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center, would like some spillover visitors in the evening, and he is respectful of that. He reiterated, however, that he is concerned that the memory of that location just goes back too far and the folks who came to that club in years past are still going to remember, even though it is a new name, that that place was there. He added that he is also concerned about public safety and the costs to the Police Department. He inquired if the new owner pay for these costs, which he hopes they would. He recalled that there were multiple visits by the police on various weekends, on numerous weekends when I would drive by, and he recalled that the place was closed because there was a shooting. He stated that he is sure Pleasanton residents remember that and will for a long time, and he does not see why people from San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and elsewhere in the Bay Area are not going to remember that and are not going to be attracted to this. He added that he was reading over the materials and it looked to him like the issues with this place go back to at least 1997 and 1998 before he even moved to town, and he would not be surprised if it went back even further. Mr. Sowell stated that one of the uses he would like to see for this location is a greater emphasis on a place where young people; teenagers, can gather and have fun. He indicated that his twin sons are now 14 years. He noted that over a year or two ago, the City put on events at Hart Middle School on Friday nights, but budget cuts have since prevented that from going on. He stated that it was essentially a place where teens who were older than the Pump It Up or Super Franks set could go. He noted that those were great places for these teens. He added that as far as he knows, except for Boomer's in Livermore and maybe Super Franks to some extent, there is no place for children 12 to 18 or 14 to 18 to go that would be actually fun to go to. He indicated that he would like for there to be a period during the week where maybe 12- to 14-year-olds are welcome, and only within that age range would seem appropriate; and then maybe from 16 to 18 years at a different day and a different time. He reiterated that he thinks that would be great so the young people are in a safe place. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Vice Chair Pearce asked Lt. Knox if the Police Department is comfortable with the operations as set forth in the Conditions of Approval. Lt. Knox said yes, as proposed, pending approval of the submitted security plan. Vice Chair Pearce inquired if he has seen the revised Conditions of Approval on the staff memo dated today. Lt. Knox said yes. Vice Chair Pearce noted that there is an altered condition in the memo that talks about calling the Police Department if somebody standing outside the property will not leave. She inquired if it is typical for the Police Department to do that. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 27, 2013 Page 16 of 22