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I q @Ht4TugMak, Iris and Whipple, cited traffic figures and estimated the amounts of traffic which would be generated by all of the operations of the MOB following construction and in future years. Mayor Claire thanked the appellants for their presentations and announced that Council members will question the speakers before more testimony is gi ven . Mr. Gilman replied to questions relating to truck activity during construction, capacity and operation of the elevators from the parking structure to the MOB and the hospital, the various means of obtaining the additional 200 parking spaces, the efforts made by the architect to meet the objectives of the Zoning Ordinance, the likely condition of the building at the termination of the lease after 60 years, the effect of increased traffic on intersections not included in the EIR, the size of the building and how "gridlock" is determined. Mr. Daniels replied to questions relating to use of remaining land at the hospital, the specialties of the 35 physicians expected to be on -site, use of the cafeteria, whether a smaller MOB might be adequate, the nature of the lease for the MOB space which physicians will sign, the reasons the District Board did not decide to construct the MOB instead of its being a private venture, the fact that the first occupants will be the owners, and expectations of a "bonding" relationship with the hospital. Dr. Weber replied to questions relating to the hospital's need to attract and retain certain specialists, the fact that the tenants of the MOB w i l l practice their specialties independently, and how the physician "mix" can be maintained. (Recess 9:40 to 9:50 p.m.) Mr. Barrett replied to questions regarding costs to the District for the MOB, possible effects of increased traffic at intersections some distance from the project, the suggested inconsistencies of the MOB with the General Plan, negative affect of the project on neighborhood home values, and whether or not the new parking lot and use of car stickers by local residents has improved the situation at present. Mayor Claire invited members of the Board of Trustees to comment. Daniel Meub, M.D., 112 Almendral, Atherton, neurosurgeon and Board member, Chief of Staff at Sequoia with practice at Sequoia and at Stanford Hospitals, observed that the Board had approved the MOB project on a 4 to 1 vote in the belief that it is needed in order to make available a cadre of physicians who will be important in keeping the hospital going in a competitive era. In response to question as to why the Board did not propose to construct the MOB, since as a private venture it must be considered to be profitable, Dr. Meub said that the District did not consider it appropriate to use taxpayer funds when a private developer was willing to build the MOB. Adj .Mtg. 2/29/88 Page 3 MINUTE BOOK NO. 47 Page No. 504