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start a domino effect. If one business is allowed in, more will follow and the whole character of Stanley Boulevard will change. He believed the lot across the street was a better solution. Brad Hirst, 1811 Santa Rita Road,//128, representing the applicant Mt. Diablo, believed that staff had adequately addressed the issues, particularly on pages 4, 9, 10, and 13. He said this project has been in the process for thirteen months and the customers of Mt. Diablo Bank and its employees are the ones that are being short-changed. Mt. Diablo has entered the market and has been very successful. Mt. Diablo is trying to take care of its employees and Pleasanton's residents. He gave a brief background of the property. He said Mt. Diablo is spending $200,000 to improve Main Street, Vervais Avenue, and Stanley Boulevard and there is an approved 13,000 sq.ft. building. The appeal of the Planning Commission approval is for the 3,000 foot expansion and the design review of the parking lots. The parking lots go from 43 to 58 parking spaces. He felt expanding the building and gaining additional parking spaces was a benefit. He also said the parking lots will be utilized on Saturday by the bank. He mentioned several of the business/residential in the immediate area supported this project. He said in 1988 Stanley Boulevard carried 15,600 vehicles and in 1998 carried 4,600 cars. He agreed with the installation of "No U-turns" and "No parking signs" on Stanley Boulevard. He respectfully asked Council to concur with staff's recommendation and reject the appeal. Peter Shutts, 4133 Mohr Avenue, said the access from the project has been conditioned as a right turn only and the City in its long term plan, plans on signalizing that intersection. He felt that the traffic has been dealt with in a very thorough manner. The expansion of the bank itself is unchanged from the Main Street elevation. Minor changes will occur on the Vervais Street. He said that in the parking lot across the street, some of the detailing will be the natural extension of the building. Ms. Dennis asked about the right turn only. She thought it would be a good idea to post in the parking lot a sign showing people that if they want to access Main Street, they should use Vervais Street. Mr. Shutts said it will be clearly identified. Mayor Tarver asked staff when the signal would be installed, how it would occur, etc. ? Mr. Swift said the General Plan identifies that intersection to be signalized as part of the proposed traffic fee otherwise it would be funded from City's revenues that the City uses for traffic improvements, gas tax money, general fund money, etc. It is not identified in the short term Capital Improvement Program as a signal to be installed in the short term. He did not know where it would fall in the priorities for traffic lights. Ms. Dennis asked if there was a coordinated pulse that would allow openings for people to exit without a traffic signal. Pleasanton City Council 18 08/18/98 Minutes