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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 6, 1992 Page - 21 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Ed Alvarez, Vice President of Citation, said he wished to hold his comments until the end. Barbara Samaniego, President of the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, 2240 Strang Avenue, read a letter from the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. She said the Chamber Executive Committee and Land Use Committee had had several meetings with Mr. Alvarez to review the Development Plan. She said there is a need for additional residential development to attract employees of businesses presently in San Leandro as well as those interested in moving to the City. She said the Chamber unanimously endorses the approval of the Robert's Landing project upon the execution of a satisfactory impact mitigation agreement for the San Leandro Unified School District, along with proper traffic mitigation of the Wicks and Lewelling intersection. Lafe Ness, 2727 Marina Boulevard, said he is a member of organized labor. He said many of his members are San Leandro residents who would move back to this area if this project were developed. He said this is one of the nicest areas in San Leandro. On weekends he and his child walk the shoreline, and he said it is one of the jewels of the area. He said, however, at the end of the walkway the Robert's Landing area has become a garbage pit. He said he cannot encourage the Council more to put in housing and clean up the area. Myron Pederson, 22491 Ralston Place, Hayward, representing Operating Engineers, Local 3, said a lot has been said about degradation of the environment but the site is degraded right now. He said it contains tires and rubble and noted the City had to put up a gate on Lewelling Boulevard to stop people from dumping in the area. He said Citation should be permitted to build and they will restore the area, including 350 acres that are not going to be built on. Richard Tubbs, Superintendent, San Leandro Unified School District, said Robert's Landing will have a major impact on the School District, especially in the matter of facilities. He said the District has been meeting with Citation and have not yet come to agreement on how to mitigate the impact but are continuing to meet and will , hopefully, come to agreement. He said they were not notified about the Planning Commission Hearings and were unable to get data, but they have been meeting with the City Manager. Council Member Santos asked what the needs of the School District are. Superintendent Tubbs said they estimate 600 students resulting in the need for 20 classrooms, primarily at the elementary and middle school level . He said they believe additional high school students could be accommodated. He said new students would attend primarily Madison and John Muir. He said there are 10 classrooms available at Madison, but an additional 18 classroom facilities would be required.