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ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Blank, Narum, Olson, Pearce, and Pentin NOES: None ABSTAIN: None RECUSED: None ABSENT: None Resolutions Nos. PC- 2012 -41 approving Case PCUP -291, PC- 1012 -42 approving Case P12 -1665, and PC- 2012 -43 recommending approval of P12 -1691 were entered and adopted as motioned. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS a. P11- 0824/P12 -0798. City of Pleasanton Work Session on the Draft Downtown Hospitality Guidelines for commercial businesses and special events within the Downtown Specific Plan Area (Downtown) and related Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) amendments, including: the creation of new hospitality districts and new hour, noise, and operation requirements for hospitality uses Downtown; and a City-wide PMC amendment changing when a restaurant serving alcohol must apply for a Conditional Use Permit. Pamela Ott presented the staff report, indicating that as this is a Work Session, the Commission is not being asked to make any decisions or recommendations to the City Council but to review and provide input on the Draft Downtown Hospitality Guidelines ( "Guidelines ") and to identify any questions it might like staff to address when the item comes back to the Commission for final review and recommendation. She noted that this Guidelines was a result of the collective effort of a lot of people, including the Pleasanton Downtown Association, Downtown residents and business members, the community at large, and staff. She added that Commissioners Narum and Pentin were members of the Task Force and participated in the process as well. Ms. Ott then presented a brief background and history of the Guidelines and described the formation of the Task Force, its meetings, and the outcome of its discussions. Commissioner Blank stated that he would be interested in hearing about the thematic discussions and a general description on where the divisions were so he can understand the story arc. Ms. Oft stated that she would be presenting the highlights of the Task Force's discussions, including a couple of very primary key components of those discussions. She indicated that the key concepts in the Guidelines include the designations of the hospitality areas, some key elements of hospitality, a good neighbor policy, notification and disclosure about the Guidelines, the commercial guidelines themselves for entertainment and music in bars, and then guidelines around special events. She PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 12, 2012 Page 4 of 35