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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 6, 1994 Page - 17 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) He said people along Bancroft Avenue are happy with what has happened, and Walgreen's is a good project for the location, as long as the issues that have been raised are dealt with. Liza Sysesky, 337 Woodland Avenue, said some other development, such as a Barnes & Noble, a Pete's Coffee, or an up-scale restaurant, should go in and would receive tremendous support for development. Dana Johnson, Farrelly Drive, said a stop light at Haas would make it easier to get onto East 14th; it would increase traffic. He said he resented previous statements regarding low-income people. He said Walgreen's would undercut the competition, and the City would lose other stores. He said he was not in support of this project and asked the City Council to deny approval . Betty Tsukamoto, 35 Oakes, said she went door to door with girls who were distributing the neighborhood's questionnaires, and 85% of the residents did not know anything about Walgreen's. She said the vast majority of neighbors had crime stories to tell . She said many crimes are not reported to the Police, and increased traffic will increase crime. She said some sort of office use, such as dental , law, or architectural offices, should be considered. John Klein, 66 Cambridge Avenue, said East 14th Street is a difficult street to work with. He said Walgreen's offers an example of what can be done to begin to bring other uses into the area. He said there would always be impacts, but he felt mitigations would allow them to find a solution. Tee Karowa, 14570 East 14th Street, said CEQA requires that all actions conform to their rules. She said the highest priority is to protect the environment. She described various reasons why an Environmental Impact Report should be prepared on this project. Scott Grubbs, 13475 Bancroft Avenue, noted Drug Barn and Rexall Pharmacy had been in San Leandro but were now gone. He said a high-scale business like a restaurant should go in at this site. Ellen Geis, said years ago there were 12 family drug stores in San Leandro, but when Long's came in, they closed. She said another drug store is not needed. She said the City should consider the impact this will have on the residents close to the site.