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Planning Commission L FT/UNAPPROVED Fuary 24, 2000 Minute No. 2000-04 (Excerpt) Page 12 of 16 Chair Chin noted that she was a Chovanes customer and had utilized its shuttle service. She said she hoped the shuttle service continued after the dealership was relocated. Cathy Olivero, 1984 Wayne Avenue, said she was a resident of the area and had experienced the ongoing development of the various car dealerships over a period of many years. She said she liked the design of the facility and was glad it was replacing the Safeway preserves plant which she said was an eyesore. She said that traffic in the area was horrendous. She said she commuted to Fairway on Teagarden every day. She said left-hand turns were common onto Teagarden from the Marina Faire Shopping Center, as were U-turns by semi-trucks at Marina Boulevard and Teagarden. She said that Teagarden was commonly used by children traveling to Wilson Elementary School, John Muir Junior High and Lincoln Continuation School and that the whole situation was an accident waiting to happen. Michael Walker, 155 Grand Avenue, Suite 100, Oakland, California 94612. He said he was the exclusive listing agent for the Lechler Estate who is the current owner of the property. He said that the Ford dealership represented the highest and best use for the site. He said the S overlay governing development limited the use of the property to either a retail facility similar to Marina Square Shopping Center or an automobile retail development. He said of the two types of development an auto dealership generated far less traffic. He said he had spent several hours at the site. In response to concerns raised by Vice-Chair Reed and other commissioners he noted that there existed a large blank area in the street that was not currently dedicated to traffic lanes that provided room for an additional lane. He stated his opinion that the additional lane should be adequate to mitigate any potential expansion in traffic. Robert Batnich, 2014 Evergreen Avenue, San Leandro, stated that he owned an 8.9 acre major trucking site located at 601 Alladin Street and 549 Montague close to the proposed development which generated 350 trucking trips per day. He said he owned additional properties at 14327 Washington Avenue and 1421 Washington Avenue which is the Rogers trucking site. he said this location generated substantial additional truck traffic on Teagarden. He said he was concerned that street parking around the dealership would interfere with trucking and other uses of his own and other businesses. He said he did not believe the environmental study had focused on how the project would affect outlying businesses that are already operating in the area. He said he felt the imposition of additional landscaping on the project would be an injustice to the dealership because it would take up additional parking spots. He said that he provided marked employee parking on each of his properties with the exception of the Rogers trucking site. He said he felt that each new development should be required to provide parking for all its employees. Chair Chin inquired as to whether staff had recommended that employee parking be identified on the lot. G:\IVIINUTES.PC/2000/2-24-2000 2/29/2000 4408