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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - August 17, 1992 Page - 11 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Jan Fong, 1623 Edgehill Court, said she and her husband spent substantial amounts of money to correct drainage problems on their property. She said there is a lot of wildlife in the area. She said she is concerned other people may have to go through the same problems she and her husband have endured. Barbara Rutledge, 2155 Edgehill Court, said all the earth movement will be directly below her house. She noted she had sent a letter, and she asked the City Council to vote against this project. Richard Biaggi , 1495 Montrose Drive, said he wondered if the Applicant knew what he was in for. He said there are many unknowns, such as the final soils report, siting work, etc. He said the City was putting the cart before the horse, and the City should not act on the subdivision of the property until the Applicant has an idea of what the costs will be. He said he thought the Applicant should find out what he must do before the project is approved. He noted he had to spend $95,000 re- doing the foundations of his house and said he would like to know more about what kind of controls would be imposed on the removal of earth, trees, hours of work, etc. He said it surprised him this would be the only time adjacent residents would be allowed to speak on this matter and felt it was preliminary. Mayor Karp noted if the lot was not subdivided the Applicant would still be able to build one home on the property without going before the City Council . He would simply have to get a Building Permit. Mr. Biaggi requested the City Council direct that each affected property owner in the area would receive, in writing, information on the hours of work, amount of dirt to be removed, dust controls, etc. Mayor Karp asked what controls could be imposed on a legal lot. Steve Meyers said if only a Building Permit is required on a legal lot, then only those controls in the Building Code may be imposed. He said there are already requirements in the City's Code related to dust control , removal of dirt, etc. Don Cook, 2155 Edgehill Court, said the engineering reports recommend that grading be done only in the dry months. He said that is an indication to him there may be problems if it rains during grading. He said the report states moist soil was found in the area, and that is an indication to him there is a spring on the property. He said grading in wet weather could cause other houses to slide. He said he has been involved in this type of project and has seen many hills slip out from under homes because of underground springs. He asked how there could be any moist soil after six years of drought.