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above (see Economic Vitality Committee Action). The EVC's (and PDA's) full recommendation is provided above for the Council's consideration. On September 12, 2012, the Planning Commission held a public work: session on the Draft Downtown Hospitality Guidelines and related Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) amendments (Attachment 6 includes the report and meeting minute excerpts). On October 14, 2012, the Planning Commission held a public field trip Downtown. The project noise consultant used a noise meter to record sound levels for the participants at various locations such as at Handles Gastropub on Main Street and Fernando's Mexican Restaurant on St. Mary Street. The ambient sound levels recorded varied between approximately 55 and 85 dBA with higher levels when a car, bus, or train passed. There was a boom box demonstration with music playing at 70 dBA on private commercial property 20 feet from the eastern sidewalk on Peters Avenue. The recorded noise level across Peters Avenue met the allowable residential noise level typically anticipated in residential zones in Pleasanton (approximately 60 dBA). Additional discussion about sound levels is below. These notes are in Attachment 6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposal is consideration of Draft Downtown Hospitality Guidelines for commercial businesses with music, entertainment, and/or alcohol service, and for special events within the Downtown Specific Plan Area and related PMC amendments including: the designation of a new Downtown Hospitality Area; new hour, noise, and operation requirements for businesses with music, entertainment, and/or alcohol service downtown; and a City-wide PMC amendment changing when a restaurant serving alcohol must apply for a Conditional Use Permit. A more detailed summary of the proposal is below and the draft proposal is attached for the Council's information (see Attachments 2 and 3). Downtown Hospitality Area The Draft DHG contains a map defining the proposed Downtown Hospitality Area, as well as delineating this area into the Downtown Hospitality Central Core and Downtown Hospitality Transition Areas. The boundary of the Downtown Hospitality Area is the same as the Downtown Revitalization District except the land between Del Valle ParkwayNervais Avenue and the centerline of the Arroyo Del Valle was excluded. The Task Force felt it would be appropriate to have a Central Core Area that allowed for increased noise and activity, while setting different standards for the Transition Area in recognition of those properties' proximity to the residential-zoned properties, particularly across Peters Avenue and First Street. Staff recommends the Downtown Hospitality Transition Area be approximately two properties wide (instead of one on the east side of Peters Avenue), arid Civic Park be included in the Downtown Hospitality Area, within the Downtown Hospitality Transition Area. Staffs recommended Downtown Hospitality Area map is shown in the Draft DHG (Attachment 2). Staff did not include Fernando's Mexican Restaurant in the Downtown Hospitality Transition Area, as if were included it would be the only business with existing entertainment approvals entirely in the Downtown Hospitality Transition Area. The map recommended by the DHG Task Force and EVC was approximately one Page 5 of 11