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of San Carlos Airport, and offered a pilot's view of actual actions on that course. Mr. Foreman concluded that in actuality pilots will be only 50 to 60 feet over the 151 feet Electronic Arts Building when descending to land at San Carlos Airport. Pat Dixon, 16 Admiralty Place, posed several questions to the Council. Will approval of this project set a precedent?: Will any new or existing building be able to build to 151 feet? Who will be responsible if there is an accident with a plane and an EA building? Mrs. Dixon said peripheral vision is always a problem. (As an aside Mrs. Dixon asked staff to change the door opening at the bottom of the City Hall ramp.) Mrs. Dixon said "I chose Redwood Shores because it is a village, once you get beyond Bridge. I knew that it was commercial in that area. It is very quiet very peaceful, it is a sanctuary, and I knew there was a 100 feet limit." Mrs. Dixon suggested everyone read the San Jose Mercury editorial regarding this project. She said traffic will increase on residential streets and asked Council "to deny their variance request.... (have EA) stay within the 100 feet limit, redesign, and make us all happy." Mrs. Dixon submitted her written remarks. Jack Murray, former Council Member, said he has lived in Redwood Shores for 17 years, and understood from the beginning that there would be commercial development on the EA property. He described previous plans for that area, acknowledged that times had changed, said it was a very valuable parcel of land, and confirmed that everyone understood there will be development on that property which will reflect the value of the land. Councilman Murray said the only question remaining was "Is this the specific way that it should be done? Whether this particular plan is the best that Redwood City can get for this land? And I really don't think it is." Councilman Murray said he wanted EA in Redwood City, but it is not in the City's best interest to have a I5-story building directly next door to residences. He said no one would want that. He said the flight pattern would change and airplanes will fly over more residential areas, such as Councilwoman Buchan's house and his house. Councilman Murray said "what is the justification for having such a tall building, and does the justification you have been given, really in your own minds, balance out against the possibility that someone will die.... Do you really want to come back to your community and say that I really felt it was worth it to have a corporate statement in my community, that I risked the death of people living in my community. I just don't think you can justify it on that basis." Councilman Murray suggested that staff go back and work with EA in a way "that really reflects the best values of our community." Mike Germano, 2621 Ensenada Way, San Mateo, a volunteer accident prevention counselor for the FAA Accident Prevention program, reporting to the San Jose Flight Standards District Office, and a past instructor at San Carlos Airport. Mr. Germano directed his remarks to the FAA report, citing the fact that Mr. Reibel, who signed the FAA report, did not know about the Electronic Arts project and advised that the report was done by one of his subordinates. Mr. Germano stated this fact "confirms that the proposed project was not identified as an obstruction under F AR77 since it is one foot under the FAA's definition of an obstruction. In researching further I found that the REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 JULY 15, 1996 MINUTES Page No. 387 PAGE 15