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In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding legislative acts and what could be referended, Mr. Roush replied that because this was a proposed PUD modification, it would be treated as a legislative act, subject to referendwn. THE PUBLIC HEARII~TG WAS OPENED. Pete Knoedler, applicant, Regency Centers, thanked the staff for the opportunity to have a workshop to discuss the issues before the public hearing was brought forward. He noted that the drive-through use would be likely be adrive-through coffee establishment, not a fast food restaurant. Shops A, B and C would be h•aditional retail shops or restaurants, cafes, delis, or sandwich shops. There would be a large plaza area for outdoor seating between Shops B and C. The grade difference between the street and the site would be approximately six feet. They planned to install a cascading fountain at that area to visually mitigate the grade and to serve as a gateway ent~~ance. The service station was proposed Yo be a Chevron corporate station, managed by Chevron; they would like to have a car wash there. He noted that they had met with the synagogue numerous times, and they had agreed to eliminate any access into their site. A radius area was created to accommodate trucks coming in to unload from Stanley Boulevard; there would be no access from the site onto Nevada Court. Mr. Knoedler noted that traffic would be the major issue with this project and added that they had hired George Nicholson to seine as their traffic consultant. He noted that the Home Depot use was primarily a weekend shopping event and That there would be additional hips on weekends. He noted that they had spoken with all the main grocers, including Whole Foods. Whole Foods had performed an internal study and indicated that this site would not have the sales volume necessary for them to sustain sufficient business. Mr. Knoedler believed that Home Depot would be a compatible use for a business park. Bob Russman, Via de los Milagros, noted that he was a member of Congregation Beth Emek on 3400 Nevada Court and that they ran a preschool, a Sunday School, an afternoon Hebrew School, and religious services on Friday and Saturdays, as well as adult education, and bar mitvahs and weddings. They had met with the developer a number of times, and they believed he had been respectful and willing to work with them. He expressed concern about h•affic to and from their building, which was already a dangerous trip. He requested that the developers maintain Nevada Court as a court, without any ingress or egress to the shopping center; the developers had complied with their request. He expressed concern about noise associated with the shopping center, as it could impact the outdoor events and services. He noted that it would be imperative that noise mitigation measures be implemented. He was concerned about the proje.ct's impact on the view shed and asked that landscaping, including tall, full h•ees, be required to block the shopping center from view. He noted that trash abatement and security were also important concerns. Michael Regal, 324 Brianne Cow•t, noted that he was a member of the religious committee for Congregation Beth Emek. He wished to make the Planning Commission aware of the number of religious activities conducted at the synagogue. They had been aware that this site was zoned for commercial and service uses and wished to minimize the disruption of their programs, They wished to maintain the peaceful and contemplative atmosphere of the sanctuary and requested EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 1 I, 2006 Page 2 of 7