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everyone, and his confident the Council will make the right decision. Mr. Helppi noted that <br /> Mr. Yang holds a Masters degree in international business from Kansas State, is a resident <br /> of Foster City, and a naturalized citizen. Mr. Helppi said they have been working with the <br /> City on the planning process that the people making the appeal do not live close to the <br /> property and he stated that this business is similar to other businesses within the area, and <br /> this business would be a revenue generator. <br /> Rudy Escobedo said he has lived on Center Street for four years and grew up here. He <br /> said he agrees with Mr. Zayha's earlier concerns regarding the narrowness of the street, <br /> parking, a lot of auto traffic, pedestrian traffic including children going to and from schools, <br /> and his belief that this project is going backwards from the current trend of people working <br /> to improve their properties. <br /> Kelly Escobedo said she is twelve years old and is going into the 8th grade and that she <br /> enjoys being involved in issues that will affect the community. She showed a petition of <br /> approximately 150 signatures collected from community members opposing this use. She <br /> said the children in the neighborhood enjoy playing outside and she questioned allowing <br /> businesses to generate more traffic and hazard given the existing foot traffic. <br /> Terry Stewart lives on Center Street and said he helped survey and contact people at <br /> Murray Court and he said that most people did not know about or see any notices and <br /> were shocked at the proposal. His concerns included traffic, parking on the narrow and <br /> dark street, without lights this can be a problem. <br /> Sue Story said she is a neighbor in the �/4 mile radius and her concerns included safety, <br /> change of use, prior use, future use, and said that her car has been run into seven times. <br /> She said the prior business had very little impact during its 25 years in business with finro <br /> trucks in the back and with hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. She said <br /> the fence is just 3 feet away from the tenants and she noted that people who live upstairs <br /> for seventeen years did not know about this. She said the landlords have the responsibility <br /> to notify people and questioned the effects on their quality of their lives. <br /> Nathaniel Fripp, Executive Director of Woodside Terrace Retirement Community, said they <br /> are fifteen feet from Murray Court and he is here to represent 231 residents with an <br /> average age of 83 years old. He said they are uncomfortabl� with the parking, many <br /> residents have dogs and walk in the area and or walk or go to the convenience store, and <br /> because there are no sidewalks they walk in the street. He asked that the appeal be <br /> upheld and that people have a right to not be frightened. He also noted that there are 110 <br /> employees who compete for parking along Woodside and Murray Court because there is <br /> not enough parking on their campus and this business would increase (parking) <br /> competition. <br /> Mary Noonan lives on Oakwood Boulevard since 1950 and said her family, including her <br /> grandchildren and great grandchildren, came to visit her and they there has been concerns <br /> about safety where she could not open her door safely due to the volume of cars going by. <br /> Other concerns included safety while walking because there is no sidewalk, the ground is <br /> rough so she cannot use a walker, and people have to walk on the side of the street as <br /> they go through for shopping. <br /> JOINT CITY COUNCILREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD JULY 13, 2009 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 14 <br />