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Commissioner Olson indicated that the reason for his inquiry is because this would go back to the security procedures at the Club, if, in fact, a person with a firearm was allowed in the Club. Ms. Rondash explained that one of the conditions requires a Scanshell 800 ID scanner that would scan the ID of everybody entering the Club; therefore, the person who was shot and the people who were in the Club just prior to, at the time of, or subsequent to the shooting would have had their ID's scanned. Commissioner Blank stated that he is a security, risk, and fraud analyst and noted that fake ID's are relatively obtainable. He added that short of installing a metal detector, it would be close to impossible to keep firearms out of the Club. Ms. Stern indicated that Condition No. 17.e. also requires all patrons to be searched with a full pat -down and the use of a metal detector as well. Ms. Rondash clarified that this would work if the customers were attempting to conceal the weapon but would not really control what happens outside the club. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. George W.M. Mull, Counsel representing Diamond Pleasanton Enterprise, Inc., Business Owner, stated that he appreciated the City's concerns and that they all of this very, very seriously. He clarified for Commissioner Olson that the shooting that took place in January occurred after closing in the parking lot, so there was no indication that there was a firearm ever allowed in the Club. He added that they enforce security pat -downs of every single person by a gender- appropriate person and that they use a metal detector wand and that there is no indication that a weapon was brought into the Club that night. He noted that that these are unfortunate incidences that did happen and asked for the Commission's understanding that they have the same interests and are on the same page as the City. Mr. Mull stated that Club Neo is an extremely well -run club with security that is well above and beyond anything that the Conditions of Approval call for, but certain incidences have happened even with that level of security. He noted that on the night of the shooting, there were 29 security officers on duty, patrolling inside the Club as well as in the parking lot, managed by their Security Coordinator, a twenty -year veteran of the San Jose Police Department who was in charge of the San Jose entertainment district and had run security for very large events at the Shoreline Amphitheater. He added that they are using the most sophisticated approach and the most trained persons, but things still happened. Mr. Mull stated that his client, Ms. Wolfes, was before the Planning Commission in 2010, and based on the conditions that were put in place then and the amount of occupants that were allowed, she decided to move forward and invest in this club and open it with the idea that they would have 812 people. He noted that the club operated through the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 8, 2012 Page 5 of 23