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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 21, 1992 Page - 16 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Kerr asked if Measure K provided money specifically to buy this property. Mr. Pimentel said there was a list of properties that were the original reason for Measure K, and Dunsmuir was one of them. He said the developer didn't want to sell , so the funds were used on other projects, but more Measure K money will become available and could be used for this property. Doug Talmage, 948 Alice Avenue, licensed civil engineer, said he was there to clarify what the City Council 's goals should be in altering the project. He said he was against access to the project and said there is a more feasible route to access the project is through the Lake Chabot Golf Course. He said he had arranged a field trip with the developer and staff from the Cities of Oakland and San Leandro. He said none of the Oakland Planning Commissioners attended, but he videotaped the route and gave it to ' the Commissioners. He said a single access to the project is possible, depending on the location. He said the Oakland Planning Commission directed the developer to keep development off 30% or steeper slopes for the houses, but the road crosses 100% slopes. He said the route he proposes is not in the EIR but is superior. He said when he attended the Planning Commission hearing, he reminded the Commission that the developer had agreed to study the alternate route, but the Chairman denied the request. He asked the Council to highlight this so the Planning Commission will look at golf course access. Council Member Myers asked if Mr. Talmage knew why the Commission and developer did not look at this. Mr. Talmage felt it was purely political because people don't want the golf course disturbed. He said his proposed access is through an unused ravine, and the developer was amazed at the feasibility and paid for extra time for Mr. Talmage to present this to the Commission. He said he thinks the developer hasn't pursued it because they see a political obstacle to the City of Oakland. He said Sheffield Village is the only Oakland community opposing the proposed route. Council Member Perry asked if the currently proposed access road would empty into San Leandro. Mr. Talmage said this was correct. He said Cramden Way's existing fire road could be paved as an emergency access road in the event the golf course access is unusable. He said the Hayward Fault crosses the proposed road and is a greater threat than the Chabot Fault which runs through the golf course. Council Member Corbett asked who owns the ravine. Mr. Talmage said he thought the Oakland Park District. Mayor Karp said the City of Oakland probably owns the ravine. Council Member Corbett asked if the route across the front of the hillside seemed very expensive and was his proposed route a less expensive. alterative. Mr. Talmage said the developer stated that was the advantage to his route.