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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 21, 1992 Page - 18 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) George Piperis, 325 Beverly Avenue, said the Dunsmuir process has been quite lengthy, and the City Council should dwell on what they can do rather than what they cannot do. He said the City Council must utilize its energy to counteract the negative impacts of the Dunsmuir project. Council Member Corbett asked how he feels from the perspective of a North Area business owner. Mr. Piperis said the intersection is difficult, it is hard to get in and out of the parking lot, there are problems with the freeway ramps, and it is dangerous for employees to park across the street. Paul Merrick, Sheffield Village, Member of the Dunsmuir Ridge Alliance, and a San Leandro Business Owner„ said the City Council 's strong support of the community is important on this issue. He said the Dunsmuir process has been a political process rather than a planning process, and it was not planned by staff in either City. He said San Leandro citizens will pay the price for the development. He said there is no Specific Plan for Dunsmuir, and zoning and circulation elements are outdated. He said three new Oakland Council members take office in 1993, all of whom have stated opposition to the project. He said a decisive and strong position by San Leandro can make a difference. Vern Hesseltine, 715 Dutton Avenue, Member of the San Leandro Planning Commission, thanked the City Council for its actions to this point on this project. He said residents of the area have very serious concerns. He said this project will affect all of San Leandro. He said no other city would consider the project because other cities have hill ordinances that would not allow construction on the upper third or ridge tops. He said Oakland does not have ordinances that protect the hills; this project wraps itself from the ridgetops, down, and perspectives in the EIR are not accurate. He said the EIR was put together carelessly, with callous ideas. He said he feels the Peralta Oaks extension to the southerly entrance of Dunsmuir will never be built and, if it is not, the premise related to traffic circulation is not valid, and 100% of the traffic will come through San Leandro at San Leandro's cost. Mayor Karp said he is concerned regarding the negative impacts on San Leandro streets and the fact that San Leandro is not receiving any funding. He noted San Leandro does not have much control over what Oakland designs, but the EIR must show impacts of traffic through San • Leandro, and he'd like to hear more on the effect it will have on San Leandro streets so those concerns can be expressed to Oakland and we can tell them we need mitigation. Council Member Corbett asked Mr. Hesseltine, if this project were in San Leandro, what types of mitigations does he feel the Planning Commission would require?