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To allow access to Zone 7's easement, the applicant proposes an access road to be grasscrete (or similar) from the customer/employee parking lot to the easement (identified on the site plan and in Figure 2 of this report). I. Grading and Drainage: Sheet C5.0 shows the preliminary grading and drainage plan. The site would be graded such that finished grades would vary between 350 feet and 354 feet. No dirt would have to be hauled off-site, as whatever dirt that is cut would be used for fill in various areas of the site. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT The subject property is part of an existing 10-year Development Agreement entered into by the City of Pleasanton and Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (SPA) on September 21, 2010.. The Development Agreement identifies that the agreement is applicable to successors of the Auto Mall (and CLC property) within the Staples Ranch development area and as such, no amendments are contemplated for the CarMax project. The most significant benefit that the City received for entering into the Development Agreement is the 17-acre parcel to be developed in the future as a Community Park. The most significant benefit that the project developers obtained by entering into the Development Agreement is that the General Plan, Specific Plan Amendment, and zoning regulations that apply to the site cannot be changed unilaterally by the City, either by the City Council or through a voter-sponsored initiative. The site is also subject to the Funding and Improvement Agreement (Staples Ranch Neighborhood Park/Detention Basin) including a proportional contribution to ongoing maintenance of the detention basin. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 9, 2014, to review the proposed project. Detailed information on this meeting is provided by Attachment 4, excerpts of the Planning Commission minutes. No members of the public spoke at the Planning Commission hearing. The Commission recommended approval of the applications by a 5-0 vote subject to staffs recommended conditions. DISCUSSION The attached Planning Commission staff report (Attachment 5) presents a more thorough discussion of the project, including: General Plan conformity, zoning and uses, site plan, floor-area-ratio, parking and circulation, operation, noise, grading and drainage, building design, signage, lighting, Green Building, Climate Action Plan, and landscaping. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to pages 21-23 of the attached Planning Commission staff report for a discussion of the considerations needed to approve the proposed PUD development plan. Page 9 of 11