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• Minutes - Joint San Leandro City Council/ Page - 18 - San Leandro Redevelopment Agency/ Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting - June 28, 1993 JOINT PUBLIC HEARING (continued) Z. Sheila Ashley, 15959 East 14th Street, said her parents own three parcels that are under eminent domain, and they are afraid and angry. They have worked hard and they are being told their property may be taken away from them. Mayor Faria said Mr. Martinelli would be glad to speak of specifics. Mr. Martinelli said someone from staff would talk to Ms. Ashland directly and would be able to answer all her questions. AA. Lou Filipovich, said he understands that' this joint venture is to keep the City from raiding certain funds that they are going to put into a combined effort. He said the State will be after the funds even though they are merging. He submitted a document and noted that this is going to be filed in lieu of legislature. He said it relates to the Brown Act and the open meetings and rules of regulation. It says redevelopment agencies prosper at taxpayers' expense. It relates to the whole aspect of redevelopment. He said the taxpayers should be allowed to choose if a project is going to be funded by taxpayers money. Mayor Faria asked if anyone had any questions they would like to ask the Supervisors? BB. Agnes Vesudo, 715 Begonia Drive, said her parents own property on Marina Boulevard. When the City removed telephone poles and undergrounding, the City did not have the funds to do that. They beautified by taking out telephone poles and putting underground wires. They assessed all the property owners. The property owners paid for undergrounding and removal of telephone poles. There is a clause that says the City can do it when they feel like it. The redevelopment plan says it is going to raise over $300 million. Her parents had to pay $28,000 and many of the people didn't have the money to pay, so there was a lien put on their property. They charged interest on people that could not pay. City Attorney Meyers stated that all those comments relate to an assessment district; this redevelopment does not authorize assessments districts. All property owners are subject to assessment districts, but this plan itself does not create an assessment district. Ms. Vesudo said she was displeased with what the City Council did. They divided and conquered. The other citizens ought to know. It won't raise your property taxes but you will be assessed a fee. She asked, if the plan raises over $300 million, will the property owners on Marina Blvd. be refunded? Mayor Faria asked if the speaker was familiar with the undergrounding ordinance of the City. He said it was complicated. He said undergrounding costs more than her parents are being charged, and if they got charged total cost it would have been more money. The whole City helped pay for this, and it actually increases the property value. He said the utility districts aren't necessarily expected to be formed in the redevelopment area, but we can't predict 45 years in the future.