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Mr. Pack stated that he was a traffic engineer at Livermore when the Livermore station opened, and the queuing was underestimated, thus causing a lot of issues. He indicated that they then worked with the property developer to make some striping changes to ensure there was adequate storage. He assured the Commission, as one of the people who oversaw and managed this in Livermore, that this will not happen in Pleasanton and that these numbers before the Commission are an absolute, could be considered the worst -case scenario, and are conservative estimates that can still meet the expected demand. Mr. Pack continued that one of the advantages with this location being pushed back a little bit from the intersection of Bernal Avenue and Koll Center Parkway is that even under some extreme condition where there could potentially be 20 percent more beyond the 15 spaces, there is some storage area in the alleyway before it even reaches Wells Fargo and the driveway. He indicated that it would still be self- contained within that area and would not impact operations at Safeway or at the other businesses there. Commissioner Narum noted that on the blueprint, the area just beyond the gas station to the east is striped "Keep Clear." Mr. Pavan indicated that the area is the driveway. Mr. Dolan asked Mr. Pack to talk about the ambassador. Mr. Pack stated that the ambassador will be there to try and maximize the space by directing folks who may be queued on the other side to get into available spaces as cars leave. He reiterated that they have been as conservative as possible, taking the maximum number of all the iterations they looked at, and that there will be a little bit of additional storage. He indicated that they are fairly comfortable in their assertion that it is going to be able to withstand the peak demand during peak time. In response to Commissioner Blank's earlier question regarding the difference between the two proposals, Commissioner Olson stated that this structure looks like it has less massing in it than the previous proposal. He inquired if there is the capacity to add a fourth pump should the station be extremely successful and a queuing problem occurs. Mr. Pavan replied that there is no flexibility on this project for an additional pump. He noted that he understood the Commission's concern but concurred with Mr. Pack that there is room to increase the queuing capacity from 18 vehicles to potentially 20 or 21. He indicated that staff has reviewed this at length to ensure that the design addressed any potential problems. He added that should any issues arise in the future, staff can bring this back to the Planning Commission for retroactive measures. Mr. Dolan stated that one of the things that works for the City is the fact that the primary retail establishment that would be adversely affected by clogging up is Safeway, who is the owner of the station, and to some extent, Wells Fargo. He noted that if problems do arise, Safeway will be right there to work with staff. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 25, 2012 Page 6 of 12