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In response to an inquiry by G'orrimissioner Roberts regarding the Hacienda Business Park's involvement in lighting issues, Ms. Decker con£irxxted that was the case. She added that could be brought forward to the Civic Arts Coxrimission to determine }tow much lighting would be appropriate for the type of design being proposed- THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED_ Craig Evankovich, DES Architects and Engineers, project architect, wished to address the Comxriissioners' questions- He displayed the site plan on the overhead screen and stated that with respect to smoking, Roche has been proactive in installing two smoking areas, which he pointed out on the site plan- He added that they were more than 25 feet from the entrance. He noted that Roche had a Transportation Systems Management (TSM~ program in place. He stated that the art concept was only to demonstrate scale and location and that they would work closely with the City_ Commissioner Arkin complimented the applicant on the project and inquired about the employee population of the building- Mr_ Evankovich replied that there would be a total of approximately 600 employees. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blarilc regarding the construction timeline, Mr. Evankovich replied that they hoped to begin construction early in 2006. Completion would be scheduled for the first quarter of 2007. Greg Canl3eld, Senior Director of Facilities Management, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, noted that the nature of the expansion was two-fold= the relocation oi'Roche's operations from Alameda, including 150 employees; and the expansion of capacity for its growing operations in Pleasanton. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Maas regarding the company's focus, Mr_ Canfield replied that the company made medical diagnostic products for detection of I-IIV, Hepatitis A, Band C, human papilloma virus, and blood screening products for clinical applications. He noted that they developed and marketed the re-agent side of their business in Pleasanton; the instruments were made in Switzerland. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Fox moved to approve PUD-S1-30-64D-3M, subject to the Conditions of Approval as listed in Exhibit B, as recommended by staff. Commissioner Arkin seconded the motion, with the inclusion of the following modifications, which was accepted by Commissioner Fox. 1. Condition 17. a. would be modified to include the phrase, "if required," with respect to the West Las Positas Boulevard freeway interchange, as proposed by staff, and 2_ Condition 13 would be modified to include the phrase, "as required by State Law," with respect to the distance betty eeu the building entrance and the smoking areas. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES August 24, 2005 Page 8 of 1 7