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Mr. Campbell asked if Claim Jumper and I1 Fomao had been serious about their review of the site. Mr. Paxson believed they were, but concluded it would not work. He believed Council had three major issues before it. He believed the current zoning is appropriate for the site. There are over 80 allowed uses and this provides flexibility that has worked very well for Hacienda Business Park and will continue to work well. The traffic component is also very important. One thing that has not been mentioned is that Hacienda Business Park has a significant transportation systems management program. Even further reductions in traffic could be attained as the tenants of the proposed building participate in the program. Finally, he believes the building is a solid addition to the Business Park and is nicely integrated with the office building recently completed. He hoped for Council support. Jane Woolley, 2848 Victoria Ridge Court, indicated she had changed her mind about this project during the course of the meeting. Her background is in real estate with a focus on restaurants. The fact that there is a tenant for this building, which has an established identity and relationship with the residents and businesses, has caused her to change her mind and support this proposal. She indicated she had sold several E1 Ton'ito restaurants of the same square footage and on the same size parcel. She believed when a restaurant tries to market to families and to bar patrons, it sends a mixed message and the restaurant will fail. People cannot be smoking and drinking in one room and people coming in with children in another. The psychology of restaurant operations is unique. She tried to market this property several years ago and asked for information from the developer and broker which was never provided. This is a choice building and normally she did not think it should be destroyed, however, there is a tenant which is already in Pleasanton. There are lots of tenants in the Bay Area who want to come to Pleasanton and could use this site, but Morgan Stanley Dean Witter would be good for this site. She believed they service people who work and live here and will not contribute to traffic. She felt Claim Jumper did not take the site because the owner was asking too much for the lease. Developers usually don't want restaurants as tenants because half of all restaurants fail. Restaurateurs do not think like the average business person; it is more of an emotional enterprise. Pat Murray, 4470 Mirador Drive, said she found it hard to believe that without the West Las Positas interchange that this building would reduce traffic on the Stoneridge interchange. There are 36 employees that will be on and off Stonefidge Drive. She believed Pleasanton will soon be over-built with office space. There are office buildings now under construction with tenants backing out of commitments. Dublin also has many companies that have decided not to move in. She cited various other locations with empty office space. She believed there is competition with Dublin and its office space is less expensive than Pleasanton. In the 1980's, Hacienda Business Park had difficulty getting tenants and some commercial property was converted to residential. Fortunately, the economy turned around and Hacienda and Pleasanton became very successful. She asked about other tenants for the proposed office building. With more tenants there will be more traffic. She wanted to know how many offices would be in the building. With Pleasanton City Council 14 04/03/01 Minutes