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<br /> REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS TAKEN 5-24-04 <br /> 1 there is a Seaport Industrial Center near there or <br />I 2 industrial uses near there. <br /> 3 There is a condition in the Precise Plan <br /> 4 and both Seaport Industrial Association and the <br /> 5 developer have agreed to it. <br /> 6 COUNCIL MEMBER RUSKIN: Thank you. <br /> 7 And then my final question for now, which I <br /> 8 think I'd like to address to Mr. Bottomley, because <br /> 9 of his experience in growing downtowns: Can you <br /> 10 give your perspective on to what degree the <br /> 11 amenities such as a restaurant and other things <br /> 12 while servicing this development would deter people <br /> 13 from going to downtown instead? <br />I <br /> 14 MR. BOTTOMLEY: We tried to come up with a <br /> 15 land use program for the hub that wouldn't deter <br /> 16 people from going down - - downtown at all. In <br /> 17 fact, our goal as part of this was to look at new <br /> 18 population here as a big boom for downtown. So <br /> 19 what the Precise Plan requires for the community <br /> 20 hub, there's a minimum 5,000 square foot local <br /> 21 grocery, locally oriented, up to 10,000 square feet <br /> 22 of other locally oriented commercial space. <br /> 23 Presumably, you know, video rentals and <br /> 24 those kinds of things that are not in direct <br /> 25 competition with higher end specialty comparison <br /> UCCELLI & ASSOCIATES 195 <br /> (650) 952-0774 <br /> -, <br />