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time, the payment schedule could be changed. It also depends on who makes the improvements to the property, the tenant or the property owner. Ms. Mohr felt the fee is supposed to be based on the number of employees, not the square footage of a building. She referred to the Unisource building, which has warehouse use. If the use changed, the number of employees would dramatically increase. Jerry Lemm, 17 Greens Lane, representing the Chamber of Commerc~ and Economic Development Committee, supported the staff recommendation. He felt there was an upturn in the business economic climate and there is still a need to attract quality commercial development to Pleasanton. Businesses come to Pleasanton for the quality of life and he urged Council to let the Chamber work with the businesses to get input and mutual cooperation to institute programs the Council feels necessary. Dorene Paradiso, 3168 Paseo Granada, concurred with Mr. Lemm, the Park and Recreation Commission, the Economic Development Advisory Committee recommendation and the staff recommendation not to establish a park facility fee for new businesses. Tom Terrill, Reynolds and Brown, P. O. Box 4057, Concord CA 94520, felt the fee on reconstruction would affect every business in town. He indicated Reynolds and Brown had built over 100 spaces for business tenants and to date only two or three have the same original tenants. Every other tenant space has been a relocation, an expansion, or a business moving out. Every space has had some sort of renovation. He felt that a fee established today is a fee that will be collected on every space over the next five to ten years and is not just on new business spaces. He urged Council not to impose this fee. Ms. Mohr asked if his tenant turnover was typical of other business parks. It seems that unless a building is built to suit the business, there would still be fairly regular space changes. Mr. Ten'ill concurred. He cited various changes that occur to commercial space. He also referred to possible exemptions and believed it would be a nightmare for staff to manage such a complex fee structure. Ms. Dennis did not think it was fair for a business in one turnover to pay all of the obligation for a building. Mr. Terrill cited the expansion of the Ponderosa office, which then led to relocation to another building. That means a business would pay a new fee whenever it grew and would pay again if it moved to new facilities. He did not know how this could be managed and again urged Council to accept the staff recommendation. Brad Hirst, 1811 Santa Rita Road #128, supported the staff recommendation. When a -- business that has been established for many years moves to a new building, or any space to be renovated that requires a permit, you will tax an existing business. Your own action last 05~07~96 -7-