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Mr. DeBlasi stated that they have had great success with the City of Mountain View, which is a local place. He noted that they were in their newspapers on a bi- monthly basis, and it actually said that they had problems with the new owners and that if they operated it the way that Eric DeBlasi did, they would still be welcoming these people into the community. He further noted the Henry Manayan and the Mayor of Milpitas actually tried to get him into the Great Mall a couple of times, but it did not work out for financial reasons. He stated that he has been doing this for a long time, that he is also a real estate developer from the community and has been here since 1973 so he is very familiar with Contra Costa County and Berkeley. Commissioner Posson noted that Item 7 on page 5 of Exhibit B says that the applicant believes he will be coming back to discuss some proposed uses and that he will need to return to the Planning Commission to modify the Conditional Use Permit for any activities that are part of that approval. Ms. Stern clarified that it is not for uses but that there was discussion about the patio. Mr. DeBlasi explained that after this meeting, they were going to try and find out from Building and Planning what type of timeframe it would take if he puts in a permit for outdoor patio dining. He stated that, especially in California, when the weather's good, they would really want to have a patio and have fire pits, and so forth. He added that they were looking at having a 3,700- square -foot patio that would be taking up approximately 10 parking spaces, for which they would do a parking analysis. Commissioner Posson continued that on page 6 of Exhibit B, the security plan talks about dealing with intoxicated patrons. He inquired how that is done. Mr. DeBlasi said they do it calmly. He explained that they try to use common sense and try to read them. He noted that a good staff is supposed to read the patrons throughout the night, and every staff, from the bartender to the bottle service person, is trained to keep an eye on people to make sure they are not over - pouring. He further noted that the door staff is trained to make sure people who are already intoxicated are not coming in. He added that they deal with these patrons, hopefully prior to their getting intoxicated, and if they are getting intoxicated, they try to slow them down. Mr. DeBlasi stated they have what he calls a Monday morning business, where every Monday they come back and figure out what worked the past week business -wise: whether they were slow or busy, whether there were any problems with people getting DUI's because they were over - pouring, and so forth. Mr. DeBlasi stated that Pleasanton is the first City where they have not proposed to be open until 4:00 a.m. He explained that the last call occurs between 1:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.; they then let them sober down and calm down, serve them free food, make sure they are happy by the time they go home; and then let them out slowly throughout the evening, put them in their car, and tell them to leave the facility as quick as humanly possible. He noted that this also does not put an impact on the Police Department. He PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 27, 2013 Page 11 of 22