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as well as to the geographical area. They are proud to be able to engage with Safeway to design the project, who will be the owners of the entire project, and Pleasanton Gateway will still own 26 acres next to the project. He said the presentation of the detail, quality of materials, the architecture, and project amenities clearly demonstrate that the project will be of high quality. Regarding the pedestrian situation, he presented changes not previously shown with Mr. Dolan's presentation which include additional walkways that will lend themselves to the wetland area. Specifically, they will be putting in a landscape strip along the shared drive and the pathway will extend down and allow pedestrians to cross. If they want to cross the street, they can walk down, go to the pharmacy and get to the front of the pharmacy. They tried to make the circulation as easy for people as possible to get from one place to another directly. They will also carry a path along the 1 -680 interchange. The sidewalk is already in. They would ultimately like something to happen additionally in the second phase, but by doing improvements now, it makes it easier to make that change happen later on. Councilmember Sullivan referred to the discussion about pedestrian accessibility issues of the retail. Particularly, there was a policy approved as part of the overall Bernal property in this site in general about having retail storefronts facing Valley versus facing a parking lot, and making the pharmacy and drive -thru more facing and accessible to residents in the area. Mr. Trobbe said he was not able to make the kind of progress the Council was hoping for because currently, buildings are glass which has been inviting as well as the plaza area with the trellis. This generally pulls the pedestrians into those areas. The problem they are finding with tenancy is that by the time they put their bathrooms and security for two entrances, it becomes problematic for the tenant community. He does not have the solution right now other than to say they can put doorways in and work with the retailers, but at the moment it is difficult to say they can do it. Councilmember Sullivan questioned redesign of the project, and Mr. Trobbe said to the extent they redesign the project, it becomes a lease and marketability issue. What he has heard on projects that were designed like this in talking to the real estate industry, what happens is that after a month, the retailers will come in and shut the doors down anyway and will not allow anyone to pass through for reasons of security and storage. Councilmember Sullivan said Main Street has doors on the street, and he did not understand the argument. Councilmember Sullivan noted that Carmen Rivera - Hendrickson raised ADA issues for the Safeway Store, and Mr. Dolan said staff would be meeting with her to determine her specific concerns. Break The Mayor called for a short break, and thereafter, reconvened the regular meeting. Jim Reuter, PDC Property Development Centers, a Division of Safeway Corporation, gave a PowerPoint presentation, stating Safeway develops, owns, leases and manages retail shopping centers, with Safeway Stores as the anchor throughout the United States. He presented an example of the Lifestyle Store. Councilmember Sullivan said the City has not rolled out its commercial source separated recycling program yet, they will have some requirements with the garbage company, and he wanted to be sure this is coordinated. Mr. Reuter said they have storage areas for refuse being designed to accommodate not only refuse containers but also recycling containers, food waste and green waste. City Council Minutes Page 7 of 13 October 19, 2010