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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Pleasanton Council Chambers 30 West Angela Street March 8, 1978 8:00 P,M. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Planning Commission was called to order at 9:05 P.M., by Chairman Butler. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Doherty, Jamieson, Shepherd, Wood, Chairman Butler Commissioners Absent: None Staff Members Present: Robert Harris, Director of Planning and Community Development; Harvey Levine, City Attorney; Don Sooby, Director of Engineering Services; Al Dutchover, Park and Landscape Designer; Yvonne McFadden, Recording Secretary. Chairman Butler then congratulated Commissioner Wood on his election to the City Council. Before beginning the meeting, Chairman Butler requested that all speakers keep their comments brief and to the point. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was then recited. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Doherty stated that the minutes of the special meeting of February 27, 1978, re: ambulance service on Francisco Street, on Page 5, did not properly portray the many points he named as his reasons for not endorsing the service. City Attorney Harvey Levine stated that the minutes are meant to be a synopsis of the proceedings. The minutes of the meetings of February 8 and February 27 were approved as submitted. MEETING OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION At this point, Mr. Mark Lawrence, proponent on the Skateworld project, came forward to ask the Planning Commission to revise a condition contained in the Planning Commission resolution covering the conditional use permit for the skateboard park, to reduce the liability insurance from $1,000,000 to $300,000. Director of Finance Jim Walker had discussed this matter with Ben Fernandez, the City's insurance carrier, and was advised that the $1,000,000 figure should not be lowered. Mr. Lawrence stressed his intention to build the skateboard park, but that the insurance costs are prohibitive and cuts severely into his investment return.