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� .�-34 Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission: 1. Certify the Finai Environmental Impact Report and make appropriate findings 2. Recommend approval to the City Council that the Zoning be amended from "GI" (�eneral Industrial) Zoning District to "IR" (Industrial Restricted) Zoning District, and 3. Recommend approval to the City Council of � Zoning Text Amendment to allow a Floor-Area-Ratio (FAR) exemptior for child car� facilities. Senior Planner2oning Administrator Ekas gave a Power Point Presentation covering the foliowing: ➢ Project Summary Y EIR Certification Status: : EIR Certification Response � Subsequent Correspondence to the Planning Commission : EIR Certification Alternatives ➢ Zoning Map Amendment ➢ Zoning Map Amendment Altematives ➢ Zoning Text Amendment :� Zoning Te� Amendment — FAR Exemption for Educational Facilities or Child Care : Zoning Text Amendment — FAR Exemption for Child Care (all commercial and industrial zones with a FAR limitations of 50 SF or more, except for the Downtown zones, which have no FAR limitations). i Zoning Text Amendment — Pros and Cons % Zoning Text Amendment — Altematives � Future Actions OPEN PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Gerhard Kremer, representing Abbott Laboratories said they have defined their Master Plans and completed the EIR. He said Abbott is very excited about the project and they feel they can offer a lot of good things for the City and for the site area. He said there will be a permanent new place for Perclose. They will be improving the public access for the public in compliance with BCDC and the Planning Staff. Mr. Kremer introduced some of the team members that were present to answer any questions that may arise: Deborah Helkowski (management staff at Perclose); Sandy Sloan (Abbott Legal Consultant); Mindie Romanowsky, Dennis Schmidt, John Thiel, Dennis Strucker, Todd Adair and Chuck Humpel (architectural team), and Adrienne Tissier from Bay Area Relations. Mr. Thiel, Architect gave a brief review of the project, focusing on the Bayfront Access part of the project. He wanted to point out that he is working with staff and will have a more detailed presentation at the next scheduled Planning Commission meeting. Ms. Sandy Sloan, Attorney for Abbott Laboratories, made the foliowing comments to supplement her letter that was in the Planning Commission Packet, regarding the Zoning Text Amendment, regarding Circie Page 17 (Staff Report, last page), and said she felt the staff's recommendation is too narrow, and gave the following reasons: Page 2 of 8