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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - February 5, 1990 Page - 7 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) : David Jorgensen, 698 Dutton Avenue, owner of the Mission Bell Apartments, spoke at length. He said the Ordinance is without appeal . He and his sons, Jeff and Brad, handed out photographs of their property and a number of other documents related to rent schedules, painting plan, etc. They also presented a signed petition. He said the Ordinance placed a heavy financial burden on property owners. He felt the City Council should allow property owners to deal with their properties on a voluntary basis and felt the City Council had moved too quickly in this matter. Jeff Jorgensen, 694 Dutton Avenue, asked the Friends of Mission Bell to present a petition to the City Council . The Jorgensens again said they felt gradual , voluntary upgrading of properties should be permitted. The City Council noted the damage that had been caused in other cities in the October earthquake. They asked a number of questions related to the possibility for financing. Don Lee, President of Delmar Business Association, also an owner of one of the unreinforced masonry properties, said he felt the City was moving too fast and should slow down and review other options. Nancy Vinners, owner of Nicky Travel , spoke on behalf of her mother, the owner of 555 East 14th Street. She said that, although their building is not one of the buildings involved, 28 of the buildings are in the North Area and she felt the program should not be mandatory. She said the program should be voluntary at first and then mandatory if needed. Tom Silva, 3979 Monterey Boulevard, spoke for his parents, Rick and Florence Silva, the owners of 6888 East 14th Street, and asked a number of questions related to formulas in the Ordinance and asked that they be explained in layman's terms. He also said the requirements of the Ordinance were a heavy financial burden and urged the City Council to look at a way to help property owners. Gordon Green, noted that asbestos could become a problem in retrofitting some of the buildings and said there was a liability for everyone now that these buildings had been identified. He recommended that the City look at a longer time line and try to find funding from County, State or Federal sources. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Santos, seconded by Council Member Suchman and carried unanimously, the Public Hearing was closed. The City Council had considerable discussion related to the average cost for the engineering analysis, possible methods of funding, the balance of public health and safety vs financial impact on the property owners. The City Council also discussed the property owners' right to appeal any of the provisions of the Ordinance. It was noted that appeal was possible to the Board of Appeals.