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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 20, 1992 Page - 24 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Glaze said Condition IV.F. should include wording to recommend measures to protect structures from potential differential settlement "and seismic risk. " In response to a question from Council Member Glaze, staff said two ARK's (emergency-supply storage facilities) were required, with a possible third, depending upon the location of the shoreline trail . Council Member Glaze asked if there is a need for a sound buffer versus a sound wall to stop reflection of sound. Council Member Perry asked questions regarding ponding. Steve Foreman, Western Ecologic, said ponding may increase pollutants. He said the Regional Water Quality Control Board issues appropriate permits and designates appropriate monitoring. He said they are currently proposing a 10-year program. He said the City would ensure that the monitoring occurs. He said the wetlands treatment program that has been developed is intended to bio-strip-away pollutants before they enter the marsh and is based on Regional Water Quality Control Board data. He said the water will be treated on the site, before it enters the Bay. Council Member Perry discussed the City's liability in the Sandpiper contamination case and asked if the City was protected in the CC&R's from future liability if contamination is not mitigated. Steve Meyers said the City is party to the Sandpiper because the City owns part of the property. He said at the time Sandpiper was built, there was no requirement for subsurface investigations. He said the toxic studies and the PEA will provide the best available information. Council Member Perry asked if greater standards than those of the Uniform Building Code would be required to address acceleration and amplification. In response to a question from Council Member Glaze, Steve Meyers said staff will be requesting direction for further negotiations with EBRPD and the State Lands Commission, pending the determination of the Corps of Engineers, related to monitoring of the wetlands. State Lands has said they will require a Management Plan before they will release property to anyone. Council Member Glaze asked, if the City Council approved the General Development Plan tonight, but the Corps of Engineers did not allow the fill project, could the Council require greater buffer zones, thus changing the density of the project? Mr. Meyers said the Council could change the density of the project if there are significant changes as a result of the Corps' determination. He said the applicant might need to request an amendment. He said the overall approval being requested of the City Council tonight was for density and size of the project.