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Mr. Grayson stated that they tried to address at the outreach meeting the majority of the concerns raised tonight. With respect to the HOA, he indicated that they did not know there were any known HOAs in the area when they talked to Planning about any known HOA's in the area, and apologized that when they did their research, they did not realize and no one had mentioned that there was an HOA in the area or they would have gone directly to the HOA. He noted, however, that they posted and took at least 20 flyers to that area as it is the closest area to the facility. In response to the concern regarding the traffic flow, he stated that they believe it is going to be enhanced because the two outer dispensers have been eliminated, and, therefore, the flow certainly going one way around there increases the flow around this facility. Regarding the concern about vapors, Mr. Grayson replied that Mr. McFarlane was at the outreach meeting and raised this concern there as well. Mr. Grayson stated that Mr. McFarlane lives approximately 122 feet from the facility, which is quite a distance away. He added that they are enhancing the facility by taking out the old contamination in the facility and the ground and will speed up any remediation that might be necessary there once the tanks are removed. He noted that the majority of the pollutants that will be remaining anywhere near the facility are heavy hydrocarbons from the Kinder pipeline, and those hydrocarbons will never reach this facility just because of the flow. Addressing Ms. Arango's concerns, Mr. Grayson stated that what they are proposing will obviously enhance the appearance of the facility; they are bringing the restrooms inside, and they will be state -of- the -art restrooms that will be clean; they will clean and sweep the exterior once a week. He explained that the reason the fuel dispensers are in disrepair many times is because those fueling islands are old, put there in 1976, and maintaining them costs a lot of money. He noted, for example, that one of them was hit a while back, and fixing it would have required a lot more work, and so they were left as is since new, state -of- the -art equipment will be replacing it. Mr. Grayson stated that the master fuel agreements with the service station owner are through Conoco Phillips, and the only reason Chevron is involved in this facility is because in the remediation agreement, Chevron is responsible for all Union 76 clean -up. Mr. Grayson stated that they have brought everything they can based on the Downtown Design Guidelines. He added that they have enhanced the project; they have done everything that the Planning staff has asked and have gone through many iterations on that building. He noted that the building is beautiful and looks like a residential facility, with windows that allow for security to look in. He requested that the Commission approve the project as recommended by staff. Chair Blank requested Mr. Grayson to confirm that he is amenable to a condition that would specify lot- cleaning weekly. Mr. Grayson said yes. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 27, 2013 Page 14 of 48