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THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. There were no speakers. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Pearce stated that this is the first time she has seen a hotel on the site and inquired if it was anticipated there would be a demand for that or if this was something BART wanted there. Mr. Fleissig indicated that when his group got on board, BART had done some earlier studies with AECOM and other consultants about uses, given the whole Hacienda Park, and the notion that as the Park fills out with more residential and office and matures as a mixed-use area, there will be an increasing demand for certain kinds of hotels, especially for people who might need to come for an extended stay or who are doing work in the 1-680/1-580 corridor, where they can stay and not have to drive somewhere to have dinner. He added that someone who lands at Oakland International Airport would be able to get here without having to drive, and if they would need a ZIP car, they would have them available to rent for that day as necessary. He noted that this is a very viable use which may eventually evolve into a merging of residential and hotel and become a 21st century version of an extended stay where people working on an assignment for a high tech company elsewhere can come and stay for six months. He acknowledged that there is a question of whether a hotel user would want to be next to the station or elsewhere, but he thinks the shared-parking concept lends itself well to people who will come here by BART or by car and can leave the car in garage. Commissioner Pearce noted that 75 dwelling units per acre is a lot higher than what the City has seen lately. She stated that the Commission normally talks about 35-40 dwelling units per acre and inquired about the density numbers assigned for the BART site. Mr. Fleissig stated that this is so much about perception and how it is designed. He indicated that he has seen this in Pleasant Hill. He indicated that what is shown as block massing is obviously not what would get built; but with the notion of the guidelines allowing for the way this will be perceived from Owens Drive and the way it will work on the village, there could be live/work on the first level and opportunities to not make it feel like a massive block. He noted that if this prototype is located anywhere else in Pleasanton, there would be issues; however, because of this location, the trip generation issues, and the fact that people will use cars differently here and will want to be in this mixed-use village, this is a different kind of arrangement from what people have seen so far. Mr. Dolan added that on this property and with the parking scenarios described, there will be structured parking which is something the City does not have almost any of. He noted that it can be very efficient and aesthetically pleasing. He indicated that there is no surface parking, and once invested, the site will need more density. He also pointed EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, MAY 25, 2011 Page 10 of 18