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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 6, 1992 Page - 12 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) d. Patrisha Piras, Board of Directors, Ward IV, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612, dated April 5, 1992. e. Charles W. Foster, Deputy Executive Director/Director of Aviation, Port of Oakland, P. 0. Box 2064, Oakland, CA 94604-2064, dated April 6, 1992. f. Barbara Samaniego, President of the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, 262 Davis Street, San Leandro, CA 94577, dated April 6, 1992. g. R. Michael Lenahan, Jr. , Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, San Lorenzo Unified School District, 15510 Usher Street, San Lorenzo, CA 94580-1623, dated April 6, 1992. h. Audrey Albers, 2037 Marina Court, San Leandro, CA 94577. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, June Catalano, Building and Planning Department Director, said this project has been before the City for over a decade. She said Citation Homes purchased the property in the late 1970's at which time it became clear some development would be desired by the property owner. She said over the next ten years the City worked with various State and Federal agencies. In 1991 there was a proposal to develop approximately 100 acres for residential development, with the remainder being left for open space. She said the property owners submitted an application for a General Development Plan. She said in late 1991 LSA Company began the process of systematically evaluating the environmental impacts on the site. She gave the names of the experts who would be providing information on behalf of the City. Council Members Glaze and Polvorosa noted they had visited the site after the last Work Session with engineers from Bissell and Karn to review the drainage plan. Steve Emslie, Planning Manager, spoke regarding General Plan policies as they related to Robert's Landing. He said the proposal is consistent with the City's basic land-use policy. It provides a range of housing types and prices to meet the City's goal of providing housing suitable for higher levels. He said the proposal is within the maximum density levels. He said the proposed project improves the jobs/housing balance by providing housing closer to work. He said the proposal improves the environment because, if the project is not approved, the surrounding habitat area will continue to degrade. He said the project preserves open space by dedication. He said the project is in conformance with the General Plan and the Zoning Code. He reviewed the various staff report documents that were included in the report to the City Council , including the staff memorandum to the City Council providing an overview of the Planning Commission;