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24-Hour Fitness Commissioner Pearce noted that the new 24-Hour Fitness has just opened, and she is getting calls from the community regarding circulation and parking, especially during BART hours. She noted that neighboring businesses have installed o 24-Hour Fitness Parking signs and that near accidents have occurred from vehicles coming out of the BART station. Commissioner Pentin indicated that he is a member of 24-Hour Fitness and has received similar inquiries. He noted that Black Tie shuttles were working last night and assumed that the business is working out something with parking lot owners. Mr. Dolan stated that staff has heard similar comments and that 24-Hour Fitness has been cooperative in working with James Paxson, Executive Director of Hacienda Business Park Owners Association, and others to address the situation. Mr. Dolan continued that he is not necessarily convinced that this will not work itself out as the holiday season has just ended, and activity at the gym for the coming month is part of that cultural phenomenon. He added that 24-Hour Fitness also ran a promotion inviting members from other 24-Hour Fitness clubs to come and see the new, state-of-the-art facility. He expressed disappointment that he is unable to report any success at this time but indicated that staff is working very diligently and is very close to arriving at an agreement with neighboring establishments to share parking. He stated that he believes this would be less of an issue as the months go by and is optimistic that the situation would come to a happy ending. Commissioner Pearce expressed concern regarding circulation with vehicles turning into 24-Hour Fitness with an unprotected turn coming from BART. Mr. Dolan stated that he would look into this. Commissioner Pentin stated that he, along with most people, turn right on Willow Road. He cited a dangerous situation in which on two different occasions, a bicyclist was riding on the sidewalk against the traffic. He noted that drivers typically only look to the left when turning right and run the risk of hitting these bicyclists. He suggested that a sign be installed for drivers to look both ways before proceeding. Commissioner Pearce requested that the Traffic Engineer stay at the intersection during the afternoon peak hours to observe parking and circulation patterns. Reproduction of Documents Noting the expense of reprinting the General Plan, Commissioner Blank stated that he spoke with Ms. Stern proposing that staff look into producing the General Plan on a CD, both as one complete document and as separate chapters for each Element. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 12, 2011 Page 9 of 11