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4 Minutes -.. San Leandro City Council Meeting - May 17, 1993 Page - 15 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Randall Walker, Consultant for the Property Owner, 1336 Guido Street, Oakland, asked for clarification of the City Council disapproval of the Negative Declaration. Mr. Silva said in August 1992 the City Council voted to disapprove the Negative Declaration and asked for additional information. He said the developer said he would get that information, which he has done. Mr. Walker said it was important to keep this matter in perspective. He said this was not a matter of the developer versus the neighborhood, but of a property owner in San Leandro trying to make the best use of his property and trying to do so with sensitivity to the neighbors and within the parameters set by the City. He showed overheads and slides, describing the 1 .9-acre property. He said minimum street frontage of 70 feet was required, and small pieces of property had been purchased to meet the frontage requirements. He detailed the steps required to bring the matter to the City Council , including filing a Subdivision Improvement Agreement, paying Parkland In-Lieu Fees, agreeing to build the cul -de-sac at the end of Montrose Drive, obtaining bonds and insurance, etc. He said all of the City criteria have been met; maps, soils reports, and field Biologist reports have been approved. He showed slides taken from various locations on the site to give an indication of how small the building areas would be, the minimal impact on neighbors and how little impact grading would have. He noted the cul -de-sac would be completed and a new drainage system constructed. In response to a question from Council Member Polvorosa, he said the degree of the slope would be 35 percent. Mr. Randall noted there had been damage to the pool above building pad no. 2 that had caused erosion. Mr. Walker said a meeting was held with the neighbors. He said 43-44 people were present, and the Soils Engineer, Biologist, and Civil Engineer were there to answer questions. He said it was a very emotional meeting. He said he tried to address privacy and other concerns of the neighbors. He said there was concern regarding disruption to the wildlife. He said, although the wildlife would be disrupted during construction, much of the area will remain untouched; and Mr. Lu had agreed not to put up fences which would prohibit the movement of the wildlife. Council Member Corbett asked if Mr. Walker had a list of concerns of the neighbors and whether they had reached consensus. Mr. Walker said there was a lot of discussion and feedback; but it had been difficult to get through the meeting, and there was no consensus. He said the President of Bay-O-Vista had attended the meeting, and neighbors were asked to give a list of concerns to him; but, to the best of his knowledge, they had not done so.