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Ms. Michelotti wanted to get input from the developer on whether Mr. Pico's requests were reasonable. Mr. Roush indicated staff could draft more specific criteria regarding noise reduction and the green building concepts. Ms. Michelotti thanked Ms. Ayala for the information regarding her tour of the cxisting PE Biosystems facility. She believed this company was the best for this site and she wanted to bring it to Pleasanton. She supported mixed use conditions and a review of the number nfparking spaces. She commended PE Biosystems for its use of transportation management programs. She believed there were 350 employees who would want to transfer to the Pleasanton facility. The floor area ration is 28%, which is far less than it could have been. Council would be adopting the design guidelines, which cannot be changed. The project has increased setbacks and considered the views of the neighbors. Her one concern was the view of the site when driving north on 680. She hoped PE Biosystcms would preserve the beauty of a building in conjunction with the open space around the lake. She did not want the hill graded too much and hoped that the new building to be constructed would match the terrain and be a tribute to the City. Ms. Dennis agreed with a condition regarding the types of uses for the site. She felt that people did not believe the information presented in the traffic studies. She felt the ditt~rence in traffic from 1.1 million to 750,000 square feet of building would not cure what is happening on 680. She preferred to base her decisions based on the studies presented by staff. She felt with the campus use there would be lower employee density. Council is approving a PUD whether PE Biosystems is the buyer or not. She agreed with the use of rubberized asphalt, phased construction and herms. She assured the citizens that the $400,000 would be used in that area. She encouraged the neighborhood to work positively with the developer in consideration of the change of use and employee density. She did not think it was useful to continue to try and reduce the mount of square ibotage and morc positive things could be accomplished for the neighborhood with a different focus. She felt the company has done a good job responding to visual concems. It was moved by Mr. Pico, seconded by Ms. Ayala, to introduce Ordinance No. 1808, to be read by title only and waiving further reading thereof, upholding the appeal of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporalsion thereby granting approval Of a Planned Unit Development master plan and design guidelines that would allow for development of up to 960,000 square feet of office, research and development, light manufacturing, assembly, sales and warehouse to be located on an approximately 80-acre parcel at 6177 Sunol Boulevard, subject to certain conditions, including the following additional conditions: a goal of no more than 2,600 employees on the site; noise reduction programs to be studied inehding the use of rubberized asphalt pavement on Sunol Boulevard; include the use of Green Building concepts for recycled materials and diversion of waste materials; accept $400,000 for acquisition and construction of a neighborhood park in the vicinity of the project; amend conditions 56 concerning the installation of a berm to screen the parking lots; amend condition 10 concerning the installation of the relocated Pleasanton City Council 16 07/11/00 Minutes