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regarding the bam and demanded Mr. Chestnut pay for removing the debris. He said he has tried to send letters to Mr. Chestnut regarding the bill of $300 for removal of the debris, but Mr. Chestnut refused them. He also said Mr. Chestnut has refused to talk to him. At a Planning Comxnission meeting Mr. Knapp facilitated a meeting between Mr. Chestnut and himself and asked for a settlement that each pay half the bill. Mr. Ciesielski agreed with the conditions that he would agree to work on the bungalow and barn so long as Mr. Chestnut agreed in writing that he would get notice when more work would be done on the barn and tarps would be laid down. Mr. Chestnut's son said he lived there now and this would not happen again. Mr. Ciesielski withdrew his objections. He was also assured there would be screening trees installed. That has never been done. He said he agreed to what was in the staff report. If the roof of the barn had not been taken off there would not have been an error in reconstruction to a higher height. What happens if there is an error on the house and it becomes taller? Mr. Ciesielski related all the problems on this and the constant changes being made. The barn roof was to be a metal raised seam or composition roof. Instead it is wood shake and the shingles have continually fallen in his yard. No notice was sent to the neighbors on this change. The bam roof was to match the bungalow and house. Does that mean they will be wood shake? Edward Rodondi, 225 Wildwood Drive, South San Francisco, owner of property at 4140 Stanley Boulevard, indicated his only issue was with the main house. He was originally opposed to the massiveness of the side of the house. After meeting with the Chestnuts, modifications were made to the length of the building and setback of the second story. He agreed to the compromise and still supports that. It is unfortunate this has gone on so long to the detriment of the neighborhood. No matter what decision is made at this meeting, there has developed a lot of animosity and mistrust and it will take a long time to resolve that. Ms. Michelotti related the comments of Darrell Walterson, who could not attend the meeting. He originally had a problem with the massiveness of the house and its orientation to Stanley Boulevard, which he felt detracted from a neighborhood composed of smaller houses. He was disturbed by the conflict that has been caused in the neighborhood. Mr. Chestnut said that Mr. Swift had said the barn should be restored to as close to its original state as possible. When the roof was removed, shingles were found under the existing roof. So putting wood shake shingles restores the barn to its original condition. He had building permits for every part of the construction. Ms. Ayala asked if Mr. Swift had said it should be a shake roof?. Mr. Chestnut said no. He had applied to have a metal or asphalt roof to match the other buildings. He did not 'know the shingles were there. When that was discovered, he asked the Planning Department if that would be more authentic. He has reused the existing siding where possible and he felt the spirit was to make the bam as close to its original condition as possible and Mr. Swift agreed. Pleasanton City Council 13 03/07/00 Minutes