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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 4, 1994 Page - 8 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Nahm repeated that he feels rest rooms are necessary. Mr. Simas said, if the Council insisted on rest rooms, he would want to be able to close them during the evening hours. He said most patrons are local , and they do not get very many requests for rest rooms. He said, when necessary, the employee rest rooms can be used by the public. Council Member Polvorosa said he was concerned because this was the only service station on a State highway. Council Member Nahm said it did not appear the Applicant minded increasing the stay of the patron, if patrons were going to spend money in the store, but not if they were going to use the rest rooms. Mr. Simas said they are not going to solicit more purchases than they make now. He said all of the things that have been proposed are to address queuing problems. He said they are trying to upgrade the image of the station, and he did not feel rest rooms would upgrade the image. Mr. Simas said he operates in nine communities, and none of his stations have public rest rooms. Council Member Corbett congratulated Mr. Simas on his interest in investing in the community. She said, because there are currently no rest rooms, it does not appear to her that this will pose a problem. She said she has seen many near misses with traffic incidents, and there is not additional space to stack cars on the lot, so she has no problem with the Planning Commission's recommendation regarding rest rooms. She thanked Mr. Simas for showing sensitivity to keeping the noise down, improving security, and providing for litter removal . She said she hoped the two-times-a-day litter removal would be a minimum amount. Council Member Perry noted the Conditions of Approval require a review period after six months, and the rest room issue could be reopened at that time. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Esther Holcomb, 694 Douglas Drive, said she lives close to the site, and her daughter uses the station frequently. She said traffic flow should be from San Leandro Boulevard onto Davis. She said she has seen a lot of near misses, and people back onto Davis to try to line up with the pump. She said it would be better if they entered from San Leandro Boulevard. Ms. Holcomb said she also felt rest rooms should be provided because this is the only 24-hour service station in the area. Lavern Anderson, 1495 - 159th Avenue, said he also felt the station should have rest rooms.