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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 6, 1992 Page - 23 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Aaron Brown, 958 Bridge Road, said he is opposed to the proposal and it should be smaller and shorter. He does not think this would be good for the neighborhood. Phil Daly, 957 Bridge Road, said he is concerned that this would turn a traditional commercial zone into a residential zone. He said he thinks in the long term the area could support locally oriented retail and commercial . He said any residential should be compatible with the surrounding area and stacked condos are not compatible. He said in 60 years this won't be in the same condition as the neighborhood and won't regenerate itself like the single-family homes do. Valeria Hansen, 820 St. Mary Avenue, said she formerly ran Hansen's Feed and Fuel on the site. She said commercial use is not feasible and the area has been overbuilt with stores and offices. She said if they build stores, they would not be rented because there are too many vacancies in the area. She said she believes condos would suit the neighborhood and look well there. She said they would be quiet, unlike stores, and her neighbors are in support. Louise Simmons, 7840 Hillmont Drive, Oakland, said she'd like to get out of Oakland and live in one of these condos because of the safety. She thinks they are beautiful . Doug Federighi , 1051 MacArthur Boulevard, said he has an office right next to the site. He said he read the information from the homeowners association saying he was against the project, and this is not true. He said this is a quality proposal and the developer asked people's opinions before they started and solicited opinions as they went along. He said they met every test of the Specific Plan, and he urged the City Council to approve the project. Kathy Selover, 274 Roble Avenue, Redwood City, said she supports the project and read and submitted letters in support of the project from homeowners on St. Mary Avenue: Elsie Barth, Margaret Enos, Josephine Palmer, Vanda Vihracheff, Larry Lubran, Anne Lubran, and Greg Neish. She said in Redwood City, the residents fought for a senior development in a site such as this, and it has been very successful . Mike Pretto, 775 Bridge Road, and Member of the Planning Commission, said he was before the City Council as a resident. He said he voted against the project. He feels the loss of commercial would be detrimental to the area, and he would rather see commercial uses. Mayor Karp asked Mr. Pretto, if this project were approved, would he be able to review it with an open mind. Mr. Pretto said he would. Joseph Walsh, 1096 Begier Avenue, said he is concerned the condominiums would turn into rental units. He said he did not believe people in Bay 0 Vista would move into these units. He said security would be a problem with rental units. He asked the City Council to turn down the project.