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Commissioner Blank stated that he thinks they are pretty good. He commented that he saw only one tot lot in the area, and that seemed a little light to him. He noted that there might be an opportunity in Building P where there is that big area, not necessarily to put in a play structure but to have a recreational area where kids could play. He pointed out that residents living in Building P would have to go all the way over to the other side to where Building C is. Chair Pentin stated he was fine with the on-site recreational facilities and amenities, with the addition of Commissioner Blank's comments. E. Are the building designs, colors and materials, and heights acceptable? Commissioner Blank stated that, as everyone knows, he is really big on the Pleasanton look, but people also know that he backed away from that with the Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) because obviously, it is different than the Pleasanton look. He stated that overall, he is generally fine with this. He requested that when the project comes back to the Commission for the hearing, he would like to actually get to see visuals. He noted that Safeway had great visuals where they actually had people driving around the parking lots so the Commission could see how the buildings look and what the viewscapes were. He noted that it really helps the Commission and the public to get a good handle of what it is going to look like. Commissioner Pearce stated that preliminarily, she thinks everything looks great. She indicated that the color palette looks fine but that she would love to see some actual colors which the Commission can look at under their day light lamps. Commissioner Blank requested that the size of the color palettes be about 10 x 10, as opposed to the one-inch square ones, so the Commission can get a sense of the colors. Commissioner Pearce agreed. Commissioner Narum stated that she was fine overall, with one comment. She referred to page A2-14 of the plans and noted that the colors of the amenity buildings, specifically the mustard color, appear to be conflicting when put alongside the podium. Commissioner Blank noted that it could be the color from the printer. Commissioner Narum commented that she was pleased with the simplified towers which have that Pleasanton look. Commissioner Blank agreed and added that he saw a little bit of that in there, and he always wants more. Commissioner Pearce noted that she was looking at the same buildings when she asked for actual colors. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 10, 2012 Page 10 of 11