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did not include any more traffic circles. Mr. Pavan stated that he did not believe that was the case and noted that the applicant's architect could answer those questions. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Scott Trobbe, South Bay Development Co., applicant, displayed a PowerPoint presentation of the location map and the site plan and described the background of this proposed project, which had originally involved KB Homes and Greenbriar Homes Communities. He noted that many changes had occurred with tenants from the early 2000's. He acknowledged that initially, amenities and services were an important component, and this site was amenity-challenged. He noted that although they had invested a great deal of money in the architectural aspect of this project, they had been compelled to re-evaluate the prof ect in order to create a successful project. He noted that they did not wish to create a bad project and had, therefore, looked at alternatives. He stated that they were pleased that Safeway was open to the changes as well, and they had reached an agreement for Safeway to bring their lifestyle concept to the site, including a 65,000 square foot unique lifestyle store along with a fuel center. He added that this would be augmented with 50,000 square feet of other retail projects and that they had made changes to the balance of this site. Mr. Trobbe noted that they wanted to make the prof ect amixed-use prof ect that was pedestrian-friendly and user-friendly; he believed they had accomplished those goal with the help of staff and the comments from Larry Cannon. He added that they believed they had a prof ect that would be beneficial to the community of Pleasanton, particularly in that area. He stated that they believed the architecture and the size of the project would overcome any one structure they may anticipate building, including the fuel center. He noted the concern about the fuel center being at a critical "gateway" to the City and stated that he believed that offsetting it on the corner of Bernal and I-680, away from Valley and Bernal, would be beneficial for the project and the community. Mr. Trobbe noted that the other 50,000 square feet of retail space would be leased. He added that he had owned property in the Hacienda Business Park since 2000 and understood there was a great deal of emphasis on the Downtown area. He stated that they purposely did not lease any of that space, even though they had a great deal of interest, because they wished to be sensitive to the needs of Downtown. He noted that he had met with Christine Salidivar of the Pleasanton Downtown Association to keep the lines of communication open. He stated that he believed this project would be a good amenity at the Downtown gateway. He added that he had spoken to the Board of Directors of Canyon Oaks and another complex during apre-development meeting. Ken Rodriguez, FAIA, project architect, noted that they looked at the prof ect in context with previous approvals on the site and how amenities could be added. He noted that they also examined the overall Bernal area and worked to master plan a prof ect that would complement the area providing additional retail and office. He noted that the amenities would help the office complex as well as the existing residential component. He noted that adjacent open space, residential, as well as the future office complex and PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 28, 2008 Page 5 of 17