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Mr. Trobbe stated that the transition area from the office area into a wetlands area is a great amenity and will need to be lined up when they build the office portion. He added that they are excited to have a Safeway Store in their headquarters city and noted that the fuel station is an integral part of Safeway’s lifestyle concept Safeway, is part of their corporate governance, and this is the reason he is continuing to work with the City to make it work. In summary, he stated that he felt Safeway is a great corporate customer with a wonderful reputation who is making a huge commitment to sustainability. Commissioner Blank inquired if the 58,000 square feet includes that the expansion or not. Mr. Trobbe replied that it did not include the expansion. Commissioner Blank inquired what the size of the Santa Rita Safeway store was. Mr. Trobbe replied that he believed it was about 30,000 square feet. Commissioner Blank requested that when the application returns to the Commission, square footages of comparable Safeway store location be included to get a sense of how this store compares. Commissioner Olson inquired what the timing of the 7,000 square foot expansion was. Mr. Trobbe replied that this is unknown at this time. He explained that the reason for the expansion is primarily to give Safeway the ability to roll out new concepts if it desired, but that this expansion may or may not come into play. Kenneth Rodrigues, Project Architect, reviewed a series of slides. He indicated that they received a lot of feedback at the last workshop and that they have answered a lot of those questions. He presented the site plans and prospective elevations, noting that the setback from the property line to building edge is 45 feet, and another 10 feet from property line to the curb, for a total of 55 feet of landscaping, which is extremely significant. With regard to the gas station, Mr. Rodrigues indicated that they shared the site plans with staff. He noted that the gas pumps could be rotated in the old site but service trucks coming in and out of the station would affect the neighborhood. He added that the pumps could not be rotated in the new location because of circulation. He described how service trucks would come in, load, and exit the site. He stated that he believes the developers have solved the circulation problem with the combined intersection. With respect to the expansion area and parking, Mr. Rodrigues stated that they do a lot of retail centers and want to provide enough parking without spillover parking into the surrounding area. He added that they studied the parking and reworked the site plan PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 14, 2009 Page 12 of 25