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the City and the community in developing their Master Plan and dev -lopment agreements necessary for the Pleasanton site. The applicant read the staff repo conditions and had no objection with them, except for some of staff's recommended tree si s. .- Commissioner Hovingh questioned why Kaiser would commit so mu h money to trees and landscaping for a temporary parking lot. Mr. Nygard stated the pI represents Kaiser's consultants' views of Kaiser's standards for parking lots that have b n established in other locations. He further stated that Kaiser would like to salvage the , if possible, but usually it is not possible to successfully transplant the trees. They en would be open to giving them away or relocating them elsewhere. Chairman McGuirk inquired of staff if the application could be cond tioned such that if the trees are found to be successfully transplantable, then the trees must be moved and replanted. Mr. Swift recommended that condition be done at the second appro process. They would have the ability to see what trees, if any, could be moved. Al Ferreira, 5519 Baldwin Way, stated he has never seen the parkin lot full and questioned why an interim parking lot was being built and was there a real n for one. ~ Mr. Swift indicated that the intention of Kaiser was to move forwar with building a third office building. That building could possibly be built over a portion of the existing lot. If that occurred, there won't be enough parking for members during nstruction. By building the parking lot fIrst, Kaiser feels they will have suffIcient parking 0 site during the construction period. Construction on the third medical office buildi g could possibly start next spring, and they would like to break ground on the parking lot this year before the rains. Because Kaiser doesn't have their Master Plan completed, th y are willing to take a risk by building an interim parking lot that may be useful for them hen the Master Plan is completed. In response Commissioner Hovingh's inquiry of when the City ex ted to see the Master Plan, Mr. Swift stated that they were waiting for Kaiser to submit i. Mr. Swift also stated the tentative location of the third office building was on the northea t corner, because Kaiser needs the rest of the property for the proposed hospital and parking garage, if the City approvals the Master Plan. If not, the third office building may be ocated off of Stoneridge Drive in the undeveloped portion of the property. In a response to Chairman McGuirk, Mr. Swift indicated that a po 'on of the existing parking lot, not the proposed parking lot, would be torn up in order to build the third office building. In response to Mr. Ferreira's concerns, Mr. Nygard stated that this timetable is important to Kaiser and is the reason for starting the parking lot now. He furth stated that there are patient services waiting to go into the new building. Mr. Nygard s ted he would be willing to meet with Mr. Ferreira to answer any further questions he may ave. Commissioner Hovingh advised that Condition 26 directs the devel r to provide a dust plan which will help the neighbors of the construction site. ~ PUBLIC HEARING WAS CWSED. Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 September 22, 1993