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and felt a lane should be rededicated to additional traffic She stated the traffic problems will increase with the addition of residential units in the area and asked that the item be added to a future agenda Jeff Safire expressed concerns regarding the narrowing of Owens Drive which has created a traffic mess and asked that the matter be added to a future agenda An Li expressed concerns regarding the narrowing of Owens Drive and urged the City Council to place the matter for consideration in a future agenda Herb Ritter congratulated Mayor Thorne and Councilmembers Pentin and Brown and thanked the City Council for their years of service PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 23 Consider acceptance of the draft Civic Center/Library Master Plan document and provide direction on future steps for consideration of the Master Plan by Pleasanton voters in 2018 Assistant City Manager er Brian Dolan presented details of the staff report addressing the Task Force, its mission, background, Task Force activities completed, objectives, the addition of a community center, relevant policy documents, existing and project square footage and primary issues considered by the Task Force I is small and asked staff to explain the Mayor Thorne stated he received feedback that the library s too s a Y rY P issue Mr Dolan described details of the proposed library and reported the community center and the library will share a lobby Additionally, at Mayor Thorne's request, he explained why the Police Station is being moved and addressed controlling use of the parking garage Councilmember N r m asked regarding discrepancies in the square footage of the Police Station and staff Assistant Manager Brian Dolan reported the detailed document is the correct one Councilmember Brown addressed the library and meeting rooms and wondered how private meeting rooms will be accommodated Assistant City Manager Brian Dolan reported there will be private meeting rooms in both the library and the community center He added that the Master Plan lists every single room that would be in the library and community center Mayor Thorne reported the Task Force has not decided on what will happen with the existing site until after the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force has an opportunity to generate a specific plan It was noted that City Council is not adopting the Master Plan now but rather to accept it with modification, should Council have changes It will be "shelved" until completion of a series of steps that need to occur within the next few years There will be opportunities within the next few years to make modifications based on further public input Mr Dolan addressed the site plan, support of the plan by all Commissions and comments received from each and recommendations Discussion followed regarding clarification of "bunk room facilities" for emergencies, pedestrian safety, cost/benefit analyses of staying or going and the possibility of phasing the project Mayor Thorne opened the item for public comment City Council Minutes Page 4 of 6 November 15, 2016