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Mr. Dolan replied that the projects have gone through the routing process and have been shared with the different City Departments process. He added that staff has yet to prepare the staff report and the conditions of approval, so the dialogue is not over and there is much more discussion. He noted that he does not think the Police Department would see this as any special problem area and would probably look at it as a typical 30-unit-per-acre apartment complex, similar to the Archstone Apartments where anyone can drive in there anytime. Commissioner Blank commented that he was not a big fan of gates but shared , especially with Site 1 because of the angularity that those streets created. Commissioner Olson stated that he was not in favor of internal roads; that he likes the design and thinks it works better. He indicated that he was concerned about and raised the issue of security because the development is directly across from BART. noted that there is a variation on the colors in the staff report and the actual exhibits. He inquired if the true color scheme was the exhibits provided by staff or the depictions provided by the applicant. Mr. Dolan replied that the first big packet the Commission received, which included the staff report and attached materials from the applicant, was the application, and these did not have any variation in colors. He noted that staff had asked the applicant to explore other colors, and some new graphics were submitted; any color differences in those graphics are the result of the exploration of variation. He added that it would be useful for the Commission to share with the applicant and staff any particular colors it does not like or any tones and directions it wants the applicant to explore. Commissioner Blank pointed out that these are printouts from a computer, which are only approximations and premature until the actual color samples are submitted and are seen in the right kind of lighting. Commissioner . THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. John Wayland, BRE, Applicant, stated that they are excited about presenting these projects and explained that their architect, Irwin Yau of TC Architects (TCA), would spend time reviewing the project elevations. He indicated that before getting into the a publicly-traded company with a business objective to own multi-family real estate on a long-term basis. He noted that BRE has assets that it has owned for more than 40 years, and development is the vehicle it uses for growth in the company. He explained that BRE is different from a merchant builder who typically would sell an asset after a year; it is, instead interested in ensuring that its assets perform and look as good five years down PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 17, 2011 Page 13 of 36