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3. Children's Play Area in the Podium — There did not appear to be an issue with the tot lot, but the concern was where older children could go and play. The podium was thrown out as an option, but they would like to try and keep the use in the podium restricted more for kind of social gathering. It has a pavilion for some outdoor dining, some barbecues, and a fireplace. What they did was enlarged the plan to show what they would like to call the "fun zone." This is essentially where it is part of the amenity package in the central hub, but it is also reaching out to other areas where they can take advantage of being next to a larger corporate campus. Right now, the tot lot is essentially a play structure that is more traditional in nature, both colors and playful in that sense, on 3,600 square feet of fenced in area. Chair Blank inquired if this is the Chapultepec color. Mr. Kang said yes. Chair Blank asked what the name of the other yellow color is and where it is. Mr. Kang replied that the other color is called "sandalwood tan" and that it was by the Chapultepec color to soften down the mass. Mr. Kang continued that there is an open green space that is roughly 13,400 square feet which provides a great opportunity to do some fun things with the landscape. David Gates + Associates has come up with what it calls an "imaginary play" a great place where the older children can climb on it, roll, play, jump, run around, learn how to kick a soccer ball, throw a Frisbee, potentially do some small team sports, and just have a lot of fun. It does not have to be an open park because there actually is one across the street about 300 feet away. Commissioner Narum inquired if that would be on the triangular piece. Mr. Kang said yes. He noted that they are calling this the open green, and there could be areas where they are starting to design and craft. Commissioner Narum asked Mr. Kang if he just said that this was designed with fun stuff. Mr. Kang replied that when he said "fun zone," he was referring to a place where the children can go out and play and do what they want, as opposed to just a stale park that is going to be out there. He noted that an attempt is being made to keep some of the play areas closer to the project, but when the children get old enough to really get into team sports and outgrow this park, they have the two parks that are just south of the site. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 27, 2013 Page 30 of 48