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Wendy Lee, an Oak Vista Way resident, noted that she appreciated the service station and was not directly affected by it, as she does not live in the immediate neighborhood. She agreed that commercial and residential neighborhoods should not be mixed. She expressed her concern for the safety of the children riding their bikes through the carwash, and requested that an additional stop sign be placed in the large intersection within the Bemal property neighborhood, She said that the wall is necessary for safety reasons and to prevent pedestrians from walking through their neighborhood to get to the store. Melinda Li, Oscar Soares, and Adeline and Alex Wong, Whispering Oaks Way residents, did not address Council but wished to be on record in support of the Planning Commission's recommendations. Weldon Theobald, appellant, and partner in the Bernal Corners operation, stated that there have been some problems with people parking their vehicles on the vacant property next to Bernal Corners. It is not as problematic now as it was at first. Bernal Partners, LLC graded the vacant property on several occasions. It has been suggested to place some type of barricade across the vacant property to deter vehicles from parking on it. He addressed the issue of hazardous waste and noted the spent filters from the gasoline pumps are stored in the trash dump and picked up on a quarterly basis by the Evergreen Company. He noted that the trash dump area is unique and the applicants were required to have hot water with separate drains so that any waste goes into the sewer and not into the storm drain. He introduced Fred Svinth, noise consultant with Iliingworth and Rodkin, and noted the reason Bernal Properties LLC hired its own noise consultants was because the conditional use permit required that upon request, it had to submit a sound study. Illingworth and Rodkin measured the sound at the property line, which initially was high. Since that initial study was conducted, the applicants have made the necessary changes and corrections. He noted that the applicants are in agreement to build a noise attenuation redwood fence which will be built with a double layer of one-inch thick fence boards with the second layer of boards installed to cover the joints of the first layer, which will meet the surface weight and noise reduction requirements. Fred Svinth, noise consultant with Illingworth and Rodkin, Inc., addressed the value of building a redwood fence. Initially, Iliingworth and Rodkin, Inc. looked at the surface weight of the wall and by building a double layered wood wall that is overlapped by boards to seal the cracks, it will essentially provide the standard for dropping sound that goes through it, and acts as a barrier. A masonry wall would more massive but would not perform any better to block the sound. Mr. Theobald, noted that the applicants provided the noise consultants with the conditions that City staff was looking for which needed to be measured. The applicants did not involve the neighbors in the design of Bernal Corners because the design was done before any homes were located on the Bernal property. He noted that City staff and the Planning Commission were involved and provided additional suggestions and ideas for the facilities. He noted that the applicants want to be good neighbors to the community and the neighboring residents. Ms. Hosterman pointed out that the most important issue is balancing the needs of this establishment with the questions that were raised regarding quality of life issues Pleasanton City Council 21 09/07/04 Minutes