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• Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 20, 1992 Page - 14 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Perry asked if Westland would be willing to add a Condition that the Bayfair security plan would be reviewed with the Police Department twice a year. Mr. Endicott said they are dealing with the local police on an almost daily basis now, and he expressed concern about having an open forum on security. He said even without conditions for security, the City has closed stores in the Mall in the past, and will not lose any of its powers in terms of policing, enforcing laws, etc. , under the Development Agreement. Council Member Perry said there is citizen perception of a crime . problem. She said perhaps in the future, to alleviate this stigma, the Mall may want to look at a citizens' committee to give a greater perception of what is really going on. She said the community is not aware of many of the activities sponsored by the mall , such as the Golden Key Club, Mall Walking, Grad Night and the Senior Escort • Program. Mr. Endicott said he feels Bayfair can do a better job of promoting that aspect of the Mall services. He said he is not certain how many people have a perception of crime in the Mall . He said the Mall is safe, there are no gang problems, and they will deal with these issues as they arise. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Richard Hancocks, Chairman of Ashland/Cherryland Business Study Task Force, said their project is very oriented towards public transportation and a modern form of urbanization along transportation corridors. He said the subject project has a poor orientation to public transit and BART, and seems to . turn its back to East 14th Street. He said it seems to be very inward oriented. He said if A.C. Transit changes bus service from diesel coach to electrified rail , it will not have the flexibility to reach the shopping center. He said it might be a consideration for the future to have the shopping center reach the East 14th Street frontage. ' Mayor Karp said he 'appreciates the 'fact•that -a :citizens' group is now working to improve the unincorporated area along East 14th Street. He said there are some buildings in that area that really need a face lift. He said he hoped people in the unincorporated area, Ashland in particular, will take the bull by the horns and start developing that property into a significant shopping area. Mr. Hancocks said it is the committee's intention to create an area that can survive independent of the ups and downs of the local economy, to be self sustaining. He said quite often private developers turn their backs to the need to be more oriented to public transportation, but it is the public sector' s responsibility to focus them back to a more long-term type of thinking.