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I don't have a problem with this thing going either way. I mean, you know, I would probably <br /> rather see what was proposed by the applicant. I can get on board with retail on the two in the <br /> front but I really think long-term these homes are going to stay homes for a long time. <br /> Chair Ritter: Okay, let's just keep going down, so I'll go next. I think the Downtown Specific <br /> Plan dated March 5, 2002 is 14 years old and a lot of things change in 14 years, so I'm not <br /> opposed to making an adjustment a little bit. My kids have changed a lot in 14 years and I think <br /> this town has changed a lot in 14 years. I don't like this permanent "office space for lease" <br /> sign. It's not a normal lease sign. It's permanently embedded in there and I've been looking at <br /> it for 8 years driving to the City Hall here coming to the Planning Commission and Parks and <br /> Recreation meetings and so that's got to be telling me something that maybe office is not a <br /> high need in that location. Also I think if the City Hall moves across to Bernal that opens up <br /> that whole opportunity and at that time we'll know if we do need office spaces and we could <br /> zone for that at that time. But I don't think it's fair to push off and have an applicant wait for 5 or <br /> 10 years when we finally do that, or even another year for the Downtown Specific Plan to get <br /> updated based on market needs. So, I'm okay with deviating a little from it, but I do like having <br /> that mixed use building in there. I don't mind just the one. I like that Ace Train is right there and <br /> it's workforce housing, we have a shortage of that. And I think there's a market need in <br /> Pleasanton for the people who come in and out and I want my kids to come back here and <br /> work and be able to afford to live in a little studio. <br /> Commissioner O'Connor: Maybe I didn't understand the question on conformance, but I <br /> thought we were talking about whether the downstairs could be either retail or office. <br /> Weinstein: That's right. <br /> Commissioner O'Connor: Okay, because I really don't see office coming in here. <br /> Chair Ritter: I agree. Those are my thoughts. <br /> Commissioner Balch: I think I'm ditto of you. So I don't think the project necessarily needs to <br /> be revised. I think how staff has interpreted it is extremely practical in light of a lot of complex <br /> issues that it sounds like staff has gone through. So from my point of view, I think this office <br /> mixed use on the corner is a good mix. I think it also allows flexibility. Residence 1 <br /> converting—I could see that. I'm not sure I'm all the way there yet with it, and with that I'm <br /> reserving the parking element challenge that that would bring with it, but the premise of me <br /> being able to say "I could see it" is that when it doesn't work, he can flip it back to a residential <br /> project and I don't know how we would handle that. So maybe I'm throwing a little hat towards <br /> staffs recommendation or alternative. <br /> Commissioner Nagler: I appreciate all of the comments that have been made because I'm <br /> viewing this project in the context of what I think is likely to occur in the general neighborhood <br /> because if we're able to find the funding for a new civic center and library, it's going to be on <br /> Bernal and if the civic center/library moved to Bernal, then we're going to have a terrific <br /> opportunity in many ways to redefine downtown Pleasanton by virtue of the property we're <br /> sitting on. That is an incredibly exciting prospect. If you look at what is a reasonable <br /> expectation for the outcome of that planning effort it's going to be a mixed use. There's going <br /> to be interesting residences, there's going to be some retail, there may be a small boutique <br /> EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 25, 2016 Page 14 of <br /> 22 <br />
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