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-~- advised that the next lease would contain a use clause that pertained to the use permit as applicable to the property. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Maas whether he would be agreeable to the conditions, Mr_ Straface confirmed that he would be agreeable, as long as they were reasonable, similar to other properties in the City, and provided they did not ask a property owner to make improvements for other properties~ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank whether the eviction process had passed the point where the owner of the Union Jack Pub may fight the eviction in court, Mr_ Straface confrmed that was the case- Christine Salidivar, Pleasanton Downtown Association, 830 Main Street Suite A, noted that it was unfortunate that the Union Jack Pub had not taken the necessary steps to be a good neighbor and mitigate the problems raised by the neighbors- After reviewing the conditional use permit, she believed that the Union Jack Pub had not been in compliance for some time- She preferred to deal with the current problems and not "poison" the property for future tenants; she complimented staff on the addition of the conditions that would take that issue into consideration- The Pleasanton Downtown Association fully supported staff s recommendations. Joe Yoon, 3707 Mt Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, noted that he ran a re staurant/bar ~Joe's~ in Lafayette and added that he previously worked at the Union Jack Pub for four years. He had been briefed on the problems at Joe's regarding patrons and some troublesome staff- His first action was to change the closing hours to midnight during the week, and 1 =00 a_m_ on weekends; he noted that dissipated a lot of the problem. elements- He noted that patrons of bars that closed earlier would come to the Union Jack Pub and continue drinking- He added that the bartenders did not monitor alcohol intake that late at night, which caused further problems. He noted that he was in the process of trying to obtain the Union Jack Pub, with the intent of turning it into a jazz club as he did in Lafayette. He added that he had taken his bartenders to ABC meetings for training Se SS10nS_ Chris Beratlis, 351-C St_ Mary Street, expressed concern about the Union Jack Pub's operations- He distributed photos taken from his parking lot at 347 St_ Mary Street- He had spoken with Mr. Straface and the Code Enforcement Officer numerous times about his fence, which had been kicked down numerous times. Chairperson Maas noted that staff had recommended a chain lir~k fence. Mr. Beratlis noted that if the fence were built to CalTrans specifications, it might hold up. He noted that the conditions in the parking lot were unbearable due to the vandalism, urination, and defecation by some of the patrons. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 23, 2005 Page 6 of 17