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11/13/2013
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Ms. Garbarino stated that as a Task Force member, she realized and found out a lot of <br />things that she did not know. She thanked Mr. Dolan because he came in with a fresh set <br />of eyes, having worked in Vallejo and Palo Alto and knows what types of things look like <br />and how they work with regard to historic property. She stated that she thinks that is <br />important because he was able to look at documents and to point out issues that needed to <br />be changed that were definitely important for the Task Force members to look at and to be <br />consistent. <br />Ms. Garbarino stated that the Task Force looked at the 1942 date and there are <br />approximately 266 homes in that Downtown Specific Planning Area which will go through <br />the rigors of the California Register criteria. She indicated that a question came up at this <br />morning's meeting about who would certify home as a historic resource. She noted that a <br />professional group with credentials will come and do that certification. She added that this <br />has always been required and that Mr. Dolan has been very adamant about that and she <br />respects that. <br />Ms. Garbarino stated that the Task Force members learned a lot of good things; they also <br />learned about bad decisions that some cities have made and looked at what they have <br />done. She noted that not having some sort of regulations really have negative impacts on <br />the entire look and vitality of a city. She added that the good things that they have learned <br />about cities is that good decisions protect the local history while fostering innovative <br />renovations and enhancements and adaptive reuses which is important and really supports <br />the commercial vitality. She pointed to the Firehouse Arts Center as one example in town <br />that is an adaptive reuse and has been helpful to the vitality of the Downtown, and which is <br />very much supported in these recommendations. <br />Ms. Garbarino stated that property values are important to everyone and is probably the <br />single most important and most critical expense that people make as individuals. She <br />stated that property owners want to protect their property values, but if there is no sort of <br />sense that those property values are going to be overseen and that the property itself is <br />going to be protected, something could happen to those homes — and it has happened to <br />homes — and changes have been made within the Downtown context area that have <br />negatively impacted and would negatively impact the property values of people's homes. <br />She stated that this is why it is important to have somebody overseeing that. She indicated <br />that neighbors should not be pitted against one another to oversee that; it needs to come to <br />the Planning Commission, go to the Council and then the staff does that oversight. She <br />noted that that will save the Commission a tremendous amount of problems in the future. <br />Ms. Garbarino stated that the members also learned that the primary reason people move <br />to Pleasanton is because of schools and the historic charm. She noted that the guidelines <br />being proposing to the Commission will enhance the historic neighborhoods, and since the <br />Downtown Specific Plan Area ties past, present, and future together, it is important that <br />people see what the Downtown was at the beginning and what the property owners have <br />done that made it look like it is, including transitions that are comfortable and look good <br />through making enhancements to existing homes, adding on, remodeling, or building new <br />structures. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 13, 2013 Page 28 of 50 <br />
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