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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 15, 1991 Page - 28 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Del Willburn, 830 Linwood Way, spoke in favor of rezoning and said it would help the tax base and that new homes are necessary in San Leandro. Doris Porth, President of the Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber supports the rezoning with the 15 Special Review Criteria. Eleanor Hart, 4083 Wilson Avenue, Castro Valley, said she wants to see this area rezoned to Open Space. She said every piece of the Bay must be saved. She said quality of life is more important than having too many people in too small a place. Chuck Fugel , Plumbers' Union, 2960 Merced Street, San Leandro, said he often opposes a project on environmental issues but he feels that rezoning this property is an excellent idea. Leonard Rose, 15344 Mendocino Street, San Leandro, said he owns a business in San Leandro. He said he is in favor of complete open space for this area. He said housing should be built in other areas, such as the AT&T site. He said the City should plan for the future. He cited problems with fire, police, utilities, and garbage. Richard Pierce, 14481 Wicks Boulevard, noted that Citation Homes only planned on building on 100 acres of the site. He said he was in favor of the rezoning. George Lockwood, Aurora Drive, said he was in favor of rezoning for the site. He said he would rather see houses than shopping centers and that housing would help the area. Al Yeremin, 2436 Benedict Drive, San Leandro, spoke in favor of the rezoning. He said it would increase the tax revenue and help business. Lou Filipovich, said he lives in Washington Manor near Roberts Landing. He said he is not for or against the rezoning, but he felt the matter should be put to a vote of the people. Ed Alvarez, Citation Homes, spoke regarding the criteria related to the number of units on the site. He said at the Planning Commission Meeting the staff recommendation did not include language related to the number of units. He said this was added by the Planning Commission. He said Citation does not have a major objection to that proposal but they feel they would prefer to bring forward a development plan that conforms to the other design review criteria and work with that plan rather than an arbitrary density number. He said any project on this site would take five or six years to build out and it would create future housing stock for San Leandro. He said there have been a number of meetings with East Bay Regional Park District and other jurisdictions and that they are awaiting action on the rezoning before proceeding any further.