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nothing identified there for a bike /pedestrian. He noted that tackling those difficult intersections or interchanges is one of those things that the bike /pedestrian master plan will have to address. Commissioner Balch then referred to the East Pleasanton Specific Plan process and noted that there is some type of plan being proposed there, with additional vehicular traffic theoretically on El Charro Road and only one lane currently, a dedicated southbound lane. Mr. Tassano said that was correct. Commissioner Balch asked Mr. Tassano if, in his opinion, this would become a two -lane southbound through intersection and if there is enough room for that even with this ingress into Lot 3. Mr. Tassano said yes. He stated that the intersection is fully constructed and there are some striped -out areas which can be ground out into two southbound through lanes and a right -turn trap lane. He added that where there is not enough room for the additional right -turn pocket off of the freeway, and the applicants have indicated that they are donating that extra space to the City to get out of the actual southbound right -turn lane. Mr. Dolan reminded the Commission that even if the City decides it is a good idea, there is still the private agreement plus other people to convince that it is a good idea. Noting that the private agreement dealt originally with truck safety, Acting Chair Allen asked Mr. Tassano if he knew roughly how many trucks come through this area per hour. Mr. Tassano replied that he does not have that off the top of his head but that it is several hundred. He indicated that there are people from the gravel sites in the audience, and they could probably tell. He stated that the problem he has with counting them with survey hoses is that the trucks are a lot stronger than the survey hoses. He added that they now have cameras up there counting vehicles, but his staff has not yet discriminated between trucks and cars. Commissioner Piper noted that the staff report states on page 10 that the service areas would face Stoneridge Drive and would be visible until the landscaping to the south of the building matures; and on page 7 that the conceptual landscaping plans shows views of the landscaping at initial planting and with ten years of growth. She inquired if these two statements are related and that it would take ten years for the landscaping to mature. Ms. Bonn replied that these are two distinct things. She explained that the renderings show what the planting would look like immediately after planting and then after ten years of growth. She displayed the slide showing the view from the freeway off -ramp of the rollup doors on the south fagade facing Stoneridge Drive and pointed out that the area behind those rollup doors would be visible from Stoneridge Drive until the landscaping proposed along the southern boundary of that five -acre lot matures or until a future building to the south is constructed. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 23, 2014 Page 9 of 14