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1 <br />Mogensen, Andrew <br />From:Kay, Jeff <br />Sent:Monday, December 10, 2018 10:50 AM <br />To:Liao, Thomas; Mogensen, Andrew <br />Subject:FW: 1388 Bancroft <br />  <br />  <br />From: steve katz ]   <br />Sent: Monday, December 10, 2018 9:01 AM  <br />To: _Council <CityCouncil@sanleandro.org>  <br />Cc:  <br />Subject: 1388 Bancroft  <br /> <br />Mayor Cutter, and members of City Council: <br />I've been observing this process for awhile beginning a year ago. I've watched the Planning Comission give in <br />to Mr.Silva, the City Council unable to reach a decision, Mr. Silva withdraw a second still at odds with city <br />zoning requirements proposal when he didn't have the votes, and now a year later come back to the Planning <br />Comision with a revised proposal where he was somehow able to secure a waiver. <br />Meanwhile, pressured by Evan Adams neighborhood group the City has cleaned up zoning irregularities on its <br />Charter, apparantly to no avail as the Planning Commission has approved Mr <br />Silva's latest request to move ahead. A final decision now rests with City Council. <br />Mr. Silva clearly exerts considerable influence as regards County and City policy and practice, including having <br />been appointed to a City development oversight committee by Mayor Cutter, and having pushed Council to a <br />stalemate a year ago. <br /> <br />I think the time has arrived for members of the City Council to stand firm and reject Mr. Silva's latest proposal. <br />As I've watched the discussions regarding 1388 develop, I see an influential developer who is convinced he <br />can wear City Council down, and win the swing vote(s) he needs to have his latest proposal approved over <br />vehement objection by concerned neighbors. <br /> <br />I am not opposed to additional housing so long as it meets existing City zoning standards. I am appalled that <br />City Council may capitulate to Mr. Silva's relentless bullying. <br /> <br />I hope that when the time comes to cast their votes a majority of Council members will insist Mr. Silva play by <br />the rules, which as I recall Mr. Silva himself insisted when challenging alleged irregularities by the Clean Slate <br />candidates during the run up to November's election. <br />Sreve Katz <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Get Outlook for Android <br />