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Mr_ Edwards noted that teenagers were prone to driving too fast aRer events, and added that the cul de sac would be easy for the police to monitor aRer the evcnt_ He noted that the City of Pleasanton Youth Commission is working with the Youth Commissions from Livermore and Dublin to plan a dance for May 1 O. He noted that dance had taken five months io plan. G'ommissioner Roberts noted that she was concerned about the lack of responsibility and lack of incorporation of the kids in this event. Her experience as a teacher was that at teen dances, there was always one responsible teen at the door. She believed that it would be beneficial for a Youth Commissioner from each city to be at the door, and to report back to the Commission. Mr. Edwards noted that while this was reviewed and approved by the Youth Commission, this was a private enterprise, and was not under the Commission's control. He noted that if Mr. Wehrlie wished to ask the Tri-Valley Youth Council to be involved, he believed that would occur_ He noted that with respect to licensed security guards, his son worked for Pinkerton at Blackhawk and advised that an available person would be requested to work on Sunday night. That person may not have any background in working in bars or with youth, but was a licensed security guard. He noted that if the proprietor had staff who were familiar with the environment and the layout of the premises, that would be more valuable than a paid security guard. George Clever, the Hines Company, 6140 Stoneridge Mall Road #550, wished to clarify the staff report, and noted that his company owned the Stoneridge Corporate Plaza and Pleasanton Corporate Commons. He expressed concern about activities outside the club, and believed that the Commission had identified the issues quite well. He was particularly concerned about his company's parking lots, and had experienced some vandalism incidents over the last year. He wottld like to see visible patrols of the Masses' parking lot for illicit behavior in cars, as well as loitering in the parking lot. He supported the conditions calling for licensed security guards, and was primarily concerned with the outside of the building_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr. Clever confirmed that his company employed a roving Pinkerton security guard 24 hours a day, who circled the premises in a golF cart. He noted that if Mr_ Wehrlie wished to contact Pinkerton, the guard may coordinate with the Hines Company's guard. He believed as long as the security issues were addressed as conditioned, the teen dances would work well_ Sergeant Barry Mickleburgh, Pleasanton Police Department, noted that the Department would expect a minimum of two private security guards to patrol the parking lots. He noted that Sh-Boom's had held teen dances as late as 2002; by the time their date was up, their n-tanagement was ready to stop providing teen dances because oi'the problems they had experienced. He noted that they did not have sufficient staff or security in the parking lot. They had two incidents of a strong-arm robbery, a beating in the parking lot, and a teen who was in a drunken state beyond the point of caring for himself All the incidents PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 23, 2003 Page 7