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_. Mr. Kevin Kudlo, applicant, 1 Stoneridge Mall Road, described the company and discussed the details ot~project and phasing. Commissioner Arkin inquired about the number of parking spaces at the proposed theater as compared to the Hacienda Crossing theater in Dublin- He was concerned about a potential shortage of spaces- Mr. Kudlo noted that he was also conccrrced about parking, acid that if restaurant and theater patrons are inconvenienced., they will not return. He added that shopping centers are traditionally designed to be overparked for the holiday seasons. They proposed 4.5 cars per thousand square feet of GLA, which is the industry standard- C'on~xmissioner Arkin strongly believed that this shopping center should have a better parking capacity than Dublin's and noted that it was extremely frustrating to park there- He did not want BART patrons to park in the shopping center lot, displacing shopping center customers and placing pressure on the Pleasanton Police Departm ent_ Mr. Kudlo noted that Hacienda Crossing had an inordinate axrtount of rnarkct share acid that the movie theater in Pleasarton will ease the pressure in Dublin as new customers come to Pleasanton. He noted that they had a memorandum of understanding with the BART Police to enforce no parking in the shopping center by BART patrons. Commissioner Blank expressed concern about relying on a memorandum of understanding and would like to spend additional time on this issue at a later date- Clint Kendall, 1700 7`" Avenue, Suite 700, Seattle, Washington, provided the background of the events driving the design as well as the background of the company and its prgjects_ _Tohn Bierl y, project architect, 1420 5"' Avenue, Suite 2400, Seattle, Washington, noted that his f3nn had work-cd with Nordstrom for 30 years. He displayed the proposed. site plan axed landscape plan and made a detailed presentation describing the proj ect_ Mr_ Kudlo displayed an animated drive by of the parking structure and the store as viewed from the ring road- Commissioner Arkin suggested that wi-fi access be installed in the common areas of the Mall. Mr- Kudlo replied that they were looking into providing that service for 2006 and onward. Commissioner Arkin believed the parking structure should have a complementary design with the Nordstroxrx store- Steven Loken, parking structure designer, "The Mills, 1300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia, noted that they wished to cater to both Nordstrom and the retail customer- The deck was designed to be visually subordinate to Nordstrom. Rick McCormack, Vice President of Design, Cheesecake Factory, displayed the front elevation of the restaurant and described the design elem enis. He noted that the restaurant would be between 8,400 and 9,400 square feet, seating approxini atcly 250 people. An outdoor dining area YLANNIN C3 COMMISSION MINUTES October 19, 2005 Page 15 of 19