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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 16, 1992 Page - 15 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Santos asked if staff has met with Best and the property owners. Mrs. Catalano said yes, but no agreement had been worked out. She said Best said they could not afford any other sites in San Leandro. Bill Kerry, 1607 Daily Court, the Appellant, said Coca-Cola, which is the only customer of Best Trucking, is looking at this matter very closely, and they have been reporting events directly to their headquarters. He said the subject property was I-2, as reflected by most of the other uses in the area. He said he remodeled the property and does not feel there is excessive noise, nor does he feel the storage is unsightly. Mr. Kerry said he feels Mr. Norry has objected to the Best operation since the day it opened. He said it is hard to operate under those conditions. He said they did not know at the time they worked out the current agreement that Coke was going to get a contract with China. He said Coke is Best's only customer so they have to deliver when Coke wants deliveries made. He said the tractor trucks have to be changed every two years and they are high-quality equipment. He said he admits Best ran when they weren't supposed to. He suggested they run the trucks at 10 miles per hour, but Mr. Norry is not agreeable. Dwight Anderson, Representing Best Transport, Inc. , spoke regarding attempts by Best to mitigate the problems. He said they tried to compromise with Mr. Norry and his Association and received a flat no. He said Best is trying to be a legitimate entity in the City. Council Member Santos asked questions about the number of vehicles. He was advised there are nine tractors that run from 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. transporting Coke to the San Leandro Bottling Plant from San Francisco. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Larry Norry, 2532 Williams Street, President of Mulford Gardens Improvement Association, said his group are underdogs compared to millionaires. He said most of the trucks leave the site between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. He said Reynolds and Brown has developed an area under the I-P zoning with no problems, as has Paradiso Construction. He said driving trucks at 10 miles per hour would create even more noise with the shifting of gears. He said Best tried to move its hours from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. simply so they would have less violations. He said they are violating the Conditions and they have admitted they cannot live within them. Mr. Norry said he has seen tractors and trailers carrying liquid cement and plastic from Best to W. R. Grace on Doolittle and Davis. He said the Fire Department told him this is a highly inflammable and toxic material . He said at the Planning Commission meeting Best also said they picked up work from outside businesses. He said this matter has been going on since 1989 and Best has not lived up to what they are supposed to.