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PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 25, 2012, to review the proposed project. Detailed information on this meeting is provided by Attachment #3, excerpts of the Planning Commission minutes. Staff provided an alternative building elevation for the north and west elevations of the kiosk building with added trellis detail. Mr. Jason Gomes, Safeway, Inc., was present and spoke in favor of the proposal and to answer questions. Scott Trobbe, South Bay Development, was present and spoke in favor of the proposal. There was no other public testimony on the proposed project. The Planning Commission discussed the history of a proposed service station on the Pleasanton Gateway Development, circulation and stacking, and the functions of the proposed Safeway staff on-site monitors (fuel ambassadors). When asked by the Planning Commission, Mr. Comes stated that the on-site monitors receive proper training, and are authorized by Safeway to direct traffic through the pump islands and to waive vehicles away if necessary. Mr. Comes added that Safeway can draw from the grocery store's managers or from its Dublin service station staff to accommodate a staff absence, and that the station would not pump fuel if it didn't have sufficient staff. When asked by the Planning Commission, staff stated that the trip generation used in the stacking analysis is based on the operations of the Safeway Dublin and Livermore service stations as well as the service station's proximity to the 1-680 freeway. The trip generation used in the stacking analysis is the highest peak level for this service station at this location, and results in a peak stacking of 15 vehicles that the 18-vehicle stacking area will accommodate. The presence of the on-site service station monitors will ensure efficient circulation through the pumps. After receiving public testimony, the Planning Commission approved the three applications on a 5-0 vote subject to the staff recommended conditions and with the alternative building elevation for the north and west elevations of the kiosk building. Staff and the applicant concur with the Planning Commission's recommendations. (The City Council exhibits include the revised kiosk elevation and a corrected canopy design eliminating the sign on the canopy's south elevation.) DISCUSSION A detailed analysis and discussion of the proposal is covered in the attached Planning Commission staff report, dated July 25, 2012. To summarize the attached Planning Commission staff report, the proposed service station: 1) is consistent with the Land Use Element and the Community Character Element of the Pleasanton General Plan and the Bernal Property Specific Plan; 2) is consistent with the permitted and conditionally permitted uses approved for the Pleasanton Gateway Development Plan by Ordinance 2014; 3) will have negligible impact to on-site parking and the levels-of-service at nearby City intersections; 4) will provide adequate stacking area for queued vehicles; 5) will provide on-site pump-island monitors (fuel ambassadors) to ensure efficient traffic flow through the pump islands; Page 7 of 10