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areas. He read a letter that states the Senator denounces the use of her name and misquote on a position she has not taken. She said the quote was paraphrased from the October 24 Associated Press report on remarks she made in the U.S. Senate on the southern California wildfires. He said the City's fire officials believe the Oak Grove plan more than protects the park and lots in part because the development will pay for a new fire truck and new water tank for added pressure. He said approximately 58 trees, 29 of which would be heritage trees, will need to be removed out of the 12,000 existing trees on site. 400 trees will be planted in place of the loss. Lastly, he said opponents of the park have said it is not a park because it does not have La Crosse, Soccer, playground, or Tennis courts, and he felt 500 acres of open space was a park for many uses. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 21. Review and discuss information resulting from the expanded community workshop process for the proposed 193,481-square-foot shopping center including a Home Depot, Longs Drugs, and miscellaneous retail stores located at 3950 Stanley Boulevard at the intersection of Valley Avenue, Bernal Avenue, and Stanley Boulevard Mayor Hosterman said when the Council held its last hearing, the proposed shopping center, which includes a Home Depot as an anchor, was passed by the Council on a 4-1 vote. A second reading was held and at that time with input from staff the Council decided to do further work. Concerns included traffic, economic analysis and the potential loss of business to Pleasanton stores. Staff worked with consultants to arrive at an analysis that shows a second Home Depot would likely have a serious impact on all of Pleasanton's home improvement stores. Councilmembers have individually reviewed the staff report with staff, they all have a good understanding of it and based on this, many Councilmembers might well change their position on the issue. She asked everyone to pay special attention to the report, especially regarding the economic analysis and said the Council then would invite the public to speak. Director of Planning Iserson described the project, said the item was continued from its original hearing and staff organized a series of community workshops which have concluded. He discussed the purpose of the workshops, said staff retained Pacific Retail Consultant (PRC) who did a trade area analysis and market study to determine economic impact of the Home Depot, whether there would be a potential for the existing Home Depot to close and the impact on existing home improvement businesses. They also retained a new traffic consultant, conducted a weekend traffic analysis with the Splash facility, augmented the weekday analysis with and without the existing store, reviewed truck delivery and an enforcement plan, and an analysis on what traffic would be if other uses were approved for the property. Mr. Iserson said in its presentation, staff would focus on the major issues during the public review process: economic and fiscal issues, traffic issues, truck deliveries and enforcement, would not address each and every item, and said a complete list of questions and responses has been provided to the City Council. Emily Wagner, Economic Development Fiscal Officer, said the City hired Pacific Retail Consulting in July to do a market trade analysis of the proposed Home Depot store. They were to determine the annual sales revenue for 2009 and 2011, the net new sales to the City because staff realized early on that much of the sales would come from the existing Home Depot store and existing home improvement stores in Pleasanton, and also evaluate the City Council Minutes 6 December 4, 2007