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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 3, 1991 Page - 10 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Council Member Santos explained the process which had been undertaken in 1984-85 to adopt the 50 Year Master Plan. He said there had been many hearings and public review meetings. He said the program was laid out then and has specific time frames. He said Mrs. Shelton's comments are not new; he said these kinds of comments have occurred every time there is an Undergrounding District, including those along Marina Boulevard, Davis Street, East 14th Street, Lewelling Boulevard and Washington Avenue. Mrs. Shelton again said she did not feel that property owners who now have service should have to be pay to have their service undergrounded. She said it is difficult for young homeowners to pay this amount. She asked what happened to those property owners who could not afford to pay. Mayor Karp said it was not necessary to adopt this resolution tonight, and that her questions could be answered by staff. Dick Randall , City Manager, suggested that this matter be continued for two weeks and that in the interim period, Engineering staff conduct a meeting for property owners at the Roosevelt School Multi-Purpose Room to answer their questions. Council Member Santos said staff should have been prepared to answer these questions tonight and should not have brought the matter to the City Council without answers to these questions. He noted that the same experience had occurred with the Marina Boulevard undergrounding project. He said perhaps a different type of process was needed before undergrounding programs come to the City Council . Council Member Glaze said that staff had not been given an opportunity to respond to Mrs. Shelton's questions. He said it had just been a debate. He said the City Council was aware of the policies regarding undergrounding districts and could answer her questions, but she had not given them a chance. He answered a number of her questions. He told her she could hire a licensed contractor to perform the work on her property. Mr. Randall said staff was prepared to answer questions now related to the cost to the property owners and the involvement of PG&E. Mayor Karp asked those in the audience if they would like a meeting at Roosevelt School . Milt Devitt, 942 San Jose Street, a property owner of 308 Bancroft Avenue, asked if the City Council had considered passing the cost for undergrounding systems to all of the taxpayers in San Leandro and having all of them pay for undergrounding rather than individuals paying. He said all taxpayers should be responsible for the Master Plan as it evolves piece by piece.