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.Minutes - San Leandro City.Council Meeting. - May 17, 1993 Page - 16 - • PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mr. Walker said all of the issues were defined and addressed under CEQA in the Negative Declaration. He said this had been reviewed with the neighbors. Council Member Corbett said she was trying to find a way to narrow down the issues. Mr. Walker said the technical issues were related to soils, grading, and drainage. He said many of the issues of the neighbors are emotional . Mayor Karp noted what was before the City Council was a lot split, not a Precise Plan. He cautioned the City Council to be careful in what they discussed and noted that, if no lot split was approved, Mr. Lu could cut down every tree. Council Member Perry said soils, trees, and the view were issues, as outlined in the staff report. Mayor Karp said trees in the Bay-O-Vista area are covered in the CC&R's as far as blocking views, etc. Chris Rogers, Sycamore Associates, Lafayette, a Wildlife Biologist for the property owner, said wildlife do use the property. He said he evaluated their use of the site and they use it primarily to cross to other areas. He said construction will not severely limit wildlife's current use. Douglas King, Terrasearch, Inc. , Dublin, said he is a registered Geotechnical Engineer who works on soils. He gave a brief history of the site. He said the site was investigated in 1969 by Terrasearch, Inc. , and they found a narrow ravine down the middle with a ridge line on both sides. He said soil conditions at that time showed a mantel of two feet of soil over bedrock. He said, as part of the development above the site, the ravine was filled in in 1972. He showed a section of the engineered fill on an overhead and described how it was constructed in 1972. Council Member Polvorosa asked if the fill was wedged into the existing hill . Mr. King said it was benched into the native material and then trees were planted. He said, in his opinion, the building pads would not disturb the existing fill . Council Member Corbett asked if the pads will be cut into the fill . Mr. King said the structure would rest on native ground. The garage and driveway will require cuts but would not affect the stability of the fill . Mr. King said the fill has been there for 21 years, has gone through the last six years of drought and then heavy rain but shows no signs of instability. He said Site 2 is totally native except for the driveway that goes into the garage. He showed the driveway between the two sites and the associated retaining wall . He said in 1991 his firm looked at the existing fill and reached the same conclusion as in 1969, which was that it would be feasible to develop this property.