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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 20, 1992 Page - 8 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mayor Karp asked for an explanation regarding Westfield Corporation and Westland Corporation. Mr. Weisbrod said Westfield is the company that owns the Bayfair Mall and several other shopping centers in the United States. Westland is the corporation under which Bayfair Mall and this Development Agreement is being handled. Westland is a subsidiary of Westfield. Council Member Faria noted that the City Attorney had not signed the approval on the Development document. He asked if, 15 or 20 years in the future, a City Council proposes raising the D.F.S. I . fees, are the D.F.S. I . fees in effect at the time of the development of that property or building, or are they set at tonight's Council meeting, once the document is signed? Steve Meyers, City Attorney, said fees and taxes are not fixed by this Agreement. He said fees and taxes can change so that the fees in effect at the time the building permit is pulled are the fees that are paid by the applicant, irrespective of what those fees are today. He said that was a hotly negotiated provision of this Agreement, and it was dealt with by excluding it as one of the approvals that was fixed by the Agreement. Council Member Perry asked for an explanation of the C-RM permitted uses and the City's right to screen, particularly as it relates, for instance, to a cinema. She said it appears in the Agreement that this would be a permitted use versus a Conditional Use. She said she foresees some areas where the City may want to look at hours of operation, security access, nighttime-oriented activities, etc. , and may want to impose some controls. Mr. Weisbrod said the cinemas or theaters themselves would be a permitted use, subject to review by staff to ensure that they conform to the Development Agreement and the design guidelines. He said the family entertainment center would be a Conditional Use, and would be reviewed differently than the cinemas. Council Member Perry asked if the review would be only done by staff, not by Board or Council . Mr. Weisbrod said this was correct. Council Member Perry noted there was to be a review of the Development Agreement every 12 months, and said the language is confusing regarding the non-compliance process, some 30-day kick-ins, if people don't comply there's a 30-day notice, etc. She asked for explanation of the process in looking at compliance and non-compliance, and said she was concerned that a Greenhouse Marketplace situation might develop, where the City hasn't been able to resolve a lot of issues that have come up.