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number of people in the audience showed the opposition to the project despite their lack of attendance at Planning Commission. Mrs. Browne echoed her neighbors concerns regarding traffic safety and said, "I have seen people hurt and killed in our area" and also animals. She said if this development was absolutely necessary, "Could we settle for what the Code is now on 5,000 square feet, if we have to? I prefer not to see anything go in there. I prefer to see another alternative, but not those homes." Mrs. Browne said the proposed double story homes are out of context for that neighborhood. She said the same materials used 50 years ago should be used now as they "have stood the test of time." Mrs. Brown said, "We have over 500 signatures with people saying to you, 'we don't want it'. I strongly urge the City Council to take a good look at the outpouring of people, take a look at those signatures, and make your vote accordingly." Mrs. Brown said the Planning Commission report was not detailed enough, had lots of omissions and included address errors. Gerald Nagel, 2498 Roosevelt A venue, husband of Mary Browne, said his two main concerns involved: 1) safety, was there a seismic and fire evacuation plan in effect and could fire equipment get to the people and houses; and 2) the problems of undergrounding utilities under so much pavement. Mike Felix, 2192 Euclid, said elected officials should represent the interests of their constituents. He said attendance at Planning Commission meetings decreased only after the Commissioners had already approved the proposal. Mr. Felix said they had bought their home sixteen years ago because of the convenience of the shopping area and the view. He said the proposed two story homes would block their view. Mr. Felix said, "one of the Planning Commissioners specifically said... 'with respect to the parking for the schools and the library, that is their problem. '" He said only Mr. Gianini visited the site to look at the parking. Mr. Felix said he was glad if a development on Whipple Avenue where there use to be a school went well, but the two proposals were not similar. He said the illustrations ofthe developers were inaccurate because they did not include any cars, people, or parking. Mr. Felix said, "If you reflect our views as elected officials, please represent our interests." At 10:52 p.m., MIS: CLAIREIBUCHAN EXTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING PAST THE 11:00 P.M. DEADLINE TO 11:15 P.M. (WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS COUNCIL VOTE.) MOTION FAILED ON THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS BUCHAN, CLAIRE, HOWARD, LA BERGE, RUSKIN AND MAYOR HARTNETT NOES: COUNCILMAN LEIPZIG MINUTE ORDER 97-087 Marc Manuel, 233 Shorebird Circle, Chairman of the Redwood City San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce Governmental Relations Committee, said "after studying Classic Communities proposal at the former Petrini's site, discussing the potential problems of moderate density in this particular R-l neighborhood, we unanimously recommended to the Executive Council to support this proposal. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 MAY5,1997 MINUTES Page No. 302 PAGE 27