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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 7, 1991 Page - 5 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Glaze asked why the environmental documents indicated that there might be an impact related to the plant life instead of saying yes since the tree was to be removed. Ms. Grady said that it had been determined that the tree was not necessarily rare, therefore there was not a significant impact. Council Member Perry asked questions related to the CH2M Hill report on the possibility of toxics in the soil . She also asked about the impact of the development on schools and on police services. Council Member Corbett asked questions related to access for the Fire Department trucks. Jeff Abramson, representing the developer, Pacific Union Company, 1933 Davis Street, said his company is excited about the opportunity to build homes in a desirable location in proximity to BART and the downtown. He said he feels the industrial portion of the neighborhood should stop at Alvarado Street and should not continue down Thornton Street because this is predominantly a residential area and he feels this development would encourage additional residential development. Mr. Abramson spoke regarding the tree. He said the arborist's report stating that the tree was rare was subjective. He said he found that the tree was commercially available when it was propagated but it was not very popular. He said one of the original trees is at Cal Berkeley and has recently been cut down. He said he felt appropriate mitigation for removal of the tree would be provided through planting approximately 100 trees throughout the site, which would be more in keeping with the project. With regard to the CH2M Hill report, Mr. Abramson said Del Monte did extensive reports and testing when the plant was closed and that the property appears to be clean. He also said the Salter report did include Alvarado traffic and monitored train, BART, and construction noises adjacent to the site. He said the buildings at the Lincoln property development provide quite a bit of sound mitigation. He further noted meetings with area residents. He said residents were in favor of single- family housing. He said the development will provide a lot of curb appeal because entrances could be seen from the street, which adds to security. The City Council further indicated that they wanted to see additional mitigation for noise in the Precise Development Plan. They asked if there would be a homeowners' association and CC&R's. Mr. Abramson said there would be. They also said they were concerned regarding the potential of a walled-city look and wanted to see landscaping if a wall is necessary. They also asked questions regarding a time table on the Precise Development Plan.