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stands apart from the City as it is still part of the City, but intended to be different. He presented the analogy of Walt Disney World, which has hotels with themes in them, and when he first saw this, what went through his mind was that this is called contemporary where the monorail goes through this V-shaped building that has a very modern thematic thing, and one knows what one is getting into. He noted that it is still Walt Disney World, but a different part of Walt Disney World. He added that they tell you when you check in that it is not going to be a quiet, sedate, gentrified environment, but a place that is noisy with lots of action and things going on. He stated that to him, it is the same kind of differentiation of what is being created here, and it does not need to have the Commissioner Olson stated that he thinks Site 1 looks great. He commented that the Pleasanton Look is eclectic. Commissioner Pentin stated that he thinks the current design as presented for the Hacienda Business Park looks great with the office buildings. stated that he is fine with Site 1 but noted that he wished it had more of the look that Site 2 has. and agrees that the Pleasanton Look is inapplicable here. She stated that she likes the more industrial look because it is near BART and office buildings; it has a good feel and the feel of the TOD in an urban setting she was really hoping for. Chair Narum stated that she agreed with everything that has been said. She indicated it fits well within the surrounding buildings. C. Are the proposed building colors and materials acceptable? stated that he is not big on blue in buildings. He noted that some of the depictions look almost like charcoal and blue in others. He indicated that he had no problem with the off-white or the white and gold, but believed that the Commission had always looked more for earth tones. Commissioner Blank stated that he thinks the challenge here is that he does not have enough information to judge these colors, noting that these are computer colors and are not the real colors. He added that they are not ostentatiously bad, that they are sort of in the ballpark, but he hopes that when there will be more definition when the application comes back and the visuals will show what the colors really look like. Commissioner Pentin indicated that he would not be opposed to the blue color. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 17, 2011 Page 20 of 36