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Commissioner Wilson asked what the floor to floor height was on <br />the first floor. Mr. Munsun asnwered it was 18 feet. Commissioner <br />Wilson asked the floor to ceiling height on the first floor. Mr. <br />Munsun stated it would be 12 feet. Commissioner Wilson asked the <br />height on floor to ceiling on the other four floors. Mr. Munsun <br />stated it would be 9 feet on floors 2-5 and the floor to floor height <br />is 13'6" which would allow them to put all mechanical ducting below <br />the beam structure. <br />Commissioner Jamieson asked if the laddering system being proposed <br />is something of a standard nature. Mr. Munsun answered something <br />of this nature was not usually required because in buildings of <br />this size there was usually fire fighting equipment available to <br />handle this height. <br />Mr. Munsun stated that this system had not yet been designed but <br />it is a fairly simple procedure. He also stated that he had <br />talked to Fire Chief Hill and had agreed that once it was designed <br />it would be brought back to him for approval. <br />Commissioner Doherty stated that one concern was fire protection <br />but another concern was that there are a lot of people who do not <br />want any building over 65 feet. He stated it was his intent that <br />there would be no building over 65 feet in Pleasanton He further <br />stated that he feels the buildings presented tonight were super and <br />felt they were first class, but stated he could not support this <br />height. <br />Mr. Munsun stated that at the time the building was designed he <br />thought the height was still negotiable and it was not their intent <br />to not follow an established rule. <br />Mr. Gage stated that on the surface there appears to be a 20 foot <br />differential but if measured from top of parapet it is actually <br />only approximately 7 feet over. <br />Commissioner Wilson expressed regret that there is an ordinance <br />which would allow this. <br />Commissioner Doherty expressed concern that maybe their original <br />intents were not communicated verbatim to the Council who went <br />ahead and put the ordinance through. <br />Commissioner Lindsey also expressed his concern. <br />Mr. Swift stated he thought the Planning Commission did recommend <br />a 65 foot height, but the Council added the clause that if the <br />Fire Department had the capability to fight fires, and the Fire <br />Department has indicated that with respect to this building they <br />approve the proposed laddering system as being adequate for them to <br />fight fires which would meet the requirements of the ordinance. <br />-~- <br /> <br />