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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 16, 1992 Page - 10 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) In response to questions from the City Council , staff indicated the Best/Ruan property was not part of this Public Hearing and would be considered in the next Hearing as a separate matter. The Hearing was then opened to the public. William Taylor, 915 Grant Street, Alameda; 333 Market Street, San Francisco, Representing the Applicant, congratulated the City Council on selecting Mike Oliver as City Manager. He said he has worked with Mr. Oliver and finds him cooperative and efficient. Mr. Taylor said opposition from Larry Norry has scared prospective tenants off. He said his clients have tried for three years to find a suitable use for the property. He said they have an $800,000 investment in the property as well as $62,000 in permit fees. He said the property has undergone a distinct and significant change in appearance from its former appearance. He said there have been improvements to the site, including landscaping and a new building. He said the property owners represent 35 years of business. He said the Texeira family is committed to San Leandro and has shown it in many ways. He said they need to change the zoning to accommodate the uses for this property. He said 4.5 acres of property are sitting fallow because the I-P zoning does not allow an effective use of the property. He said his clients do not look upon this as a blank check to put in a fly-by- night operation. They are looking for responsible tenants and were upset when Clementina, a prospective tenant, withdrew from the project. He said his clients met with Mr. Norry and the Mulford Gardens Improvement Association and tried to come to some agreement but have been unable to do so. He said since Foster Farms was unsuccessful in locating at this site there has been a dark cloud on the property which can only be removed by granting the Appeal and allowing East Bay Leasing Corporation to find a responsible tenant. Mr. Taylor said they are working with some prospective tenants, and they are looking for clean uses for the property. He said staff told the property owners that a pallet yard was not a suitable use of the property so the property owners initiated a lawsuit to have the pallet yard removed. He said his clients have the City's and neighborhood's best interests at heart. Larry Norry, 2532 Williams Street, President of Mulford Gardens Improvement Association, said his Association opposes the rezoning of the property and wants it to remain I-P. He said the Planning Commission and City Council agreed on the I-P zoning to make Neptune Drive more presentable and blend in with the neighborhood. He said Mr. Texeira agreed to the I-P zoning as long as he could maintain his 8- foot setback and not have to go back 20 feet. He said it was agreed