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Commissioner Blank concluded by stating that the landscaping is excellent when making the turn, but felt there was more work to do when coming down the ramp. Commissioner Blank inquired if, with a large parking lot area, there would be video camera surveillance or on-site guards during hours when the center is not in operation for Phase I or II. Mr. Trobbe replied that if they have a Phase II with office, he thinks this would be a tenant decision and not something a developer would enforce. With respect to Phase I, given the Safeway Store will be a 24-hour store, he stated that he does not think there will be security for this. Commissioner Narum requested someone to discuss traffic with the drive-through bank and the drive-through fast food and how it would work. She stated that cars would come out from the bank and cars would come into the drive-through. She inquired how the circulation would work during lunch time. Mr. Rodrigues replied that they would fine-tune this depending upon who the users are. He noted that certain drive-through’s like banks typically do not have a lot of traffic, while a fast food restaurant might. He indicated that they would look at creating a small “pork chop” island landscape feature that would separate the two so there would not be any conflict. Chair Olson stated that he is in the banking business and that it is likely that a bank going into the site would not want a drive-through. He added that they would service via ATM’s and that most of the traffic would be walk-up. He indicated that they had considered this and that if it was not needed, it would be turned into a landscaped area. John Moore stated that he is a member of the Walnut Hills Homeowners Association which borders the development on one side and that Mr. Trobbe reached out to the association and gave a presentation; concerns were addressed and modifications were made to the plan. He agreed that Fairgrounds parking could be an issue. He noted that developing the crosswalk from Bernal Corporate Park to the development is important but that creating a secondary crosswalk which would be closer to the Fairgrounds would invite more people to park in the lot. He added that their homeowners development has a couple of round-about’s and that he has witnessed people driving around them doing some pretty amazing things. He inquired if there could be some additional signs to educate people on how they should properly negotiate a round-about, which would be helpful because he has seen drivers making a U-turn in the wrong direction in the round-about. Mr. Moore noted that Condition No. 18.b. of the conditions of approval states that tenant improvement activities taking place within a completely enclosed structure shall be limited to certain hours and that contractors operating past 5:00 p.m. shall only use the Bernal Avenue driveway to enter and exit the site. He requested that it be made part of PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 25, 2010 Page 34 of 38