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would be a conflict in that regard, Mr, Rasmussen noted that if the report read that way, it was an error and should be corrected, In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding whether there would be room where A :z. spectators could sit, Mr, Rasmussen replied that seating areas were to be included and would be planned in more detail during the PUD process, In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding whether the Plan precluded the City from stating that any buildings or structures would be built in a certain way to accommodate certain technologies, Mr, Rasmussen confirmed it did not. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding the difference between a stadiwn and a field and whether a stadiwn implied permanent, elevated seating, Mr, Rasmussen replied that the seals would probably be permanent, that the seats would number in the hundreds, and that the soccer stadiwn field may be an all-weather field, He noted that if the Commission had concerns about the size, it could make a recommendation to the City Council regarding seating limitations, He noted that the stadium would accommodate major games such as playoffs, In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding when it was decided to include a thousand-seat amphitheater, Mr. Rasmussen replied that the Bernal Property Task Force used this size as an example, He added that had never been changed and that it was a fairly standard SIze. A3 In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the daycare facilities would be a private enterprise or leased from the City, Mr, Rasmussen replied that the City could partner with a childcare provider and that the Council would have to decide how that use of City land would work. He added that the 4-H Club was another example of where the City would typically have the least amount of involvement, but some partnership with the City could occur for the purpose of presenting agricultural education to the children, In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the proposed Pleasanton Avenue extension traffic circles would stay or be removed as the project moves ahead, Mr. Rasmussen replied that the Council discussed this, In the interest of safety and slowing traffic, the Council seemed to support roundabouts at the Bernal Property, Council also requested a design of the roundabouts that would accommodate the bicycle traffic in a safe way, Commissioner Roberts noted that a raised bicycle area would be placed around the roundabouts ALl for safety and inquired whether that would be part of the EIR, Mr. Rasmussen noted that there was some discussion about the roundabouts, which were designed so that the bike lanes were not down with the automobile traffic, He noted that was a good example of a comment germane to safety that should be adequately addressed in the EIR and suggested that the Commission submit that comment. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts regarding how children would get across AS Pleasanton Avenue, Mr, Rasmussen replied that the Specific Plan includes a detail of the intersection of Pleasanton A venue and Bernal A venue that includes a traffic signal, and the Master Plan shows a major reconfiguration of that intersection, EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, February 22, 2006 Page 3 of6