. He said Donna Avenue and the neighboring streets were named for his father's partners' daughters. He said he does not want to affect the neighborhood in a negative way. He said there would be limited access through the Donna Avenue gate, and residents would have a hand held automatic opener. He guessed that on average there would be 6 to 7 trips per day, mostly in the morning peak commute hours. Council Member Corbett asked if he had met with neighbors and discussed the hand held gate controls for idea. Mr. Federighi said he had met with neighbors, and they felt that the hand held control would be an improvement, but they would still prefer not to have access on Donna Avenue. He said the project is largely support by the neighbors, with the Donna Avenue access being the one issue of contention. Mayor Karp opened the matter to the public. John Justino, Halcyon-Foothill Homeowners Association, said his association has had several meetings with the developers and they are definitely in opposition to the Donna Avenue access except for emergency fire access. He said the hand held openers will not stop traffic in the area. He said otherwise the Association likes the project and feels it will beautify the area. Council Member Perry asked if the Donna Avenue gate was the only issue to which his members objected. Mr. Justino said it was. Council Member Kerr asked what Mr. Justino's Association suggests to solve the problem. Mr. Justino suggested that the City Council and the developer look at the apartment complexes on East 14th Street across from this site. He said the access to the site should be on East 14th Street and there should be a stacking lane. Council Member Corbett said the major concern seemed to be traffic cutting through the site from East 14th Street. Mr. Justino said he has always traveled through East 14th. He said the stop sign on Donna at Lillian is ignored a lot and another stop sign wouldn't solve the problem.