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Mr. Joe Callahan, Callahan Pentz Properties, reviewed the issues of con- cern of the Planning Commission and the staff recommendations. He stated he agrees to the traffic mitigation condition stating that no more than 7.325 million sq. ft. of building floor area can be constructed within Phase I and Phase II until both Stoneridge Drive 1-680 and Hacienda Drive/I-580 interchan- ges have received final approval and are under construction. He stated he concurs with the condition relative to participation in recreation facilities on a pro rata basis with the balance of the North Pleasanton development. He advised the minimum landscape ratio on Table B1 of the staff report should be 30% rather than 25% at several site locations. He stated that the medians at Owens Drive, Hacienda Drive, and Rosewood have been redesigned and widened due to the moving around of the access points. Mr. Callahan stated that in an effort to make the project responsive to mixed use they have separately applied for rezoning of Site 27 and 7.4 acres on Owens Drive to High Density Residential which will provide approximately 700 additional rental units to serve the mix of employment in the Park. He stated the hotel parking will be increased because of the restaurant, which was inadvertently overlooked. He stated the parking criteria is above the PUD standards for Phase I. He advised the only disagreement with staff relates to parking structure. Mr. Callahan presented a written response dated March 4, 1986, in reply to the issues raised in a February 25, 1986, letter from 68 residents to Mayor Brandes and Councilmembers relative to the final Environmental Impact Report. Hestated that all issues raised have been addressed in the Environment Impact Report. Mr. Callahan stated he would like to discuss overriding considerations that were not presented in the staff report for the approval of the project. First, he felt it is important to everyone to realize that the Planning Com- mission did an excellent job in revealing the impacts of the project and mitigations of those impacts. Second, the proposed findings do not include questionable overriding considerations as is implied by the correspondence responded to earlier this evening. The fact is Phase II will provide a development compatible with Phase I and will provide significant community benefits such as the expansion of the child care center. It will also provide a major public service in the form of a safety center proposed for Site 54 and contribute by the conversion of its market valuation from its current raw land state to subdivide property and the capability for Callahan Pentz to continue to support the financing of the NPID freeway improvements already committed to. The project represents an obvious aesthetic enhancement of the current view corridor of 1-580 as proposed in the City's draft General Plan. Mr. Callahan stated there are additional overriding considerations that are important not just to Hacienda but to the City; the agreement between AT&T and Prudential for the construction of their western regional operation facilities located on Site 59. It will among other things provide market place credibility for Hacienda Business Park. The circulation element of the City is greatly enhanced by the proposed in-tract public improvements by the extension of Owens Drive and Rosewood and other public improvements associated with the project. The funding of the North Pleasanton Improvement District is important; with additional projects Hacienda Business Park will be able to deal with Caltrans, MTC, and California Transportation Commission in a much more coherent fashion to expedite the construction of Hacienda Drive and 1-580 7 - 3-4-86