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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - November 18, 1991 Page - 13 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Mayor Karp asked Larry Norry, Mulford Gardens Improvement Association, and Mr. Kerry to approach him. After a brief discussion, Mayor Karp said he had proposed to them that an alternative street off of Polvorosa be considered. He said Mr. Norry did not agree with this idea. Testimony on the Public Hearing then continued. Larry Norry, Mulford Gardens Improvement Association, submitted a letter from Oyster Point Business Association saying they were unable to support the Appeal . Mr. Norry said his complaint in this matter is truck traffic in the nighttime hours but also the early morning hours between 3:00 and 6:00 a.m. He said he had submitted a list to the City showing two to six violations a day. He said he has gone through a lot of agony trying to better the neighborhood. He said there are at least 10 trailers located at the site in the evenings and they are all gone before 6:00 a.m. , which indicates they are violating the conditions of the Letter of Agreement. He said this happens every day of the week. Council Member Glaze said there is no question that there are violations. He asked if Mr. Norry saw any way to resolve this problem other than shutting the Company down. Mr. Norry said Best could move into an I-2 location. He said this has been going on since 1989, not just since the arrangements with Coca-Cola changed. Mr. Norry said Chris Tyler, Oyster Point Business Association, had told Mr. Kerry he could not back the Appeal . Mr. Norry also read a letter from John Sellars saying he approved the Appeal if the Applicant complied with the limits of the Letter of Agreement. Mr. Norry said there are nine homes on Williams Street. He said the Best trucks do not go out on Polvorosa Street now. He said eight of the nine residents oppose the Appeal and have for over two years. Ed Strange said he is a driver for Best. He said as a driver for Best he tries to come down the street as easily and quietly as possible and not usually the whole length of the street. He said he is trying to make a living. Lydia Gaudinier, Neptune Drive, said the area on Neptune Drive between Marina Boulevard and Williams Street is supposed to be no trucks and is also supposed to be 25 miles an hour. She said trucks go down the street all the time and park there constantly. She said vehicles speed and the street is not safe. Mayor Karp asked what she thought about the idea of a street going through to Polvorosa. She said truck drivers would not use it. Jeannette Rodgers, Terminal Manager for Best Transport, Inc. , said their drivers are told not to go down Neptune Drive. She said she knows they do not park on Neptune Drive. She said in 1989 Best had