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Randy Lamb, gave a background on the proposal and project specifics. He stated that the use prepared for the site is the best alternative possible. He thanked staff and all others involved. Jerry Yates, Architect for the proposal, reviewed the process for the design of the project beginning with the ingress and egress of vehicles. He continued to explain the massing and design of the project. He stressed that a great deal of thought and effort has been invested into the proposed design in order to get it esthetically and safely into the Woodside Road corridor. John H. Blake, on behalf of the Hampton Oaks Homeowners Association, referred to Alicia Guerra's letter and confirmed that his letter of April 2, 2007 with enclosures was transmitted to Council. He stated that because the public hearing is open, so is the environmental review stage citing the Public Resources Code Section 21177 that states such. He further stated that he would commend to the Council Mr. Harrison's critique of the traffic aspect of the negative declaration which he found quite deficient. He also commended to Council the other remarks of the speakers on behalf of the homeowners association. Peter Dayton, Vice President of Hampton Oaks Homeowners Association, stated his goal is to provide the homeowners' perspective in a unified manner. Some areas of concern were the scope, methodology, and timing of the traffic study; the proposed building's height, density, and shading; the environmental groundwater contamination issue; and possible next steps. He showed renderings of typical traffic patterns in the area and detailed the Horgan Avenue/Kentfield Avenue "horseshoe". He suggested approaching CalTrans on the ingress and egress alternative to use Woodside Road. He stated that the second concern relates to the height and density and is related in determining whether this is a reasonably sized building or not. In summary, he stated that the traffic study is flawed in the scope, methodology and timing; a smaller, less dense building is more appropriate for the neighborhood and the Woodside Road corridor; contaminated groundwater within less than a quarter mile of the neighborhood should be cleaned up. Suggestions for next steps included that an EIR may be necessary for a detailed assessment, the traffic study should be redone and the whole "horseshoe" considered, and review the proposed design to assure a better community fit. Dale Reynolds stated that we would like to reprimand Council Member Hartnett on his unprofessional conduct in discussing an issue with him. He stated that the Council is not here to represent the past but to change the future. He further stated his belief that the elected officials should look at the zoning law initially done in 1993 and changed in 2003 that was done improperly. He urged the Council to not vote on the project as is. Tom Jacoubowsky, living at the corner of Kentfield and Newcastle, is familiar with the area and stated that while the proposed building is beautiful it will have an impact on others. He stated his belief that nobody would like a five story building JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING APRIL 9, 2007 MINUTES PAGE 7