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Amos: It's not a part of our RHNA numbers because we've met all of the requirements for it. Rezoning this and adding these residential units on to it won't apply to it. They don't have to go through that process and it won't affect anything we have with those requirements. Commissioner Allen: So it doesn't help us meet our RHNA requirements. If it's built we never get credit for it in terms of RHNA numbers. Amos: Correct. Chair Ritter: But it could help workforce housing because they're studios, correct? Beaudin: Yes, and I think Natalie has answered your question pretty directly, but, I'll say that there's a regional need for housing. We have folks coming to the podium from time to time talking to us about the fact that they work at Workday and they cannot find a place to live in town. So the RHNA is certainly one component that we're looking at, but this project will come with affordable housing dollars that will go into other efforts in town to increase and diversify our housing stock. And you know that but I wanted to just put it out there for the conversation tonight. Commissioner Allen: Thank you. Chair Ritter: (A) Does the Planning Commission support demolishing the home and any related accessory structures? Chair Ritter: If we all agree, it's an easy one. All Commissioners: Yes. Chair Ritter: (8) Should the project be revised to conform to the existing Downtown Specific Plan Office designation (office on ground-floors and multi-family on the upper-levels)? And (C) If not, does the Planning Commission support site specific amendments to the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan (and zoning district for this site)? Commissioner Allen: I'll go first. My answer is 'yes'. I believe this should be consistent with the spirit of the current General Plan and Specific Plan. I do recognize that long-term traditional office may not be appropriate, but there's an effort going on to look at that. I don't think it's appropriate for us to jump the gun and you might say overdo the residential side of this because it may be the answer is more retail belongs here. And the third point I want to make is that I think if we didn't support the spirit of the current zoning, it's very dangerous right now because we're setting a precedent for other properties around there. Mike mentioned the 10 unit apartment building that's right around the corner that's already approached staff about wanting to get away from Office and do something different. So I think we need to be very, very careful about jumping the gun and so that's why I think we need to follow the spirit. Commissioner O'Connor: I'm conflicted. I don't understand why this one street is zoned Office when right next door it's not. And if we get away from the Office, and maybe I am jumping the gun, I think we're going to get away from Office down here if the City offices move, I don't think we're going to retain Office down here. So I'm concerned about having a project come through where we enforce a different parking regulation than something in a year or two or three from EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 25, 2016 Page 12 of 22