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energy measures. She indicated that these have been considered in the Housing Element. Rezoning, infill sites, high density, nearer to transit, and mixed-use development these key components of the strategies are already being done as part of the Housing Element. Preparing development standards and design guidelines to facilitate multifamily development this is also being done as part of the Housing Element implementation, if developing specific development standards that fit those particular sites in order to facility development of multifamily. Adding new policies to the General Plan to facilitate transit-oriented development there are already several there, but we may want to add to refine those so that we provide a sufficient policy framework to allow and facilitate TOD development. Modifying the Core Area Overlay District or the Downtown Specific Plan to encourage additional residential development we will see how this works if the City Council ends up selecting the Axis Community Health site, how easy that will be to develop within the framework of the Downtown Specific Plan or if that needs to be adjusted somewhat to encourage residential development in the Downtown at the densities that will facilitate a more efficient development. Adopting regulations related to live/work uses one of the strategies outlined in the CAP is making live/work uses easier so there is no commute and creates an environment where people can live and work in the same place. Potential transportation-implementing actions requiring appropriate bicycle-related improvements such as bike racks as part of new development this is being done on a case-by-case basis, and we might want to codify that in some way so it is standardized or come up with additional new ways of facilitating bicycle use as part of the everyday transportation methods. Modifying the Municipal Code to incorporate complete streets we have a General Plan policy that talks about complete streets, meaning that all street users are able to be accommodated in the street motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, people with various abilities or disabilities or come up with something more detailed that meets specific State and Federal requirements for complete streets. Adding uses or services that would facilitate TOD development car-sharing services like zip-car, which is not in the Code right now, which we might want to add in certain zoning districts where car-sharing facilities can be easily accommodated. Ms. Stern noted that implementing measures in the CAP have a date of 2012, and staff will need to look at that further to see how much of that can get accomplished by 2012 or whether those will need to be spread over a few more years. Commissioner Olson stated that there are many great ideas and inquired who sets the priorities on all of these tasks. He noted that some of them require a modification to the Pleasanton Municipal Code while others require somebody to do something, and the City has limited resources and limited staff and inquired how this is going to work. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 17, 2011 Page 32 of 36