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Donald Ferguson, 6802 Cone Nuevo, believed that the General Plan Steering Committee should review this project thoroughly. He felt that this site was a valuable one and the use should be reconsidered. Paula Hewitson, 2467 Via de los Milagros, asked if the proposed WalMan will be as large or larger than the existing one in Livermore. She was concerned with WalMan being a good community neighbor, its competition with small businesses and its consistency in pricing and advertising. lVl. ichael Serrano, 4835 Golden Road; Shareef Mahdavi, 3175 Malvasia Court; Marty Daniels, 2449 Skylark Way; and John Nunes, 3465 Canfield Drive, Danville, 94526; spoke in opposition to this application. Ms. Daniels believed that there were many retail business locations empty at this time in Pleasanton. She believed that WalMart would greatly affect the small business owners in this town. Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Karn responded to some of the concerns and questions made by the previous speak~s. It was explained that WalMan would not drive off corporate users. Prudential is not seeking any financial sub~sidies from the City. There have been no negative comments or results from Stoneridge Mall and many other retails stores. WalMart does advertise locally. It does not have large sales; instead it has consistent low prices. Mr. Karn explained that the employees' salaries will be comparable to those stores it is competing with and that its managers of WalMart are promoted from within. Chuck Bell, 5822 S. New Haven Avenue, Tulsa OK, 74135, BSW Architect, described the outside design and coloring of the building. In response to Ms. Mohr's questions, Dean Ashworth, 1455 Oliver Road, Fairfield, 94590, Greiner Engineering, explained that the reason there is a variety of trees in the parking lot and around the building is so that there would be greenery year round. Ms. Mohr believed that this project would be an asset to the Business Park. She was satisfied with the design and a~ce of the building in the area. The Economic Development Committee has not addressed this project because the Committee has not reached a stage where it considers such specific items. Ms. Scribner was pleased with the image that WalMan will be presenting and was pleased with the architectural changes for the Pleasanton store. She did not believe that it would affect the businesses downtown. She would rather have WallVim in Pleasanton if it were to come to the Tri-Valley area. Ms. Dennis thought it would bring business not only to the City but to downtown as well. Ms. Dennis supported this project. She felt that this would bring a positive impact to the City. She was pleased with how the architecture of the building fits into the City's environment. 01/04/94 9