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Mr. Hirst commented that Measure X originally allowed fast food restaurants without take- out windows and conditionally approved fast food restaurants with take-out windows. Subsequently, the City Council changed it to disallow fast food establishments. Mr. Hirst summarized several points of the staff report: . Caffino does not perform on-site food preparation. . He agrees with the problem of delivery vehicles parked in the designated fire lane and feels Caffino will be part of the solution. . He believes traffic congestion is not and will not be a problem in this center, supplying photos as evidence. He also referred to the approval of the espresso kiosk at Valley and Santa Rita, stating that area has a bigger congestion problem. . The landscaping provided by Caffino will improve the center. . The addition of the Espresso Express will not be injurious to the general public. . He advised that severalloca1 business owners are supportive of this application. . He noted there are four different uses and design architectures in this area. . He feels the Commission can make the fmdings that this application conforms to the guidelines for a PUD modification. Commissioner McGuirk inquired how Caffino keeps their buildings clean and bright. Mr. Gallegos spoke to this, stating that the "Mystery Shopper Program" has a list of six items to be checked: the drive-through lane is litter free, all windows are clean, items visible through the windows are orderly, pastry window is clean and orderly, and the wall under the ordering window is kept spotless. The employees are to check these items at any idle time throughout the day. Also, once per month the stores are steam cleaned, including the drive- through lane, and quarterly, the directional stripping is repainted. George Nickelson, 1901 Olympic, Suite 206, Walnut Creek, is the traffic engineer for this project. He stated the traffic projections are based on actual numbers generated from other Caffino stores. Mr. Nickelson stated there is generally a two-car que, however, on occasion he has seen three or four cars in line, at which time they usually circle around to the other side of the facility where there are less cars. Henry Hatton, 3963 Fairlands Drive, spoke in favor of this application, although he initially had concern that approval of this PUD modification would allow more fast food restaurants in the area. He also stated a Stop sign needs to be added at the driveway onto Pimlico. Albert Su, 6700 Santa Rita Road, co-owner of California Burger, presented ten more signed petitions opposing this application. He stated there are other businesses in the area already serving espresso coffee, and he is concerned for the safety of the general public with the addition to the existing congestion in the area. In response to Chairman Wright, Mr. Su stated his peak hours are from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 8:00 p.m. Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 July 27, 1994 -