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on and the gates were opened in the downtown station before they open a station at <br /> LLNL, unless there is no parking there at all, the draw this would end up having for the <br /> freeway for those coming from San Joaquin Valley would be such that it would basically <br /> destroy the downtown Livermore area as it is today. <br /> Commissioner Blank commented that if BART is optimistic that shovels will be in the <br /> ground substantially sooner than ten years for a phased project, this is a reasonable <br /> planning horizon. <br /> Mr. McPartland pointed out that Option 3, which he also endorses along with <br /> Mr. Paxson and Mr. Reynolds, gives BART the maximum amount of flexibility. He <br /> stated that as a Director, a politician, and someone who considers himself a pragmatist, <br /> mixed-use does two things, with the business and residential properties that potentially <br /> could go in there: (1) it collectively gives the City and BART the maximum degree of <br /> flexibility and also maturity as this starts going in phase after phase and as time goes on <br /> and changes occur in the demographics; and (2) BART would be very resistant to and <br /> would not be interested in a major way in the idea of having all commercial or all <br /> residential on either side, for example, BART would have all commercial, and the City <br /> would have the reciprocal all residential. He indicated that this is a partnership, and <br /> BART would like to have both types of development on both sides of Owens Drive. <br /> The Commission then discussed the questions. <br /> 1. Are the proposed land use alternatives appropriate for this site? <br /> The Commissioners unanimously said yes and added that they were amenable to <br /> leaving it flexible for mixed-use zoning. <br /> Mr. Fleissig acknowledged that the strategy they took is to retain the same list of uses <br /> that the Planning Commission and the City Council have already vetted and that they <br /> chose not to change that because they have already been worked through. <br /> Chair Narum confirmed that Mr. Fleissig was referring to the permitted, conditionally <br /> permitted, and not allowed uses. She indicated that she is good with the list. <br /> Commissioners Blank and Pearce likewise indicated that they were fine with the list. <br /> Mr. Dolan clarified that he was referring to the more general office, hotel, and <br /> residential. <br /> Chair Narum asked Mr. Dolan if she correctly understood that a certain square footage <br /> of retail would be required, with the rest being mixed-use, and hopefully end up in a <br /> combination of the three types. <br /> Mr. Dolan said yes, essentially with the limit being the trips that are generated. <br /> EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, MAY 25, 2011 Page 14 of 18 <br />