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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 4, 1994 Page - 9 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Lou Filipovich, said this station is known as a secondary station; it is open 24-hours and sells diesel . He said it sells to trucks which come in from 150 miles away, and the traffic circulation cannot be changed if Mr. Simas is going to service trucks. He said if there are no rest rooms the station cannot qualify as a secondary station. He said it is mostly outside people. He said if the station does not want to have a rest room they will have to have their diesel rights taken away. He said the City Council should let Mr. Simas do what he wants, and make sure he has a rest room. Scott Grubbs, 13475 Bancroft Avenue, said this is one of the cheapest places in town to buy gas. He said it is difficult to get employees to pick up litter. He said there should be a rest room because Wendy's closes at midnight and the BART rest room is difficult to get to. Carol Simas, Wife of the Applicant, said some years ago a portion of the property was taken by the City, and it makes it a crazy site to work with. She said she understands concerns about rest rooms and about mobility on the lot. She said the Council should consider the safety of the public. She said the way traffic circulation exists now is probably the best circulation considering what is left of the site. She said the Planning Commission decided rest rooms were not a good idea because of the additional congestion they might create. She said they are not trying to increase sales but to upgrade the site to stay competitive. Dana Johnson, Farrelly Drive, said he found it hard to believe the City Council talks about bringing business to town but they are beating up this business owner over rest rooms when he is trying to improve his business. He said there is a lot of crime in the area and rest rooms would not be worth it. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Corbett, seconded by Council Member Kerr, and carried unanimously, the Public Hearing was closed. Council Member Myers said there have been no rest rooms at this location for a number of years, and it has not caused any problems. He said the rest rooms should not be open at night anyway. There was a motion made by Council Member Corbett, seconded by Council Member Kerr, to approve PD-93-7, GDP/PDP and CU-94-4. There was continued discussion by City Council regarding the matter of rest rooms. Council Members Nahm and Polvorosa said they felt rest rooms should be provided. Council Member Nahm asked Council Member Corbett if she would be willing to modify her motion to include rest rooms. Council Member Corbett said she would not.