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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - May 2, 1994 Page - 15 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Myers said the Planning Commission did not have all of the information the City Council has been presented with this evening. He said he did not feel there was a safety issue and felt the mural should be permitted, in accordance with the Conditions recommended by staff. Council Member Kerr agreed. He also felt the Planning Commission had inadequate information. He said the mural was not a hazard and should be approved, in keeping with Conditions. Council Member Polvorosa concurred. He said he was concerned that Mrs. Campbell knowingly violated the law. Council Member Perry said the issue is not content but public health and safety. She noted San Leandro does support the arts and has for a long time and pointed out the theater displays at the library and other public art in the City. The following Motion was then introduced: Minute Order No. 94-22, Matter of Appeal by Alice Campbell of the Planning Commission's Denial of ZEO-94-1; Zoning Enforcement Official Action; Referred by the Zoning Enforcement Official to the Planning Commission; to Paint a Non-Commercial Mural Measuring Approximately 120' by 15' , Divided Into Panels 3' Wide by 5' High; the Mural Proposed for the Side of a Warehouse Would Be Visible from San Leandro Boulevard and the Elevated BART Tracks; 520 Harlan Street; Assessor's Parcel Number 75-70-31 ; Alice Campbell , Applicant and Property Owner; IL (Industrial Limited) District. (2761) On motion by Council Member Perry, who moved its approval , seconded by Council Member Kerr, and carried by the following called vote, the City Council accepted staff recommendations, with Conditions, including a fee for staff costs associated with enforcement of the Zoning Code. AYES: Council Members Galvan, Kerr, Loeffler, Myers, Perry, Polvorosa; Mayor Corbett ( 7 ) NOES: None ( 0 ) ABSENT: None ( 0 ) Mayor Corbett said no safety hazard had been found in connection with the mural . She said processes in place can be used for positive change. By not utilizing the processes, the City Council 's opportunity to make a decision is taken away from it. The process in San Leandro can protect us if used properly. She said the City Council cannot condone anyone taking the law into their own hands. She said the Planning Commission decision was appealable to the City Council . She said Mrs. Campbell 's actions in violating the Code sent a terrible message to a society already troubled by lawlessness.