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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 6, 1994 Page - 12 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Leandro, although it is not of as high a quality. She noted that all of those areas have a drug store as a major anchor use, which - promotes a pedestrian atmosphere and serves to attract other tenants. She said the subject property has been vacant for ten years and Walgreen's is a viable proposal . She noted Walgreen's is willing to tear down the existing building and construct a building that will coordinate with City Hall . She said Walgreen's will create desirable shopping patterns to spark growth in the area. Steve Emslie, Planning Manager, showed slides and reviewed the North Area renovations which had been undertaken to spur private development. The slides also showed the area surrounding the subject property. Norm Weisbrod, Associate Planner, described the location of the • site and the surrounding area and presented a Site Plan, which showed the location of the building on the site, parking, access, etc. He said the architecture and colors will be compatible with the City Hall complex. He noted parking on the frontage of the site on Haas, on both sides of the street, would be removed, but the parking lot on Haas would be available to the residents in the adjacent properties. He noted those properties are all under one ownership. In response to City Council questions, Mr. Weisbrod said the development would meet all ADA requirements. He said trucks would enter from East 14th Street and exit on Haas and described the benefits of this configuration. Gary Kruger, Transportation Administrator, said he had held preliminary meetings with the neighborhood to obtain information regarding their concerns with traffic in the neighborhood, not just the impacts from Walgreen's. He said he collected traffic data and described traffic counts for the area, trip-generation information, and other data he had gained to determine traffic paths and problems. He noted people drive through the neighborhood to avoid the signals on other streets and because it is the fastest route. He described proposed improvements to reduce traffic through the neighborhood, including the improvement of signals and traffic on streets surrounding the neighborhood. He reviewed other types of improvements which could be made, such as stop signs, circular islands, blockading of Haas Avenue, etc. He discussed an opinion survey which had been distributed to the neighborhood. He recommended coordination of traffic signals be implemented, regardless of whether the project is built or not. He said, if needed, traffic circles on Haas could be installed at a later point. He said he felt this would control traffic. He noted, if Walgreen's is