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I . I . - win be considering all the correspondence in the determinations we win make. We have in reviewing the correspondence noted the kind of issues Mr. McCoy described as having been presented to the Planning Commission, we are familiar with the issues we - are addressing. We are certainly happy, and do invite members of the public to address those same issues if you choose to this evening or on July 15. But I would suggest that as speakers do proceed, if you wish to make a presentation and it is overlapping in a substantial way to the prior speaker, you might wish to simply indicate to us that you do agree with that prior speaker....(It isn't) necessary to repeat the same thing again. We win (be able to) hear from more people with varying views." Mayor Hartnett caned upon the members of the audience who had been sworn in earlier and wished to speak to this issue. Dr. Nancy Jewell Cross, CEO Clean Air Transport Systems, 800 Main Street, Redwood City, distributed a letter and advised she was "bringing to the Council's attention a consideration that if you adopt it, would mean the hearing on the merits of this project is premature." She stated "the preface to your consideration does not give you legal authority to approve the construction of the EA project. Namely the absence of any kind of notice, preparation of Environmental Impact Report or negative declaration or any kind of notice or extension therefrom. The fact that you may want to refer to some general document in 1975 that has no reference to Electronic Arts doesn't give you authority to proceed." Dr. Cross requested a copy of the notice specified in California Public Resources Code, Section 21092 including Initial Study if - any, and other documents as well. Dr. Cross discussed the inadequacies of the transportation studies, the necessity of compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the Clean Air Transport systems support of the appeal by the Coalition for Compatible Land Use, and certain jurisdictional questions. Dr. Cross suggested the "City Council should sustain the appeal and set-aside the Planning Commission's decision as void for lack of jurisdiction." Mayor Hartnett said "with respect to the jurisdiction issue we obviously don't share the position of the first speaker, and our City Attorney is satisfied that we have issued appropriate notices and have the jurisdiction required to make any decisions that are before us tonight or which will be before us on July 15." Mayor Hartnett asked the City Attorney "Is that correct?" City Attorney Shricker said "That is correct." Marcy Schultz, 29 Pelican Lane, Head of the Building and Construction Trades Council of San Mateo County which represents thousands of construction workers, and a resident of the Redwood Shores neighborhood of Redwood City said the Building Trades Council takes a very serious look at projects before publicly supporting them, looking for a quality project, making sure it fits in aesthetically with its surrounding areas, and most importantly ensuring it has a positive impact on the community. She said that all three of those aspects are in the Electronic Arts project and it promises to ~ -- -- - -- - -- -- - -- ----- - -- --- --- _n -- - -- - -- - --- --- - -- - --- --- m- - --- - ------ - ------- - ---- -- - --- --- - -----. --- --- -- - ----- - -- - -- -- - -- -- - -- --- --- ----- REGULAR MEETING JULY I, 1996 MINUTES PAGE 20 MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Page No. 362