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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - October 4, 1993 Page - 17 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Sandra Neilsen, owner of 2100 Lewelling Boulevard, asked if there will be a left hand turn lane into her property, and a gate for the emergency road for Oro Loma and PG&E. Staff said there would. Ms. Nielsen said this will be good tax revenue and generate a bigger tax base. She said she is in favor of the project if the developer follows through on his promises. Christine Scobee, 495 Fortuna Avenue, said only seven samples were taken, which means there were two samples from the same test pit, that showed variations from the same test pit at the same level . She said seven samples is not any kind of comprehensive study. She discussed the conclusion of Dr. Dilio which said there has been no release of hazardous chemicals onto area 1 and described a newspaper article regarding a nitrostarch blast in 1963 which blasted 100 feet and broke windows in Alameda. She said this implies there was debris that went from the site and was blasted to south of Lewelling. She said Dr. Dilio is a toxicologist with expertise in pesticide absorption to the skin and said she requested someone who is an explosive site remediation specialist do some testing. In response to Council questions, Terry McManus said nitrostarch doesn't leave soluble metals and there were no explosives other than nitrostarch. Richard Harris, business owner at 14481 Wicks Boulevard, said since 1966 the property has been an eyesore and Citations Homes is going to improve it and he would like the Council to vote it in. Janice Delfino, Castro Valley, spoke regarding the buffer and said it should provide a wildlife habitat buffer between State lands and the development and should slope toward the development. She asked if the swale would be considered a linear park, non-useable by the humans. Benson Lee said the area contains a trail which funnels the activities along the trail , and it does serve as a buffer between the areas. Ms. Delfino expressed additional concern related to the swale, collection of water in it, and problems with people dumping garbage. She said backyards will face the swale. She said all these features should not be in a wildlife habitat. She described flooding in 1982 and 1983 and said this is a minimum area for mammals. Calvin Platt said the buffer area is between the homes and the habitat and it performs several functions. He described the swale, planted areas, trail and their purposes. He said there is not access to the habitat area, however, it can still be seen and enjoyed. He said the natural planting area provides a transition. He said they consulted with the biologist and environmental people who indicated this was the best way to bring people to the property and protect the habitat area. Ms. Delfino made additional comments related to the swale and buffer area. Ed Alvarez described the design of the buffer and the reasoning behind it. He said the Fish and Wildlife Service has given every indication that this