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Item No. 4 (continued) Shores, and that the cost of any excess improvements to the traffic system and other improvements, resulting from these kinds of burdens on the land, also be taken up at the proper time for the Westport Office Park area. City Attorney Schricker noted that the resolution that had been prepared based on the Planning Commission recomendations does address the parking restriction and required that it be consistent with the Marine World Executive Park; however other improvements have not been addressed. Mayor Britschgi declared the public hearing open at 9:55 p.m. Terry Briggs and Kenneth Rodrigues, LRS Associates Architecture & Planning, 1283 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale, design consultants to the Westport property owners, described the proposed park using artist renderings, to be developed in phases. Norman MacKay, 2500 E1 Camino Real, Palo Alto, attorney for the developer, indicated that he had not been aware prior to this time of some of the concerns of the Planning Director, and reviewed the changes in the proposal that evolved over the past year and a half and the fact that the Facilities Fee Committee had advised them of the requirement for payment of 1.6 million dollars, which they have paid, and in that way as well as others have demonstrated their good faith. Justin Jacobs, one of the co- developers of the project, advised they have been talking informally with prospective tenants; that they have lost two major prospects because of delays in the planning process; mentioned the costs incurred to date; indicated his understanding that the 1.6 million dollar "development fee" paid was all that would be required of them; and described the benefits to the City of their development in the way of employment, tax base and improvement to the site. Don Warren, Redwood Shores, Inc., 3 Twin Dolphin Drive, indicated that they supported the proposal, but asked Council clarification regarding policy issues relating to Campeau project and the question of equity in how the City deals with various commercial developers on Redwood Peninsula with respect to traffic impacts on established infrastructure, and allowable commercial density within commercial developments; and the question of whether the conditions imposed on Campeau by the Planning Commission are to be considered as being uniform, or whether there will be a separate policy established on each development. He referred to parking ratio required of Campeau, which if applied in the Westport project would have a parking space allocation of one car per thousand square feet of developable land area; that the recommendation of the Planning Director to the Commission was that for every square foot of building area that exceeds a ratio of .30 square feet of developed office space that the developer pay an additional fee for density above that. Mr. Warren indicated that he believes the Council should apply the same conditions in this case. Discussion followed, and Planning Director Schroeter commented and replied to questions regarding anticipated increase in traffic volume, and stated that the excess fee would be a supplement to the existing Facilities Fee, and could conceivably be used to improve the movement of traffic. Reg.Mtg. 5/6/85 Page 6 MINUTE BOOK NO. 45 Page NO. 464