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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 21, 1993 Page - 19 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Perry asked if there was a public phone on the outside of any of the buildings, because that sometimes generates loitering, and whether they would object to a Condition prohibiting a phone. Mr. Mundy said there was no phone, and they would not object to such a Condition. In response to additional questions by Council Member Perry, Mr. Mundy said they would agree to a certain time period for deliveries, such as not before 6:00 a.m. or after some other time and not during peak hours. Mr. Mundy said he will be happy to discuss it but did not want to get locked into a two-hour time frame. He said the earliest they would make deliveries to the site would be 7:00 a.m. Council Member Perry asked, since there seemed to be neighborhood concerns, if the Applicant would agree to a six-month review period for compliance with the Conditions, such as litter and loitering. Richard Lowell , General Manager, Dolan Foster Enterprises, Inc. , said they are going to put over $200,000 into this site, and he said they prefer to stand on their record of how they run their other restaurants in San Leandro. He said their lease is for three years, and they prefer to say that the Planning Commission has the right to pull them back at any time they do not meet the Conditions. Mr. Penaranda pointed out that, if at any time the Conditions are violated, Dolan Foster would be asked to comply or their approval might be revoked. Council Member Corbett asked what Dolan Foster's standard was for turn- around time for graffiti removal . Mr. Lowell said they remove it as quickly as they can, depending upon what has been used, and it's usually done within a week or two. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Dan Vitello, 14982 Western Avenue, said he lives right around the corner from the site. He said he is concerned the area will be ruined by gangs hanging around at the site in the evenings. He said Copeland's Sports is a very nice building, and a Taco Bell would ruin it. He said the parking lot will look bad, and there will be increased crime. He said he and all of his neighbors who are elderly have had to call the police already on many occasions. He said their main concern is gangs hanging around. He said the company will not guarantee they will provide guards. He said the center was not built for foods; it was built for soft goods, and there will be noise from cars and litter. He said there would be problems with people making U-turns on Halcyon, and there is no signal there. He said the City of San Leandro should not allow a fast-food restaurant in such a nice development.