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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 19, 1993 Page - 18 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Duane Krolop, 13011 Neptune Drive, said he lives in the house directly to the north and has no objections to the project. He said he has been waiting 10 years for something to be done. He said it is a blight now, and the sooner it is improved the better. John Sellars, said he has lived on Neptune Drive and owns property there. He said he is in favor of Mr. Carash's Application. He said it will encourage other people in the area to improve their properties. He said several properties were damaged in the 1983 storm and have not been repaired, and this might lead the way. Richard Van Epps, 13055 Neptune Drive, said he lives three doors down. He said he has no objections. He said, as far as fire access, Mr. Porter now has a crane parked in his yard. Bill Ludker, Owner of Property on Neptune Drive, said he is in favor. He said this will improve the area and be an asset to the community and the City. Sophia Jones, Corner of Neptune Drive and Williams Street, said she believes in improving property. She said the better we make our property look the better results we have in our neighborhood for being a good neighborhood and a good citizen. The City Clerk noted that a letter from Barbara Moyles, a San Leandro property owner, had been submitted in favor of the project. Larry Norry, 2532 Williams Street, President of the Mulford Gardens Improvement Association, said, at the Board Meeting, they decided this was not proper. He said their constitution and by-laws say the purpose of the Homeowners' Association is to protect and safeguard the interests of the homeowners in the area by maintaining and enforcing restrictions. He said this does not maintain and enforce restrictions because there are too many needed Variances and Conditions. He said staff should have turned this down. Mayor Faria asked if the Association was opposed to all Variances. Mr. Norry said they were not; but, on this project, they were, because they were asking for a half a dozen Variances. He said he would rather see the existing buildings pulled down and rebuilt. He said the house in the back needs a lot of reconstruction. Council Member Nahm asked if the Association had said anything about tearing down the house and starting over and whether a quorum of the Board of Directors voted to oppose the Variances. •