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Staff recommends approval of this PUD design review, subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit B. . Commissioner Cooper inquired how this application relates to the transportation corridor -- the Iron Horse Trail is on this project site and will PeopleS oft contribute to the development of the trail. Mr. Plucker advised that a condition states that at the time of trail development, staff can call for the formation of a landscape plan within this Corridor which will coordinate with the landscape improvements on the adjacent site. Chair Barker asked what the downtown in-lieu parking fees are currently. Staff stated it is between $4,000 to $4,500. Chair Barker thought the applicant could contribute to a general trail fund in lieu of the required parking spaces. Mr. Beougher advised that there must be a nexus in this situation. Commissioner Wright inquired about the PeopleSoft logo colors. Staff did not believe the model logo is the actual corporate colors. This will be determined in the sign application. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Richard Springwater, 3024 Clay Street, San Francisco, of AMB Investments, the development managers for this project, thanked Mr. Plucker, Mr. Iserson, and Mr. Swift for their cooperation and efforts with regard to this application. Bill Valentine, HOK, 71 Stevenson Street, San Francisco, designed the PeopleSoft campus. Mr. Valentine described the general layout of the area and the proposed buildings. He stated they worked to develop the project with a sense of community around an internal courtyard. They are planning a fitness area along the proposed Iron Horse Trail. . Mr. Valentine described the building as four stories, metal and glass, and two all-glass lobbies connecting the buildings. He believes there will be a significant amount of pedestrian traffic from their current building to the new campus. Mr. Valentine advised that the mechanical components are shielded by curved panels on the building tops. He also described the different types and uses of glass within the project. Commissioner McGuirk inquired if employee access would be through a security entrance. Mr. Valentine advised there will not be a security guard in the parking lot, but there will be security check-points for access to the buildings. Once employees are granted access, they have free access throughout the entire building complex. In response to Chair Barker, Mr. Plucker advised the applicants estimate a total of 1,210 employees working in the complex and that there is no assigned parking. Mr, Springwater advised the traffic analysis took into account approximately 50 visitors per day, did not account for employee telecommuting, sickness, etc" and just minimally took into account the close proximity of BART. . PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 December 11, 1996