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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 3, 1991 Page - 15 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mr. McKeehan of Signature Properties concluded by saying that the City's General Plan states that executive housing is a need in San Leandro. He said the EIR responds to concerns related to earthquakes. He said this project will produce revenue for the School District. There being no further comments from the public, on motion by Council Member Glaze, seconded by Council Member Polvorosa, and carried unanimously, the Public Hearing was closed. The City Council asked questions and made comments related to the construction methods to be used in the homes, particularly related to the foundations; ingress and egress to the site, particularly related to the emergency access road; ground control requirements; inspection of the project during construction and reports required to be submitted to staff; and tree planting and requirements for maintaining trees and landscaping after construction is complete. A motion was made by Council Member Santos, seconded by Council Member Polvorosa, to grant the appeal and approve the project, subject to two conditions: 1) a condition requiring screening along the northern edge of the site, and 2) a condition requiring the submittal of weekly reports to the City from the engineering geologist regarding the seismic aspects and related findings during construction. The motion resulted in a tie vote, with Mayor Karp and Council Members Santos and Polvorosa voting in favor of the motion, Council Members Corbett, Glaze and Perry voting against the motion, and Council Member Faria abstaining. Mike Riback explained that a tie vote was considered to be no action and if no action was taken in 30 days, the appeal would be considered to be denied. The City Council expressed concern with unanswered questions related to the appearance of the development, clustering of the units, density of the proposal , seismic aspects of the site, etc. Mayor Karp said this matter could be scheduled for additional presentations to the City Council for further information and discussion.