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members of the Police Department, as well as with the BART Police Department. He noted that John Reynolds, a partner with BART, is also present tonight. He thanked BART and Mr. Reynolds for their trust that Workday will produce a product that everyone will be happy with. Mr. Griggs stated that there are a couple of minor improvements: increasing the size of and relocating the transit hub where the bus drop is, hopefully to facilitate more use of the BART system ; and embellishing the pedestrian promenade that links BART where the walkway drops off at the station all the way out to Stoneridge Mall Road, again to try and entice people to use that as a means of travel over time. He indicated that they look forward to the Commission's feedback and hope to formally submit a project within the next few weeks for review later in March. Commissioner Posson asked the applicant to talk about some of the energy efficient elements that they are building into their design. Paul Ferrell, Form 4 Architects, stated that first of all, they are going to be going for LEED Gold, so there will be quite a few measures. He indicated that they have not decided on everything yet as they are just at the early stages of development. He noted, however, that, one thing they are considering are PV panels on a portion of the roof. He added that there will be quite a bit of light in this building so they are going to meet those kinds of requirements. He indicated that Workday definitely has done LEED in all of its projects as well as in all its tenant improvements at existing facilities, so there definitely is a commitment there, even if they have not yet gone through the checklist and pointed to every single item. The Commission then discussed the Work Session Topics. A. Is the proposed land use /zoning change from mixed -use high- density residential /commercial to office acceptable on the BART property? Commissioners Ritter, Posson, Allen, and Pearce said yes. Acting Chair O'Connor also said yes and indicated that it is unanimous. B. Are the positioning of the office building and parking garages, the on -site circulation, and the number of parking spaces acceptable? Commissioner Posson stated that he is fine with those elements, but he had a question regarding on -site circulation: How are the traffic implications on Stoneridge Mall Drive going to be reviewed as part of this application? Mr. Otto replied that there is a traffic study that is actually underway, which will be available for the Commission's review and consideration. Commissioner Posson indicated that he is then good with all of the numbers. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 12, 2014 Page 24 of 38