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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 7, 1993 Page - 15 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Jeff Abramson from Pacific Union, the Applicant, said they are just getting ready for preliminary sales next door. He said they are excited about the project. He said they worked with Dan Nagle of the City to plant trees on Preda Street. He said Pacific Union cut the concrete and paid for upsizing the trees, and the City planted them, and they look a lot better. He said they are currently in escrow with Umphred's Furniture Factory and will probably close around the end of the year. He said, regarding the soils analysis, 11 borings were done in the ground, and more than 30 samples Were taken from such locations as the paint booth, railroad spur, and storage area. He said they also took groundwater samples and found no tetrachloroethylene on the site. He said the plume is moving southwesterly. He said this project is similar to the one next door, and they are trying to make it a continuation. He said he thinks it will be successful . Council Member Corbett said she was very impressed that Pacific Union offered to construct additional masonry walls, even though they were not required, and complimented them for doing so. She asked what the sales price would be. Mr. Abramson said that would be finalized tomorrow, but it was expected that the prices would be around $230,000. He said the Magnolia Lane projects had larger homes at higher prices. He said they reduced the prices for these homes by dropping the size of the home but not dropping any of the features. Council Member Myers said the homes near completion look good and complimented Pacific Union for a job well done. Mr. Abramson noted that these homes are not being built on vacant land. He said he thinks the traffic from the homes will be less than there was when United Piston was on the site. • The Hearing was then opened to the public. Lou Filipovich, 15376 Laverne Drive, asked if Item H, which had been adopted by the City Council , would apply to this development. Mayor Faria said it would not; this was a residential development. Mr. Filipovich asked if Item H was mandatory or permissive. City Attorney Steve Meyers said it was mandatory. Mr. Filipovich asked, if it related to residential property, would it be mandatory or permissive. City Attorney Meyers said the Ordinance adopted by the City Council was intended to prohibit for 45 days the issuance of permits for certain uses which the City Council has found to be inconsistent with the North Area Specific Plan. He said it has nothing to do with residential uses. Mr. Filipovich asked, under a hypothetical situation, would it be mandatory or permissive. He said he wanted ,to be sure the residents would not wake up tomorrow morning and find out this applies to residences.