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ATTACHMENT 3 PUD-85-08-22M, City of Pleasanton Workshop to discuss development standards and design guidelines for future mixed-use development on the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station site. Zoning for the property is PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development— Industrial/Commercial- Office) District. Brian Dolan noted that the Commissioners will recall that throughout the Hacienda Task Force process for the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) design standards and guidelines, there was a certain amount of frustration expressed by many at the Task Force, as well as at the Planning Commission and City Council, regarding not knowing exactly what to assume for the BART site. He indicated that following the adoption of that plan, staff was able to initiate a process with BART to explore some of those unanswered questions, and with the assistance of the City's previous consultants; Will Fleissig of TransAct and Rick Williams of Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP, went through a very abbreviated but intensive planning process for the BART site. He noted that the speed at which this undertaking was done was extraordinary, considering that the Hacienda project was completed not too long ago. Mr. Dolan stated that regular meetings were held involving all the departments in BART, and it was fully vetted through staff at every level that considers BART planning and real estate, from operations people to planners to security and many others. He noted that Hacienda Business Park staff also participated, as did East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) staff because of the connection to the Iron Horse Trail. He stated that the idea behind this was to eventually arrive at a point where something could be brought forward and integrated into the City's own design guidelines as part of the Hacienda PUD. Mr. Dolan stated that staff recognizes that to date, this has all been an internal staff process, with staff relying heavily on discussions that occurred when going through the other sites and their design guidelines; and that staff now needs to bring it out in public and get feedback from the Commissioners before proceeding with the hearing process. Mr. Dolan indicated that Messrs. Fleissig and Williams will walk the Commission through the work that has been done and explain the similarities to and differences from the TOD standards that have already been adopted and as it relates to the very unique aspects of the BART site itself. He noted that staff is not asking the Commission to take any particular action tonight, but would like to get answers to some questions regarding whether or not the proposed land use alternatives, as well as the specific standards and guidelines, including the amount of development allowed, are appropriate for the site; and whether or not the proposed layout and access plan are acceptable to the City, since a lot of work was done with BART to make sure that it works for them. Will Fleissig acknowledged all the incredible work performed by the Task Force, Planning Commission, and City Council to get the framework into place, allowing the process to be accelerated and to conduct a full planning effort in a short period of time. He then introduced Colin Burgett, Principal at Nelson Nygaard with whom, as part of their collaborative process, they were able to engage the traffic analyses into seamless EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, MAY 25, 2011 Page 1 of 18