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Minutes - Joint San Leandro City Council/ Page - 17 - San Leandro Redevelopment Agency/ Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting - June 28, 1993 JOINT PUBLIC HEARING (continued) V. Roger Martinelli , said commercial land owners are stuck in long term eminent domain limbo. That has been reduced to 49 properties. He said he understands the usefulness; this allows the joining of smaller parcels into larger parcels. He asked what happens to 49 people in the mean time. He said the Martinelli 's have been on this property for over three generations and they maintain their lands. He said Bayfair never did that much for them. He said there is a 12 year clause that can be extended to 24 years. He said they can sell their lands but it has a stigma. He said they are restricted on making long term upgrades and repairs on property under eminent domain. He asked if new tenants will want to invest in these buildings? Will existing tenants want to stay there? He said he felt rights were ingrained in our constitution; it may have a real effect to get a real income. If it is only 49 units, he thinks what can help the community is greater specificity, and information on what is going on in the short term for real people. W. Mary Gonzales, 205 East Lewelling Boulevard, said she owns commercial property plus a home. She said she hears that they are going to widen Lewelling and construct sidewalks and that is good. She said there are two high schools, and during the rainy season students have to walk on the street and there have been near-accidents. If people want to sell property they could have problems selling it. X. Bud Norquist, Owner of Property at 16216 East 14th Street at Corner of 162nd, said approximately ten years ago they did a $450,000 renovation to the old bowling alley. He said he has no objection to redevelopment, but when they look at individual properties, they tend to move a business like his into an area it can't afford. He said he employs 40 people. For three charities, that is their prime source of income. He said he did not know how long this project would take to get to his location, but he would like to be able to tell employees what the long term range is. He asked that the business owners be given time to re-adjust to get into property they can afford. Y. Lisa Berria, Hanks Automotive Service, said they have been there since 1945 and they have a grandfathered use. She said, if the area is upgraded, new homeowners won't want to see tow trucks up and down the street. Adolph Martinelli said the automotive service has residential zoning and is a nonconforming use. He said the district and agency have no influence on zoning conformity or removal of nonconformity. It is not a property that is proposed for eminent domain. Ms. Berria asked what about complaints from new tenants. Mr. Martinelli said that is always a chance. Ms. Berria asked if first-time home buyers would be low income. She said low income people would move into the apartments. She asked, if the low income people can't keep their apartments up, what makes you think they will keep their homes up? Supervisor King said apartment dwellers will not necessarily be the affordable home buyers.