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Mark Sweeney, 4309 Hacienda Drive, representing the Prudential Insurance Company, felt that staff was recommending denial of the application for two reasons: 1) the General Plan Steering Committee had recommended to Council that a land use study be done around the BART Station; and 2) the modification may reduce the demand for full service hotels. As far as he knows the only full service hotel located in Pleasanton was the Hilton. Mr. Sweeney knows of plans for the Hilton to expand by approximately 200 rooms and 10,000 square feet of meeting room space. He further explained that an agreement between Sheraton and Prudential said that Prudential would not build hotels for ten years. The ten years has expired and he felt that Prudential has paid its dues. Mr. Sweeney said that staff wants to look at each application on a case by case basis, but he felt to get businesses to submit applications, the appropriate zoning needed to be in place. Mr. Sweeney felt there was an apparent need for hotels. Ms. Dennis asked if Prudential planned to build hotels on the six lots in question. Mr. Sweeney stated that not all six lots would be involved. Prudential wanted to have the flexibility to offer the prospective builders the opportunity to build wherever they chose. Ms. Dennis asked if Prudential would be agreeable that if a particular lot were chosen for hotel, the other lots would convert back to the original zoning. Mr. Sweeney agreed. Mr. Swift believed the conditional use permit process would be better than rezoning the parcels so that hotels could be built on all six lots. Mr. Swift stated that staff wanted to do the study first, and handle each application case by case to give Council maximum flexibility. Ms. Michelotti asked if the Planning Commission recommendation had been to allow hotels as a permitted use on these lots? Mr. Swift stated that was correct. Ms. Ayala stated that while she was serving on the General Plan Steering Committee, the Committee submitted to City Council a proposal to form a citizens' group with the City of Dublin to study the mixed use in the BART area. The City of Dublin has moved forward and she wanted to see the City of Pleasanton working cooperatively with the City of Dublin. She could understand Mr. Sweeney' s anxiety about putting together this citenzens' group. Ms. Ayala asked if Mr. Sweeney would be willing to do a workshop with City Council to study the area. Mr. Sweeney said that the workshop was long overdue. A lot of other issues could be discussed, not just land use. He stated that he is not comfortable with a citizens' group studying the land uses. Pleasaton City Council 2/18/97 Minutes 5