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In conclusion, staff believes that Council should uphold the decision of the Zoning Administrator and that no specific plan be required for church use. Council questions were addressed concerning definition of area plan and specific plan, the intent of the ordinance and questions about infrastructure work needing to be done. City Attorney Schricker made a statement with respect to the representative of the owner of the property, the Fully Alive Church. He stated the counsel representing the client, formerly represented the City of Redwood City in context of the Corps of Engineers permit for the levee project. They ceased represention sometime in 1995 -1996, but as a matter of disclosure, they chose to remind the City of that fact. Upon review, Mr. Schricker found no legal conflict of interest in the particular context of this appeal. The appellant, Scott Eckardt, representing Redwood Shores Owners' Association, stated the RSOA is appealing the decision because the Zoning Administrator has approved a use permit on the property without the specific plan as required on the RSB zoning ordinance. He further referred to the Government Code 65451 and reminded the Council it voted into law the ordinance in May of 1999. He also read a letter from a member of the RSOA. The Fully Alive Community Church attorney, Anne Mudge, spoke in support of upholding the denial of the appeal. The issue is a legal one regarding whether the reuse of an existing structure constitutes development within the meaning of Section 28.1 of the zoning ordinance. She concurred with both the staff report and the City Attorney's memorandum that the reuse of an existing structure does not trigger the need for a specific plan. Mike Gibson, speaking on behalf of the RSOA, explained that the specific plan is the City's policy just as the General Plan is. The interest of the task force was to make some sense of the various uses in the RSB district. The area was considered "raw" and the purpose of the specific plan was to create development standards. Leo Rollins stated that Council should ask Him, our Lord, what to do. Mayor Ruskin read a letter from John J. Murray dated March 9, 2000 in support of granting the appeal to the RSOA. Frank Deighan requested Council uphold the appeal and urged them to work out a compromise. Terry Anderlini urged deferral of action for 60 days. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 13, 2000 PAGE 5 MINUTES Book No.58 Page NO. 60