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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 6, 1992 Page - 26 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Art Sherrell , 404 E. Merle Court, said he doesn't think the development should be built. He said this is wetlands and marshes along the Bay and they are being spoiled throughout the Nation. He said this is also the habitat of the salt marsh harvest mouse and by law it must be protected. He said he is seeing cats attack rabbits, rats, etc. , and it is just the nature of cats to do so even if they are not hungry. He noted how easily cats can jump very high fences and said it would be impossible to keep them out of the marshes. He said there would be problems related to flooding, high tides, and house failure due to swelling of clay soils and asked who would be responsible for claims from the property owners. Mayor Karp pointed out the property on Plan 1 is not on the wetlands area and Plan 2 provides 28 acres of wetlands in exchange for 13.2 acres of fill . Jim Brown, Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda County Building Trades Council , 8400 Enterprise Way, Oakland, said he has been involved with every environmental impact report in Alameda County for the last 12 years. He said it is important to look at the lengths to which the EIR has gone to mitigate the impacts on the site. He asked that the City Council support this project. He said he lived in San Leandro during operation of the Trojan Powder Plant. He said affordable housing is needed in San Leandro and this project makes the wetlands accessible for everyone, not just a few people. He said this project does not take anything away, it adds to the community. He said this is an opportunity for the City to adopt a program that will bring a very good balance of housing. He said Citation is a good firm and this is a long-term benefit for the working men and women of the community. Paul Cappa, 15273 Inverness Street, said he would like to see this project proceed to the next step. He said it is much needed in Alameda County. He said the housing and jobs are desperately needed in San Leandro and the project would add to the area and not take away. Dave Perry, 2012 W. 134th Avenue, said he is a native San Leandran, his family has lived here since the 1920's. He said he and his children support reasonable growth and Robert's Landing is a good plan which will preserve most of the wetlands and not destroy them. He says he favors reasonable development and this development will bring jobs, revenue and business to the community. John Bailey, 495 Fortuna Avenue, said his comments are contained on page 348 of Volume 2 of the EIR. He said he is concerned that his questions were not answered under his comments regarding geology and seismic. He said there is a notation that says comment noted. He said the "S" Overlay allows the City Council to evaluate things at a later date, such as traffic, liquefaction, soils drainage, etc. He said the City should identify environmental impacts which the mitigation will