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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - September 4, 1990 Page - 3 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) She reviewed the site plan and described the sizes and proposed uses for the four buildings. She noted that access to the property was limited to two driveways -- one on Lewelling Boulevard and one on Washington Avenue. She also displayed floor plans and discussed exterior treatments, building elevations, signs and landscaping. Ms. Quinn noted that the major issues were related to street improvements. She said the Applicant is required to dedicate and improve the property; however, the dedication exceeds that required by the Zoning Code so the City would be paying for some of the dedication. The Applicant would be required to dedicate 14% of the property. She also noted geographics of the property and said the southerly end is recessed as a result of the adjacent flood-control bridge. She said the driveways have been located as far away from the intersection as possible. The City Council asked a number of questions related to vehicular traffic: they asked how many trucks would be able to stack in the left-turn pocket on Washington Avenue; how vehicles exiting on Washington Avenue would be able to get across to the U-turn lane; if semi -trucks would be able to make the U-turn; what studies had been done to take into account current traffic; and the impact of this project upon current traffic. The City Council also asked a number of questions related to the Burger King proposed for the corner of the site, such as, number of peak-hour trips, traffic patterns and hours of operation. Gaye Quinn then reviewed the Conditions of Approval for the project and noted the City's obligation to construct some of the street improvements, using DFSI fees. The City Council asked additional questions related to traffic, the type of architecture to be used on the project, the impact of the development on the adjacent apartment complex, and responses to questions in the environmental documents. The Hearing was then opened to the public. David Powell , representing the Applicant, Pacific Development Group, #1 Corporate Plaza, Newport Beach, California, noted the absence of Roy Parker, the City's Transportation administrator, and of Pacific Development Group's Traffic Engineer. He said traffic issues are a serious, major concern and 1 felt it was necessary to have the traffic engineers available to answer City Council questions. He noted that this matter has been reviewed by Roy Parker and Pacific Development has been working with him for the better part of a year. He suggested that the Public Hearing be continued until Mr. Parker and Pacific Development's Traffic Engineer could be present. At the request of the City Council , he went on to explain that Pacific Development has been working with the Neilsen's, the owners of the property, for the last two r years. He said, although Pacific Development had trouble getting Mr. Obertello, the owner of the corner property, to sell his property, the property is now in escrow, so the properties will be combined. He noted this is a difficult site to develop--it is small , narrow, and has bad access-- but he feels all of the problems related to traffic, design fees, etc. , have been answered. He said he felt this would provide a viable commercial center and eliminate an abandoned site and complete improvements at the Washington/Lewelling intersection.