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r Mr. Peter Swift, 2271 Sea Eagle Court, stated that he grew up across the street from where Toby's is located at the time when gravel trucks and trains were still in town. He commented that he has been visiting Toby's since it opened and that one cannot hear the band walking along Neal Street towards Main Street until one reaches the stairs going into the restaurant. He pointed out that the architecture of the building does not allow for a larger kitchen which would be needed to expand the menu. He indicated that Toby's offers something that is not offered elsewhere in Pleasanton and asked the Planning Commission and staff to continue to work with the owner and the neighbors to come to a suitable solution. Ms. Kendra Convery, 4536 First Street, showed several video clips of weekend nights at Toby's. She clarified that they were short clips and did not reflect everything that happens in two hours. She stated that the problem is enforcing the standards and parameters of the conditions of approval. She suggested that the Commission be very specific about its proposals so that both neighbors and owner understand what these are, including the type of music to be allowed on weekends and karaoke on Wednesday nights, as well as the use of the patio and the use of the First Street patio door after 10:00 p.m. She requested that the outdoor patio be used for seated dining only rather than as a holding place and that it be supervised by restaurant staff to monitor what customers are doing there. Finally, she proposed that the First Street patio door be used only as an emergency exit after 10:00 p.m. Commissioner Arkin commented that the Convery house might be one of the closest houses to the restaurant. He asked what kind of windows it had and if the music is loud inside the house. - Ms. Convery replied that theirs is a 100-yr old house with the original two front glass windows with cast iron hangers on side. She stated that this was one of the reasons they purchased the house and that they had no intention of taking them down. With respect to the music, she mentioned that it can be heard in the house at times but that it was worse at the back where an addition with double-paned windows was added in 1980. She explained that the sound that crosses the street is sometimes shielded by cars on the street; however, later in the night when there are no longer any cars on the street, the sound passes in between the houses and bounces off the back and into the house. Commissioner Sullivan inquired if loud music and activity on the porch occurred every weekend. Ms. Convery replied that the noise occurs regularly on most weekends, and the porch activity occurs at an average of once a month. Ms. Trudy Fabian, 4552 First Street, noted that the neighborhood meetings tried to come up with reasonable solutions. She indicated that she would really like to see Toby expand and thrive but specific solutions to the problems are needed. She stated that staffs recommendation to modify the music until something can be done structurally is reasonable and that she supported it. ,-' Ms. Lloyce Jaunkalnietis, 4584 First Street, located at the corner of First Street and Angela Street, stated that after the first neighborhood meeting, she had double-paned windows installed but that it did not keep out the noise and vibrations from the drums, the bass guitar, and the open patio door. She indicated that she had called the police on several occasions because of the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES November 13, 2002 Page 14