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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 16, 1991 Page - 13 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) The City Council requested that a letter be sent to A. C. Transit enumerating their concerns regarding this change in the 36X Line. B. Bob Taylor, Public Works Services Director, introduced Rob Fowler, the new Water Pollution Control Plant Superintendent, who comes to the City from the Dublin-San Ramon Services District. Mr. Fowler said he has 12 years' experience in the waste-water treatment field and looks forward to the opportunity and challenges ahead. 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) A. Matter of Establishing an Underground Utility District, Portions of Bancroft Avenue from Durant Avenue to Dowling Boulevard, as Part of Victoria Circle Improvements. Continued from September 3, 1991, City Council Meeting. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, Bill Algire, Director of Engineering and Transportation, noted that this was a Public Hearing which had been continued from the September 3, 1991, City Council Meeting. He said on September 10 a public meeting had been held at the Roosevelt School for affected property owners. He described the material which had been sent to the property owners, including a question-and-answer packet. He said six residents had attended the meeting; four of those were property owners and two were believed to be residents. He said there were also representatives from the City, Cable TV, PG&E, and Pacific Bell . He said staff presented the Victoria Circle project and described its relationship to the undergrounding district. He said it is in the best interests of the City to proceed with the undergrounding district as part of the Victoria Circle improvements and it would be costly to come back later and do the undergrounding work. He said it is typical to accelerate undergrounding projects if there is a compatible project which is done at an earlier date. He noted the questions-and-answers that had come up at the public meeting and summarized them. Dick Randall , City Manager, reviewed the Victoria Circle project from its conception in October 1987 as part of the first North Area Study Committee recommendations through public meetings, public presentations, and the Capital Improvement Program and budget process. He said $252,000 is available for this project. Mr. Silva said the Underground Master Plan had been adopted in 1985 and the Victoria Circle concept had been initiated in 1987. The Hearing was then opened to the public.