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<br />office building the size of 101 Callan. The proposed parking agreement provides 108 spaces <br />in city parking facilities, eight more than currently under contract but 41 short of current <br />zoning requirement. This shortage triggers the need for a parking exception and a review by <br />the BZA. <br /> <br />The Committee discussed how different uses may affect the parking needed for the building. <br />Luke Sims explained the building has operated for 35 years with less parking than is <br />proposed without significant problems. Councilmember Souza expressed concern that uses <br />with large parking requirements could move into the building creating parking shortages. <br />Debbie Pollart explained that future changes in use will require separate review and that the <br />required parking for those uses would need to be identified. Responding to a question from <br />Councilmember Grant, Luke Sims explained that the parking agreement would be written to <br />release the City form any obligation to provide the parking should the garage be damaged in <br />an earthquake. He also noted that the agreement will have language indemnifying the City <br />from liability resulting from a failure of the garage. <br /> <br />4. Overview of Pending Development Applications <br /> <br />Modification of Bayside Business Park PD for outdoor storage <br /> <br />Planning Manager Debbie Pollart stated that in 2002 the City Council approved a Planned <br />Development (PD) for the creation of the Bayside Business Park. National Construction <br />Rentals is proposing to modify this PD in order to allow outdoor storage facilities and <br />construct a 5,000 square foot office building and a 13,000 square foot mechanical building. <br />Pollart explained that the primary use of the facility would be the storage of temporary <br />construction buildings, storage containers, temporary power supply, fencing, portable toilets <br />and other construction site needs. The site would be extensively landscaped and all storage <br />would be screened from the street. <br /> <br />An extensive conversation ensued among the Committee members regarding the impacts of <br />the proposed use on the Water Pollution Control Plant, the height which the portable <br />bathrooms could be stacked, and the traffic impacts of the project on Davis Street. Pollart <br />explained the operation in greater detail and described how the proposal addressed the issues. <br /> <br />Councilmember Stephens stated that the project was unfair to the people who bought into the <br />Bayside project with the idea that it was going to be a business park, not a storage area. <br /> <br />5. Update on Development Projects <br /> <br />. Draft HUD Action Plan. Tom Liao updated the Committee on the Draft HUD <br />Action Plan (see attached.) Councilmember Souza expressed concern regarding <br />funding for the Rec-Link program and Liao explained that the program would <br />continue to be funded through the General Fund. <br /> <br />. Environmental Assessment for 340 MacArthur. Luke Sims explained that staff <br />was negotiating a reimbursement agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and <br />the John Benjamin Company for the cost of environmental consulting services for the <br />property located at 340 MacArthur Boulevard. The property has been vacant for <br />more than twenty years due to suspected contamination from former uses. Over the <br /> <br />3 <br />