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Commissioner Blank stated that he was not suggesting eliminating it but finding some way to make it more curvy and envelop it more without losing the plaza. Mr. Inderbitzen replied that Hacienda Business Park is very proprietary about corner treatments. He stated that they spent a lot of time with James Paxson discussing eliminating that wall to make the plaza bigger, and the answer was no. He added that had to spend a lot of time with the landscape architect and the architect designing that wall into the plaza so that it was more integrated. Commissioner Blank inquired if there is any way to integrate the plaza better with the retail buildings such as making it more curvy around the corner. He noted that people will naturally drift in and out of the retail. Mr. Inderbitzen replied that they can work on that as there is quite a bit of room there. He pointed out that even though it is roughly only 7,400 square feet of retail, it is very important to the project and they are committed to it. He added that it is real retail, legitimate retail that they want to be successful, attract really good tenants, make it as open and attractive as possible for people to come in there and use it. He noted that most of the retail around Hacienda Business Park turns its back on the street, and it is kind of offensive for someone driving by and not being able to see the stores in there; people will need to get into that plaza to know who the retailers are, and they do not want that scenario here. James Paxson, General Manager of Hacienda Business Park, stated that they are incredibly pleased to be working on this project with Sares Regis, and they are very excited with the high level of design and architecture for this site. He reiterated what was said earlier about how this has been integrated not only within the existing project but within the Park. He indicated that this is an outstanding project and is about three - fourths of the way through the review process, with just a couple more things that need to be done to wrap up. He added that they anticipate providing their approval to the City within the next couple of weeks. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. The Commission then discussed the Work Session topics: A. Would the Planning Commission support the requested exceptions if the project were to move forward as proposed? Commissioner Olson stated that he would. He added that he did not like the word "F as this is a great project that ought to go forward as soon as possible. Commissioner Narum agreed. She stated that she can support the exceptions that are being requested. She added that she likes the way it looks and can support it even if it is not necessarily consistent with the guidelines. With respect to the retail depths of 47 feet and 57 feet, she commented that she assumes the developer has people who PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 10, 2012 Page 11 of 19