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In response to Council questions, City Attorney Schricker explained that in order to put an easement on existing land: 1) it was necessary to set standards and specific criteria; 2) a nexus had to be proven; 3) it had to - be applied equally to all parties; and 4) it had to be for the public good. Mr. Schricker advised that the County would be the beneficiary of such an action. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT 10:48 P.M., MIS: GREENALCHILA BERGE TO CONTINUE THE MEETING PAST 11 : 00 P. M. CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diane Howard, Katherine Avenue, Redwood City, asked Council to consider requiring affordable housing units in the proposed Lido development and offered the help of the Housing and Human Concerns Committee to facilitate the matter. Councilman Greenalch agreed with Mrs. Howard's request and stated his support for inclusion of affordable housing units in the Lido Development. Michael Gibson, Redwood Shores Properties, Island Parkway, Belmont, representing the developers of the Lido project, stated that he had only heard of the drive for an avigation easement very recently and needed time to research the issue. Mr. Gibson advised that the proposed development did conform with the ALUC plan for the area, and was actually outside the "noise contours" of the San Carlos Airport. In response to Council questions, Mr. Gibson advised an avigation easement which is a grant of property rights is not the best way to provide notification of airplane noise. Mr. Gibson advised that avigation easements could take value away from the land, and he was willing to look at other methods of notification. Mr. Gibson addressed the issue of affordable units: prices of the Lido units will begin around $250,000 not the $400,000 quoted elsewhere; maintenance of affordability requires staff time to keep them affordabl~; there are no transportation services available near that site; there is no consistent policy established by the City to assist developers in the inclusion of affordable units in development plans; and the density requirements are too low for low cost housing to be practical at this site. Councilman Greenalch suggested the developer work with the City to find a way to include affordable units in the proposed 591-unit Lido Development. Councilmembers discussed use of Redevelopment Agency funds and conditions; acceptable density levels in the proposed Lido development; the notification issue, including CC&Rs, notification on deeds; and an avigation easement. MIS: SANFILIPOILA BERGE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE AND PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 11:32 P.M. MINUTE ORDER NO. 93-124 MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 Regular Meeting Minutes June 21, 1993 Page No. 446 Page 8