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some policy and other major issues presented in the staff report, share staffs position, and make some suggestions on the Commission response. Mr. Dolan stated that the Commission may ask Mr. Williams during his presentation any technical questions the Commission may have regarding the document; however, he recommended that the process would be better served if policy questions were held off until after Ms. Stern and he have completed their own presentations. He added that staff is willing to assist with respect to any aspect of the presentation and project. Commissioner O'Connor requested some clarification regarding the project timeline and inquired when the final night was that the Planning Commission could discuss these issues. Mr. Dolan replied that it would be either tonight or at a special meeting. He advised that a City Council workshop is scheduled on February 8, 2011, the Council will be making a final decision at its February 15, 2011 meeting, and the second reading of the Ordinance will be done by the deadline on March 1, 2011. Rick Williams stated that the consulting team went through an extensive and relatively quick process in developing guidelines culminating in today's meeting. He noted that guidelines, key issues, and Task Force comments will be reviewed, questions answered, and then recommendations made to the City Council. Mr. Williams stated that in setting the purpose of the overall planning effort, he will discuss how the vision statement creates a walkable, transit-oriented development community adjacent to the BART station and integrated with the Hacienda Business Park and the community of Pleasanton. He added that he will also discuss the major structural elements, which roads are really the primary roads on which to face the buildings, which overall connections are really the most critical ones to have. He indicated that this framework is set up within the initial steps of the guidelines. Mr. Williams stated that one of the issues is Retail and Live/Work or Active Use space requirements, which highlights a minimum square footage for retail space as well as minimum square footage on Parcel 1, located along Owens Drive, in a number of different configurations illustrated in the guidelines. He indicated that based on comments from the last meetings, Live/Work was redefined as either a Live/Work or Active Use spaces so other uses could also be part of that frontage. He added that on Parcels 2 and 3, it would be appropriate to have the flexibility of having approximately 50 percent of the initial frontage to be either retail or Live/Work so that in the long term, there could be some additional retail to provide amenities to the residential neighborhood and for Hacienda Business Park. Mr. Williams stated that in most of the conversations in the guidelines, a series of different options were developed which is no different for Owens Drive. He indicated that based on the width and traffic evaluations, there are some options and opportunities to create a unique design that highlights it as a special place and gives identity to the community. He noted that the multi-way boulevard provides for diagonal EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 26, 2011 Page 2 of 40