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2. Presentation of Plaques for Distinguished Service to Aldo Scibelli, retiring after 20 years in the Public Works Department and Charles F. "Chuck" O'Connor retiring after 7 years in the Parks and Recreation Department (301 -11) Mayor Britschgi presented engraved Plaques for Distinguished Service to Mr. Scibelli and Mr. O'Connor and wished the both a long and happy retirement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 3. Public Hearing - Appeal from the determination of the Zoning Administrator to postpone decision on application for Use Permit for parking spaces in R -1 District for a medical clinic expansion, 251 Upland Road, pending completion of a parking demand study - Redwood Medical Clinic, appellant (203 -06) Report of City Manager and Planning Director 4/17/84 Appeal letter of Thomas C. Hallum, Administrator, Redwood Medical Clinic 3/15/84. Affidavits of Publication of Notice of Hearing and of Mailing are on file. Councilman Rhodes declared he would neither participate in the discussion nor vote on the subject item because of possible conflict of interest and left his chair. Planning Director Schroeter presented the subject report, stating that increased parking and traffic problems likely to be created as a result of the proposed 6,300 square -foot expansion should not impinge on the residential neighborhood. He reported he has required as a use permit condition that Redwood Medical Clinic have a parking study prepared relating only to the Clinic's contribution to the problem and not to the entire area. He suggested a display at the Clinic urging patients to support the Clinic's application for additional parking may be misleading, since construction plans for the addition are not mentioned. In response to questions, Mr. Schroeter said that the traffic and parking information provided by the Clinic verifies the need for the parking study; that the addition of space at the Clinic suggests increased personnel eventually; that there is a need to consider future use of the space in order to anticipate and avoid parking problems; that the parking spaces proposed would be minimally adequate now in the residential district; that the proposed expansion would be permitted in a professional office district zone; that the subject application was received in January 1984; that presently employees are required to rotate use of the parking lot and parking in the neighborhood, with some 23 cars daily using the streets; that the Clinic's expectation of employing only five additional persons as a result of the expansion may not be reasonable; that the negative declaration with regard to Reg. Mtg 4/23/84 Page 2 MINUTE BOOK NO. 44 Page No. 421