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Morgan said 2600 people signed petitions and cards in support of the current operation of the Gas Mart at 895 Woodside Road. Mr. Morgan said his clients were willing to do the following: 1) "Fix or replace the fence so that the fence will conform with Mr. Jany's requirements;" 2) "Add to the landscaping so that the landscaping will satisfy the City's requirements;" 3) "Continue to operate the gas station between the hours of 6 a.m. and II p.m.;" 4) "Not willing to change the signs because the signs in fact are installed pursuant to a sign pennit that was issued, no signs were added at the time remediation was done. These signs are legal signs." 5) "Lighting at the facility is in fact a safety feature." Mr. Morgan referred to photographs that would be shown later illustrating the lighting at 895 Woodside was less onerous than at other stations along Woodside Road and an apartment house across the street. 6) Mr. Morgan asked that as part of this trade-off the Gas Mart be allowed to maintain the new 3'd island. He advised that the owners/operators would be willing to meet with City staff to work out ways to mitigate problems, such as changing directional flow patterns. Mr. Morgan said all gas stations have the same impacts of a certain amount of noise, bright lighting and traffic that can bother neighbors, but the owners/operators had been amenable to changing fuel delivery times when asked to by the neighbors. He said the above recommendations by his clients was a "good faith effort to try and resolve this issue short of litigation." Mr. Wayne Paynter, 847 South San Francisco, Attorney-at-Law representing Sabek Inc., showed the Council photographs of other gas stations on Woodside Road and the illumination of the apartment house across Woodside Road from the Sabek, Inc. Gas Mart. He stated the light at 895 Woodside Road was restricted to the area used by patrons and did not go past the property line. Mr. Paynter said "The significance of the lighting is, it's all relative." Mayor Pro Tem Howard advised that this meeting was to consider operations at 895 Woodside Road only. She added that staff was in the process of investigating all the other gas stations on Woodside Road and would proceed with each gas station to compel compliance. MEMO 11/5/96 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 NOVEMBER4,1996 MINUTES Page No. 010 PAGE 8