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600 people to the neighborhood meeting, using the same list the City used, and of the 600 invitees, 11 residents showed up and three were opposed to the project. He stated that so much has been made about a petition with 30 signatures, but they have turned in a petition with 275 to 300 signatures in favor of the application, 90 percent of whom were Pleasanton residents and about 75 percent were from the neighborhood. He indicated that there will always be opposition, but they have overwhelming neighborhood support. Mr. Hirst asked Ms. Soo to display the site plan and then described the proposed project. He stated that there has been some misconception that this is a two -story building, but it is not. He pointed to the three existing open service bays that will be converted to a storefront with an entrance and three parking places; and the trash enclosure, to the left of which will be the bike racks. He stated that there will be an entrance on the north side of the building, with the primary entrance with a new 23 -foot tall tower element on the west side. He then pointed to an emergency -only door that will be locked from the outside as required by the Fire Department; the 11 coolers and reach -in coolers, four of which be for wine and will be locked; and two restrooms, men's and women's. Mr. Hirst stated that Dee Church, the store manager, had the shrubs trimmed so they could be lower for better visibility, and proposed that a caution sign to watch for exiting vehicles be posted on the West Las Positas Boulevard side for pedestrians and particularly the students walking by the location of the gas station. He pointed out that the Santa Rita Road/West Las Positas Boulevard intersection is the busiest in Pleasanton with 44,000 cars going through there daily. He added that there is a 24 -hour fire station across the street, and 20 percent of the service calls are between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; there is a 24 -hour emergency room diagonally across the street, and 25 percent of the annual calls are also between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Mr. Hirst stated that Santa Rita Road is obviously the primary entrance for the whole east side of Pleasanton to get to the freeway, and in the spirit of cooperation and compromise, Mr. Roesbery has made three major concessions: (1) He really wants to be open 24 hours, but he has agreed to operate from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. (2) The beer and wine sales will be limited to 11:00 p.m., and the 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. hours of operation match those at WalMart. (3) The car wash will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. instead of during the store's operating hours. He asked the Commission for its approval, saying that Mr. Roesbery has complied with all the staff requests over the past year; he has staff's recommendation, and the Police Department has indicated that it has no problem with the operation. Chair O'Connor stated that the biggest complaint that has been brought up, at least from the letters that have come in, is around the noise. He indicated that he knows this is a busy intersection and that there is already a lot of noise there. He noted that he believes the neighbors are more worried about the later night noise when traffic gets a little better on the street as opposed to the middle of the day. He asked if the applicants PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 27, 2014 Page 13 of 44