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Police Service Center Similar to the approved project, Workday would. construct, at its own expense, a small addition and remodel the ground level of the BART parking garage to create a joint BART and City of Pleasanton police service center. The space would serve as a limited-use facility to support law enforcement operations and ancillary services for public safety in the north end of Pleasanton. The applicant has collaborated with Police Department staff to ensure the design reflects Police Department needs. The Development Agreement requires that the police service center be constructed concurrently with the rest of the Workday project. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on April 13, 2016 to review the proposed project. Detailed information on this meeting is provided in Attachment 3, draft excerpts of the Planning Commission minutes. After receiving public testimony, the Commission recommended approval of the applications on a 4-1 vote (Commissioner Nagler dissenting) subject to staff's recommended conditions. The dissenting Commissioner indicated that he was very supportive of the project, but wanted to express concern that BART had not adequately addressed parking shortfalls at its Pleasanton stations. DISCUSSION Staff supports the modified project and believes it improves on the previous project in several ways through the incorporation of: • An improved site plan, with an increased number of pedestrian and bicyclist connections and less prominent vehicle parking underground and at the rear of the site (instead of a parking garage fronting Stoneridge Mall Road); • A more iconic office building design; • Elimination of a parking garage and improved design of the remaining parking garage; • Additional green building/sustainability features (LEED Platinum is proposed); and • A new public plaza area as BART riders enter/exit Pleasanton. The attached Planning Commission staff report presents a more thorough discussion of the project, including considerations related to: General Plan conformity; zoning and uses; site plan and office building; parking; circulation; transit, bike, and pedestrian access; police service center; signage; green building, landscaping, open space, and public plaza; and tree removal. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to the attached Planning Commission staff report (pages 13-16 of Attachment 4), for a discussion of the considerations to be addressed in reviewing and/or modifying a PUD development plan. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice regarding the proposed project and related City Council public hearing were mailed to property owners and tenants within 1,000 feet of the subject property and was Page 8 of 9