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LE ASANTONQ <br />ATTACHMENT 6 <br />Economic Vitality <br />Committee <br />Minutes <br />October 5, 2017 <br />7:30 a.m. <br />Pleasanton Library Community Meeting Room <br />400 Old Bernal Avenue <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Meeting called to order at 7:35 am by EVC Chair Barbara Steinfeld. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Committee members present were Barbara Steinfield, Will Doerlich, Christina Nystrom <br />Mantha, Kristen Hayes Kuse, Ellen Pensky McGraw, Steve Baker, PUSD Trustee Jamie <br />Hintzke, Olivia Sanwong, Council member Arne Olson, Chiman Lee, Sylvia Tian, Angel Moore <br />and Betsy Edwards. Committee members not in attendance were Kareen Knowles, Janet <br />Yarbrough, Scott Raty, Shareef Mandavi and Esther Yu. Guests in attendance were Angela <br />Ramirez Homes, Tony Perino and Brad Hirst. City staff present were Director of Community <br />Development Gerry Beaudin, Permit Center Manager Melinda Denis, Planning Manager Adam <br />Weinstein, Associate Planner Eric Luchini, Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano, Management <br />Analyst Sean Welch, Director of Finance Tina Olson, Director of Engineering Steve Kirkpatrick, <br />Office Assistant Shawn Harris and Director of Economic Development Pamela Ott. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Angela Ramirez Homes, a consultant for Costco, offered that she is at the meeting to answer <br />questions and noted several comments: Costco has a purchase option on the prospective <br />property within the Economic Development Zone; Costco will be making parking investments <br />at each of its Tri -Valley locations; the Pleasanton Costco will include a gas station; the square <br />footage of the proposed Costco will be larger than the Danville store and smaller than the <br />Livermore store. <br />Nearon Enterprises' president Tony Perino, as a property owner within the Economic <br />Development Zone, offered his availability to confirm the uses of the parcels and support for <br />the EDZ. He confirmed that Nearon intended to sell the properties for the proposed Costco and <br />hotel(s) projects. <br />UPDATE, DISCUSSION AND INPUT REGARDING JOHNSON DRIVE ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENT ZONE <br />Director of Community Development Gerry Beaudin offered an overview of the Johnson Drive <br />Economic Development project, including the recent direction by the City Council relative to <br />the financing of required transportation improvements associated with the Economic <br />Development Zone (EDZ). He reported that after the EVC's review, the project will move <br />