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Commissioner Pentin stated that he has heard a lot of good feedback in the last year <br />from neighbors who have been pleased with the streamlining process; however, he <br />admitted that not one of those people built a house on Second Street or has tried to <br />build Mr. <br /> <br />noted that there are broken pieces and adding another <br />ordinance on top is not the answer. He agreed that there are things that need fixing in <br />the documents as well as in the process areas. He noted what some speakers tonight <br />stated that there has been a pattern over the last five years where someone is told get a <br />, and then the City does not follow that opinion, which he believes <br />is wrong. <br /> <br />No action was taken. <br /> <br />b. Discussion and Recommendations for City Council Priorities. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Dolan stated that included a list of the Council Priorities <br />adopted in 2010. He indicated that the past year has been incredibly productive; a draft <br />of an update to the Priorities has been prepared, and the status of many projects have <br />been changed from Ongoing to Completedindicated that the City Manager has <br />requested staff to get recommendations from the different Commissions, and he <br />suggested that if the Commission wishes to make a recommendation on how to focus <br />its energies, it should formulate a short list. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank noted that the last time the Commission did this, it set up only two <br />priorities. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pearce suggested that the conversation on historic preservation on the <br />previous item be summarized as a priority. <br /> <br />Chair Narum <br />page A-6 of the <br />City Council Work Plan. She suggested combining those two goals, basically <br />redoing the Downtown Specific <br />Plan (DTSP) and the Downtown Design Guidelines (DTDG), with focus on updating the <br />DTSP relative to historic guidelines, efficiency, and consistency. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pearce stated that she thinks using language to include only what is <br />contained within the DTSP is limiting in that it would exclude something that might <br />incorporate the DTSP but is not specifically contained within it. She suggested that the <br />goal start with the DTSP and then allow it to encompass whatever mechanism may be <br />available that could be utilized. <br /> <br />Chair Narum noted that going through the DTSP may garner support from the <br />Pleasanton Downtown Association because updating the DTSP will take into account <br />some of the things it wants. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, March 9, 2011 Page 20 of 24 <br /> <br />