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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - February 19, 1991 Page - 8 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Dan Ryan, 109 Jackson Street, Hayward, a realtor representing Mrs. Pennington, spoke on her behalf. He said her home is unique because it has a basement. He said the County allowed her living space to include the basement. He passed out lists of homes now available for sale, sale pending, etc. , and said there were no comparable homes on the market in the $185,000 range, which was Mrs. Pennington's relocation amount. He also said she would not have had to pay her husband the $40,000 if the City had not acquired her home. Mr. Fenstermacher said the appraisal of the property was done at the peak of the real estate market. Mr. Fenstermacher again said that the debt to Mrs. Pennington's ex-husband must be treated the same as any other loan and could not be taken into consideration in determining relocation assistance. The City Council asked questions related to the market area and the type of appraiser utilized. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Edward L. Grace, 1267 Orchard Avenue, said he lives in the same neighborhood as Mrs. Pennington. He said he understood the purpose of the property acquisition was to make Thrasher Park prettier. He said children cannot be sent to the park alone because of the people who frequent the park. He said people in the neighborhood are being forced to move and go into debt, and Mrs. Pennington's divorce lien would not have been pressed into service if she was not forced to move. Dan Ryan summarized by saying Mrs. Pennington wanted a 1,500- to 1,800- square-foot, 3-bedroom, 1-bath, 2-car-garage replacement home. He noted that her ex-husband was not going to make her pay the lien and she had not been making payments on it. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Glaze, seconded by Council Member Faria, and carried unanimously, the Public Hearing was closed. MINUTE ORDER NO. 91-14 (1-267/1885-2) MOTION DENYING RELOCATION ASSISTANCE APPEAL OF BONNIE PENNINGTON 1234 ORCHARD AVENUE THRASHER PARK MASTER PLAN On motion by Council Member Faria who moved its approval , seconded by Council Member Santos and carried by the following called vote, the City Council denied the Appeal and upheld staff's recommendation. AYES: Council Members Corbett, Faria, Glaze, Perry, Polvorosa, Santos; Mayor Karp ( 7 ) NOES: None ( 0 ) ABSENT: None ( 0 )