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~ She said they have put in money for traffic mitigation measures and e is still willing to take her chances with them in regard to the 30 remaining lots. How ver, she stated she would not want to see a glut of retail stores and wants Lot 14A to conditioned so that the City has control of what type of business goes in. She would also t that use reviewed by the Planning Commission. Commissioner Michelotti commended staff on a very comprehensive report. She felt they must all look at the broader picture in that Prudential has already do e a good job and has been of value in the community. She agreed with the other Commis 'oners' comments, noting that traffic has always been one of their concerns. She poin out she had been on the steering committee 10 years ago when planning first began for dential and many questions were asked at that time as to whether Prudential would be ere in 10 or 20 more years. She pointed out the many benefits the City has derived from rudential and that they have paid for over $180 million of improvements. She further no Prudential has been scrutinized and has complied with all the conditions of approval. Sh pointed out that 10 years ago the City's budget had not been constrained by the State as 't is now, and the City is scrambling for funds. She felt that by helping Prudential they wo Id be helping the community. She thought Prudential needed the flexibility they reque ted in order to go forward in an economical fashion. She agreed Lot 14A should be nditioned to allow the City control over what goes in. Commissioner McGuirk said he was not in Pleasanton 10 years ago, but has seen the changes made since that time. He pointed out that in the current market co anies are downsizing and developers are having to react to that. Large office buildings ar not needed as much now as they were some 8-10 years ago. He felt Prudential is wisely trying to react to the changing market and that the flexibility must be there for them to s . ve. In regard to traffic mitigations, he felt Prudential has dealt with those issues as ch as possible. He said he drives through Hacienda every day and felt traffic is not a pr blem and that the park is a very attractive place. However, he agreed the City should have control over what goes in Lot 14A. Commissioners Mahern and Michelotti pointed out the extension agr ment is for 15 years which is a realistic time for a review of it in regard to traffic mitiga ons. Chairman Hovingh stated he has followed Hacienda Business Park d velopment for the past 10 years and felt Prudential has done a tremendous amount of good or the City. He pointed out that the Senior Center was partially paid for by those developer ds. He supported approval of the Amendment to the Development Agreement and agr with the rest of the Commission's comments. However, the only problem he had with e Development Agreement is that it does not require more residential development, hich he felt would be a healthy factor for Hacienda. He reiterated his concern about viewin of signage from Highway 580, but realized that issue would be reviewed at another me. Planning Commission Minutes May 12, 1993 Page 12