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Transportation Network Company (TNC) Services and Autonomous Cars. The draft Parking Plan acknowledges TNC services and autonomous cars as a means of transportation, and their potential impact on parking demand and major investments in parking facilities, such as parking garages (which may need to be designed with the needs of autonomous/self-parking vehicles in mind, or may become obsolete if patrons are dropped off by a car that will subsequently go elsewhere). A strategy to manage curbside drop-off areas for TNC services or autonomous cars has been added, and Strategy 1.2.8 (Free or Reduced Fare Shuttle/Circulator to Downtown) has been expanded to include partnerships with TNC services to offer ride incentives for trips to/from Downtown. Reorganization to Create Appendix F: Parking Strategy Implementation. Information from Tables 17, 18 and 19 previously in Chapter 6: Implementation Plan now appears in Tables F-1, F-2 and F-3 in Appendix F and includes all the strategies as well as the entities responsible for implementation and the resources needed. BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN UPDATE Some of the comments staff received in response to the draft Parking Plan were better suited for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update (e.g., increase and improve on bicycle access to Downtown). Relevant comments were conveyed to the City team leading the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan update effort. The update to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is currently underway, and will be presented to the City Council at a future meeting. The current working draft of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update supports the draft Parking Plan in the following ways: • Supports implementation of the existing Downtown Specific Plan, including all pedestrian and public space enhancements within that plan; • Supports development of the Transportation Corridor for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicle parking, consistent with the 2002 Master Plan for the Downtown Parks and Trails System, and also supports linking the trail system to the Downtown; • Supports bicycle parking at the ACE station; and • Supports providing secure, adequate, and easily accessible bicycle parking within the Downtown. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 8, 2017 to review the proposed Parking Plan. Detailed information regarding this meeting is provided by Attachment 4, excerpt minutes. One person spoke, indicating that she thought that a one-way street loop through Downtown would not be a good idea (please also see Attachment 3, Public Comment, for written correspondence proposing this concept). Generally, the members of the Planning Commission were in support of the Parking Plan and the top ten strategies identified in the plan, and several Commissioners expressed support for exploring options other than a parking garage before committing funds to such an effort. The dissenting vote of the 4-1-1 decision is attributed to a Planning Page 5of7