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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 17, 1991 Page - 16 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) neighborhood. He said Foster Farms is a clean use. He said this is not a trucking company; it is a wholesale distribution company that happens to use trucks. He said the trucks run on a staggered schedule and said they had run a number of tests of the schedule in the neighborhood and had not received any complaints regarding noise from trucks. He said they hired an acoustical expert and were very concerned about the impact on the community. The applicant then presented a video tape depicting the site and the surrounding area, as well as current Foster Farms operation in Oakland. Tim Kelly, Foster Farms, said Foster Farms had chosen the San Leandro location because it was the right size and was in a safe neighborhood. He said the neighborhood was quiet and close to the freeway, and fits their distribution needs, but is easy on the eye when driving by. He discussed how trucks will enter the site, and off load products. He described how the two storage buildings and refrigeration would be controlled. Her described the staggered schedule for trucks entering and exiting their property. The City Council asked questions regarding plans for expansion and the operation of storage trailers and bobtail trucks. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Angelo Paradiso, said he owns the property at the corner of Williams Street and Neptune Drive. He said in relocating his general contracting company to San Leandro, he was required to bring the property up to code, including landscaping, a twenty foot setback, and restrictions on the times during which trucks could enter and leave his property. He said it cost him approximately $400,000 to meet City requirements, and Foster Farms should have to meet the same requirements as any one else. Chris Tyler, 1650 Neptune Drive, President of Oyster Point Business Park, said he is the owner of Deaton Fountain Service, adjacent to the subject property. He said it cost him $600,000 to move into his building. He said the proposed use is a trucking terminal and said his company only has seven pick-up trucks and three small flat-bed trucks. He said his trucks leave at 8:00 a.m. and return between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. They are not out in the middle of the night as is proposed in this project. He said the people in his business association are concerned with the impact this business would have on the business park. He said they are all required to have twenty foot setbacks, and he felt this proposal did not meet the requirements of the I-P zone. He said a seven year lease would not be a temporary use, and said it would be a full -blown trucking terminal . He also commented regarding possible hazards to pedestrians and bicyclers who will be using the proposed future Oyster Bay Park.