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He continued that the uses and tenants are established and Reynolds & Brown hopes to get building and/or grading permits as soon as possible. He referred to Condition #3 and indicated the desire to move ahead with construction of the retail buildings while the issue of the cul de sac is being resolved. He also referred to Attachment A-l, which lists allowed uses, and requested "consumer electronics" be added to the list. He also responded to Ms. Dennis' question and indicated the developer and tenants are happy with the design and location of the 1-580/680 flyover. Ms. Mohr requested more landscaping in front of the CompUSA building and wanted to be sure the trees will be taller than the building when they mature. Mr. Terrill agreed the building is large and there is room to add trees along the walkways. Staff included that in the conditions. Mr. Pico was concerned about traffic at Owens and Hopyard and asked if there would be more traffic lanes. Mr. Terrill related discussions with Bill van Gelder, the City Traffic Engineer, and Council then discussed various travel options on the streets in this area and the most efficient routes to the freeways. There was also discussion about changing the hours of construction, so the workers would not impact the intersections at 5:00 p.m. Mr. Pico wanted more architectural detail for the CompUSA building on the side facing the freeway and did not like the look of a solid wall facing the freeway or the entrance to Pleasanton. Mr. Terrill indicated this building was similar to what was across the street. It had scored concrete with shading; a cornice and arcade/store front elements. Larry Cannon, the ity's reviewing designer, made several comments which were incorporated. He indicated this building is only 25,000 sq. ft. compared to the 102,000 sq. ft. Home Depot building. Brian Hirahara, 3650 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, #170, Lafayette, of Lamorinda Development who represent Denny's, supported the project and raised three issues of concern to Denny's: the abandonment of the entire Johnson Court area could decrease access and visibility of Denny's, however the applicant has agreed to abandon just the bulb; condemnation of Denny's property for widening of Owens Drive will only take landscaped area, so he felt Denny's will agree to that; and finally there was concern regarding elimination of the left hand turn movement onto Owens Drive. He said Mr. van Gelder had done a good job providing different access points, but they are concerned about the changes. He had not received a formal response from Denny's corporate headquarters, so could not make any commitments, but he did indicate there was support for the proposed project. 09/10/96 -6-