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high - quality motion visuals because it really helps the Commission, the City Council, <br />and the public to truly understand what they are dealing with, and projects that have <br />make that investment up front have found great success. <br />Mr. Steinberg replied that they would be happy to do that. He then addressed the <br />matter of stepping, noting that he believes they are really pretty close in most of their <br />thoughts on how they are approaching this. He asked for a little flexibility and a little <br />trust on the stepping, stating that there are many ways to do the stepping. He noted <br />that the most predictable and expected is to incrementally step up in the most logical <br />order, but sometimes with art, having some variation on it can add some richness. <br />Commissioner O'Connor stated that he likes it the way it is. <br />Commissioner Olson agreed. <br />Acting Chair Blank clarified that he was not asking for more symmetry. He indicated <br />that it was fine the way it is and that it is an articulation issue. <br />Mr. Steinberg stated that they will continue to work on this and will come back with very <br />good graphics. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that he would like to plant the seed in terms of the architecture. He <br />stated that the most powerful graphics that are submitted and the ones that make the <br />most impact on him when he looks at them are the elevations that are submitted, and <br />he asked the Commission to remember that they will never see those elevations in real <br />life: you cannot see it, you think it stretches the amount, it flattens them out, it does not <br />give you a good idea of what articulation is provided in the current design. He added <br />that if you take that architecture and go back to the site plan, and you recall how the <br />building was pulled out to sit at an angle, it gives it a whole different look as well. He <br />indicated that this is something to remember when reviewing these things, and it lends <br />credence to Acting Chair Blank's comments about perspective visuals and things that <br />can give you a better idea of what you will really be able to see because elevations are <br />a technical tool for showing a design, but they are not a very good tool for showing what <br />it is going to look like. <br />F. . Are the commercial building designs, colors and materials, and heights <br />acceptable? <br />Commissioner O'Connor said yes. <br />Commissioner Narum stated that she absolutely loved the way the Pleasanton Gateway <br />came out when the Commission worked through that. She indicated that this is a little <br />bit flat and that it possibly is the level of detail. <br />Commissioner Pearce agreed with Commissioner Narum. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 12, 2012 Page 35 of 40 <br />