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Minutes. - San Leandro City Council Meeting - May 17, 1993 Page - 21 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) In response to questions from Council Member Perry, Mr. King said he did not have any knowledge of the soils at Mr. Griffin's house, but there was no indication a problem existed on the subject property. Council Member Kerr asked if the upper portion of the hill would be changed. Mr. King said it would not. Council Member Kerr asked if Mr. King felt this project would make more dirt go down the hill . Mr. King said ' not with proper construction techniques, and he said wherever they cut, they would have to install a v-ditch above the cut to capture the runoff, and this would not cause any problems. Council Member Corbett asked what would happen if the engineered fill was compromised and moved, and what would keep the soil above it from slipping. Mr. King said bedrock supports the soil . He said improper drainage makes houses slide, not fill . Mayor Karp said, if the hill above the project started to slip, people would say cuts had been made into the hillside. He asked if Errors and Omissions Insurance would cover this problem. Mr. King said all kinds of engineers would testify as to what the cause of any slippage would be. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Kerr, seconded by Council Member Myers, and carried unanimously, the Public Hearing was closed. Steve Meyers explained that the Resolution finds that the project is consistent with the General Plan, the City Council has reviewed the Negative Declaration and the comments on it and determined no significant affect on the environment will occur, and they approve the Parcel Map with Conditions, per the Engineer's Report, and authorize the City Manager to approve the Subdivision Improvement Agreement. He said one Resolution would take care of all of these actions. Mayor Karp asked for an explanation for the difference between the two Negative Declarations. Mr. Vogeney reviewed the changes between the Negative Declaration prepared in August and the Negative Declaration in the current Council Agenda. He said Appendix E, Part 1, Item 7.2. had been changed from "no" to "yes" ; Item 6 had been changed from "no" to "yes." He said Part 2, Item II .1 .g. had been changed from "no" to "maybe" ; Item b on page 2 from "no" to "yes" ; and Item 18 on page 4 from "no" to "maybe. " Council Member Corbett asked why, in Part 2, Appendix E, Item II . 1 .e. was "no. " Mr. Vogeney said design of the subdivision would not create increased erosion of soil material because the areas cut for the retaining walls would be covered with vegetation.