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. , Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting -. May 17, 1993 Page - 20 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mayor Karp said Mr. Lu could build anywhere he wanted to on the site. Ms. Roberts said her major concern was about the driveway and the fact there was no retaining wall , and removal of a lot of vegetation. She said she understood that, if Mr. Lu were able to build only one home, the project would probably not fly. Council Member Myers said it was his understanding the driveway could go anywhere on the property, even with the lot split. Mr. Vogeney said what controlled the location of the driveway was the Civil Engineering design; the City had no control over the location. Council Member Kerr asked if a barrier could be installed to prevent cars from going into the pool . Mr. Vogeney said Mr. Lu had indicated he would look into that matter. Steve Fong, 1623 Edgehill , said 2,800 cubic yards, which equals 75,600 cubic feet of dirt, will be removed. He said this equated to one foot off of the entire 1 .9 acres. He said that is more than just a little impact. He said his concern is he has gone through two repairs on his property. He said because of problems he experienced on his property he had to have piers installed from 3 feet to 60 feet deep. He said he did not sue the builder, the City, etc. , but bore the cost himself. He said having gone through that experience he does not want to have to sue anyone. He said all the people in the area are sensitive to damage and slippage. He said there is great potential for lawsuits. Mr. Walker said all the Engineers have full Errors and Omissions Insurance, which is good for 10 years. He said the building envelopes represent the areas where the houses will be located, but they do not intend to make large cuts and take out a lot of fill . He said they intend to use pier construction. He said the pier depth will be reviewed by the City during construction. He said material was available at the neighborhood meeting. He said, in response to Ms. Roberts' concern, they were looking into building a barrier in addition to the vegetation. He said there are already an extensive amount of pine trees, but they would be willing to work with her. He said an extensive use of concrete view ditches will be made to control drainage and bring it down the hill in a controlled manner that will not pick up soil or vegetation. In response to questions from Council Member Perry, Mr. Walker said 2,800 cubic yards of material would be removed. He said it would take about three to five days to remove this material in dump trucks. He said there would be a seven-foot vertical cut behind Ms. Roberts' property. He said the 23-foot-high retaining wall is on a slope that will be tall in the center and go down to two feet at each end. He said it is possible that there is loose soil on Mr. Griffin's property, but it depends on how the finished grading was done. He said, however, there has been no movement on the engineered fill , and it has been tested since 1971 .