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with young children use these facilities and inquired if thought had been given to this idea. Mr. Bocian replied that staff did think about this, particularly for the Neighborhood Park, because it is a very small restroom, but that there are none. He noted that staff also thought about it for the Community Park and felt it was not necessary. He added that outside of the practicality for the patron who may want to use the restroom, staff has experienced significant maintenance issues with family restrooms, and maintenance and parks staff have encouraged against them. He stated that most of those types of restrooms lock from the inside and that the City has had issues with this. He indicated that the Sharks facility is right next door to the Community Park and that staff is hoping to get a synergy from the recreational amenity that the Sharks provide in the Park so there would be access to a lot of restrooms. Chair Pearce inquired if direction was needed on the color of the building. Mr. Petruzzi replied that their favorite color is brick. Commissioner Blank stated that they did not look very Pleasanton-like to him. He indicated that he realizes there is a marketing brand for the Sharks but requested that it be of a higher quality. He noted the big blue Shark sign and the small Pleasanton sign and inquired if there was a way to make the building look a little more like Pleasanton. Wayne Rasmussen stated that they have discussed colors with staff, reviewed many color schemes, and have submitted four different schemes for consideration. He indicated that the Sharks’ preferred option is the brick in the PUD plan and that a green color that is also acceptable to them; the darker brown color, however, was dismissed. He noted that staff brought up the idea of a blue color as well, which was actually suggested by the architectural consultant who reviewed this building and felt that it captures the ice or interior use look a lot. Mr. Rasmussen stated that he felt any of those three colors would be appropriate.He added that they could not go with any darker colors due to the size of the building so they went with the lighter colors and explored the basic ones that could be used. With respect to signage, Mr. Rasmussen stated that there has not been any attempt in the colors, other than the Sharks logo. He indicated that in past plans, there were larger graphics for the Sharks and smaller for the City and they were reminded that this is a City park; they, therefore, reduced a portion of the Sharks sign and increased the size of the City’s sign. He concluded that they were open to achieving what the City is looking for. Commissioner Blank stated that he did not want to dictate colors and felt it was symbolic of the Sharks’ blue, but noted that when he looked at the renderings of the buildings, the combination of the color and form do not look Pleasanton-like. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 5, 2009 Page 15 of 19