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intention here is to still provide a gate that would be unlocked, identical to the treatment provided on Madsen Court, which does not bar the public from the ability to come in and out, but also provides some mitigation to residents at the end of that hammerhead from impacts such as light and noise. Ms. Hardy also addressed Condition No. 60 that requires the construction of a bus shelter on Valley Avenue, which does not have a bus route or schedule for a bus route. She explained that this was brought up at the Ironwood development about 12 years ago and was taken off then. She added that they pay their traffic fees that go into funding those kinds of infrastructure. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Ritter noted that when he was reading the staff report, there seemed to be a lot of "we wish they would do this" and "we wish they did not do that', yet he sensed that there are reasons they could not do otherwise. He stated that he is confused with the perception and still does not totally understand why staff was trying to push the applicant to do some things, and that would change the flow when the preschools cannot be moved. Mr. Weinstein explained that staff works with applicants to get the project that they can and recognize that sometimes they do not always get everything they ask for. He stated that staff is cognizant when they work with applicants on revisions to the project that their requests be reasonable and are not out of the ordinary, that they are not things that have not been done anywhere else. He noted that Ponderosa, as the developer, really understands the bottom line of their project from a financial standpoint; however, as planners, staff believed that the changes being requested are things that did not seem out of the ordinary and could be accommodated through a redesign of the project. He acknowledged that a redesign of the project for a developer can be a pretty big deal, but staff did feel that things like reducing the FAR or increasing the rear yard setbacks or developing detached sidewalks on the site would not be such extraordinary "asks" that they could not be accommodated for this project. He added that staff is looking at this project and other projects in the City from the perspective of a community benefit. Commissioner Nagler stated that it is clear that this piece of property will be developed as part of a much larger development which has already been constructed. He indicated that the question is what it should look like and how it could best fit into the community, most particularly into the community on a site that happens to be particularly visible. He stated that he believes the Commission has an obligation to make sure it comports with what it believes to be appropriate for the City and the neighborhood, particularly because it is highlighted by the fact that, similar to a handful of other locations in Pleasanton, this happens to be quite visible. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 12, 2015 Page 13 of 34