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John Sigona, representing the owners of Sigona's Market, stated that although he <br /> does not live in the Redwood Village area he does sympathize with the residents. <br /> He said that because the neighborhood is behind the market he knows what they <br /> go through. Sigona's supports Costco staying as is or with a new building but does <br /> not support any gas pumps being located there for the reasons already stated. <br /> Sigona's is also against the closure of Charter Street as the entrance and exit from <br /> Costco particularly because the Willow Street proposal would become the main <br /> entrance and exit from Costco. <br /> Chip Krug supports the Costco expansion but opposes the gas station portion for <br /> many of the reasons stated. He questioned how long it would take to coordinate the <br /> traffic signal at the location given how long it is taking to coordinate the signals at <br /> Jefferson and EI Camino Real near Sequoia Station. He expressed concern with <br /> the discount rate calculation and disagreed with the 3.1% argument. <br /> M/S Foust/Ira to close the public hearing. The motion passed by a unanimous <br /> roll call vote. <br /> Council questions related to the following topics: how the trip calculations were <br /> made and the discounts considered, the traffic pattem as a result of new <br /> signalization, safety features around the gas tanks, truck deliveries, transportation <br /> demand management, trip percentage increase, number of vehicles on Willow, and <br /> management of lines for gas pumps. <br /> M/S Howard/Foust to extend the meeting to 12:30 a.m. The motion passed by a <br /> unanimous voice vote. <br /> Council questions continued regarding additional noise reduction measures for the <br /> tire center, alternative to move the tire bay to the west side, a use permit condition <br /> whereby Costco must immediately notify the city upon loss of lease (parking), <br /> "Keep Clear" boxes, traffic analysis at 12 and 24 months, and the definition of <br /> adverse impact. <br /> M/S Foust/Hartnett to extend the meeting to 12:45 a.m. The motion passed by a <br /> unanimous voice vote. <br /> Council questions/comments were made regarding changes to the description and <br /> location of the project and staff clarified. <br /> Motion No. 1: <br /> M/S Hartnett/Howard to deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission's <br /> certification of the EIR prepared for the Costco Wholesale project based on the <br /> entire record presented to the City Council and on the following findings: <br /> 1. The FEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA. <br /> JOINT CITY COUNCIU/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13, 2007 <br /> MINUTES PAGE 7 <br />