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Minutes - San Leandro City' Council Meeting - November 19,1990 Page - 6 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) The Hearing was then opened to the public. Dan Gray, representing Reynolds and Brown, the developer, 2336 Merced Street, reviewed the history of the construction of Phase I and the related widening of Marina Boulevard. He described various issues considered in the design • of Phase II . He then introduced Terry Flynn, the Architect for Phase II . Ms. Flynn said Phase II completes and complements Phase I ; the materials used in construction are identical and, in designing this phase, every effort was made to ensure that these buildings would have four attractive sides. She described the types of design techniques that had been utilized to make the site attractive. The City Council asked questions regarding the use of banners and flags and the lighting plan for the site. They asked the architect to describe her professional background and describe what she sought to accomplish when designing a shopping center. The City Council also asked questions regarding the restaurant proponent for Building I . David Freedman, representing Strings, Inc. , 2880 Sunrise Boulevard, No. 108, Rancho Cordova, said he was the proponent for the restaurant and was very excited to come to San Leandro. He said he has restaurants in Sacramento and Pleasanton, the menus are reasonably priced and appealing to families, and the food quality is consistently good and healthful . He said Reynolds and Brown had recently invited members of the community to meet him and sample his food, and they all appeared to be pleased with the results. Mr. Freedman indicated that the 3,000-square-foot restaurant would have a seating capacity of 90 seats. Larry Norry, 2532 Williams Street, said he would miss Pacific High School , but he was looking forward to his next pasta dinner at the restaurant. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Santos, seconded by Council Member Perry and carried unanimously, the Public Hearing was closed. On motion of Council Member Polvorosa, seconded by Council Member Glaze and carried unanimously, the City Council approved PD-88-5. b. A-90-4; Reclassification, Rezone from I-2 (General Industrial ) District to I-P (Industrial Park) District; 900 Doolittle Drive; Assessor's Parcel Number 77A-649-18-2; Joseph Zatkin. IC` This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, Associate Planner Norm Weisbrod said the applicant had developed the property with two separate buildings paralleling Doolittle Drive which were designed to accommodate small tenant spaces ranging from 1,000 to 2,700 square feet. The applicant is requesting rezoning from the I-2 (General Industrial ) District to the I-P (Industrial Park) District because, due to its attractive ' design, the development is attracting I-P-type users. Some of the existing • uses of the property are a newspaper distribution center, aircraft parts sales, and computerized telephone systems. The Hearing was then opened to the public.