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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 20, 1992 Page - 3 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) hills are threatened. He said a Green Earth Policy must be implemented, and it is time to stand up against all cancerous development. He showed two slides, one of Robert's Landing, denoting it as a portion of a living organism. He said its contents are restricted to its habitat, with no means of relocating. He said an environmental specialist said there had been no effect on the mice in the area, and he asked if this had been proven scientifically. He also showed a slide of Robert's Landing in 1988, exhibiting debris on the site. He said the debris had been cleaned up by volunteers. He said prior to the erection of the barrier on Lewelling Boulevard illegal dumping had occurred and was allowed by the City. He said the City now must clean up the area and should not do that through development. C. Milon Dobro, Regional Manager, Golden State Mobile Homeowners League, and President, Hayward Mobile Homeowners Association, distributed copies of a lease which had been prepared by Western Mobile Homeowners Alliance. He said this type of lease was given to mobile homeowners in non-rent-control areas. He read and discussed different aspects of the lease which he felt are detrimental and confusing to mobile homeowners. He discussed the ways in which rents can increase under this lease. He said this type of lease would not be acceptable to potential apartment renters, but mobile home owners feel forced to take this kind of lease because they cannot just pick up their home and move. He said mobile home owners can only expect to get impartial protection through their elected officials. He said if park owners refuse to comply with laws now, mobile home owners must petition for mediation and may be exposed to expensive lawsuits. He said the United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of rent control , which allows cities to put a control on site transfers when mobile homes are sold. He said if the City does not pass a rent-control ordinance, park owners can increase the rent to new buyers, which threatens the equity of existing owners. He asked for support of a rent-control ordinance. D. Jeff Houston, 1465 Burkhart Avenue, spoke regarding the Resolution to approve the Environmental Impact Report on Robert's Landing. He said items A, B, and C, as shown on page 25, are contingent upon the 404B permit from the Corps of Engineers and could be dropped off the list if Citation does not get the permit. He said the value of open space must also be considered in item I if Citation does not enhance the remaining open space if they implement the "No Fill " Plan. He asked that the Resolution specify that these items are only overriding considerations if the 404B Permit is approved but do not apply if it isn't approved. He said Item I contradicted Item B because Item B said 127.4-acres of habitat open space and Item I said 125.9 acres of habitat open space and asked if this was a typographical error. He said this type of confusing information happens when a project is fast-tracked. He said he thinks it's ironic that the City supports a clean Bay when for years they have ignored Robert's Landing. He said the Corps of Engineers had asked the City for years to stop dumping. He also noted that motorcycles and 4-wheel -drive vehicles have gone out on San Leandro's