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Jay Jurich said he and his wife have supported schools, said they agree most of the time with the City Council and do everything they can to support the City. He has been a sheet metal worker for 32 years and has only done one job in Pleasanton. He would appreciate the Council recognizing and supporting local workers and getting jobs on the project. Sean Kyle, IBEW Local 595 member and electrician for 26 years, said he has never worked in the City of Pleasanton, asked that the Council come to an agreement with BRE to provide language which provides a percentage of workers be residents, as this has been done in other cities. Dustin Baker asked for the Council's assistance in requiring local union workers. He just joined IBEW Local 595 apprenticeship program and is raising a family in Pleasanton. Part of his career includes having job opportunities locally and a livable wage is important and necessary for him and his family to remain as residents. John Steinbach, Collier's Commercial Real Estate, said he represents W. P. Carey, owner of Site 1 in the Hacienda Business Park who is selling the site to BRE. They have been in negotiations for some time; BRE made their application in February 2003 and more than two years ago he and representatives of Collier's were called to the City to discuss how the settlement agreement would affect them. They were assured by the City at that time that the process would be brought to completion and that the settlement agreement would be adhered to. One important issue that came out of this process was that the project would be feasible. Both he and BRE have done everything the City has asked them to do which has included holding off on applications. He attended the October 17 workshop and thought the Planning Commission made very good comments to BRE who did more than comply with those comments, but four months later, they are back again. He questioned why they were still before the City, and said time kills deals. It costs money to hold properties vacant, for BRE to pay consultants to redo plans, and for lawyers to come and re-negotiate with W.P. Carey on a contract that was supposed to be fulfilled last year. W.P. Carey is both disappointed and mystified about the process laid out to them two years ago, and he feels the City has not been true to the process. The project has been vetted by staff, the Planning Commission and he asked that a decision be made. Councilmember Thorne questioned where the City was in the process because normally the project would go to the Planning Commission and the Commission has already held workshops. Chair Pentin said the Commission has vetted the project, but it made sense for the Council to join in with the Commission to hold this workshop. Mr. Dolan clarified that BRE's application has been submitted and staff has scheduled a tentative date for the project to go before the Planning Commission in March and for their recommendation to go to the City Council in April. Vice-Mayor Cook-Kallio closed public comment. Commissioner Blank said the Commission has gone through the project in good detail. He thinks worthwhile would be more data on the depth of the retail is appropriate and hopefully it is not too difficult to gather. He commented that a lot of work and time was put into the park and while conceptual, they have not seen the actual details and the physicality of what will be built which may come forward. But, he thinks the applicant has been fairly responsive to input received. When it returns to the Planning Commission in March, he suggested more data on the depth of retail and what the standard deviation is would be useful to know. Chair Pentin also agreed more information was needed on the depth of the live/work and the idea of possibly moving the building out to the sidewalk a bit if it is not useable space as well as the mix of retail. Other than that, in seeing changes and response by what the applicants have returned with, he is happy with what has been presented. City Council Planning Commission Page 7 of 11 February 8,2012 Joint Workshop Minutes