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by. I don't know the dimensions of that roadway but, you know, the more we can get into a parking structure, the better off we'll be. And that's really about it. Commissioner Allen: So I'm cautious about this similar to Commissioner Balch but for slightly different reasons, mainly around the funding strategy, especially if the market turns quickly and we're in a different situation than we are now because it's going to take a while to get this built. So that's what concerns me the most is really having that solid. Also, ideally having some kind of modular scheme both in design and in funding. I mean we talk about phases, so therefore in terms of design, I worry a little bit about a circular kind of design because I feel like if we went modular it might look strange to have like one end of the circle versus if it was more rectangular, it just feels like it might be more conducive to building it in phases potentially. I'm going to share what I like most about this. The number one thing that excites me about this is the opportunity to extend downtown and extend our retail presence downtown. So a little bit unlike Commissioner Balch, I'm sort of hoping that the space we leave behind turns into almost total retail. I'm actually hoping it doesn't turn into a little retail and a lot of housing because if we turn it into retail, and I'm thinking restaurants, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, I mean, I don't know what, but a strong good retail, then we actually have extended the downtown and the new location becomes easier to just walk across the street and increase the vibrancy of downtown and have the employees just shop downtown because the downtown is closer. So that's what excites me the most because I don't have kids using a library. Clearly, I think the number one benefit to the community is the library. But funding is the biggest issue. The other comment I have is that I'm sort of wishy washy on the Community Center at least in terms of the way you positioned the Community Center. I don't believe that a City should be building a Community Center to sponsor weddings and bah mitzvahs. I mean, it's a whole different market. The market of delivering weddings and bah mitzvahs is a private enterprise that involves lots of other businesses and there's people really good at doing that and I don't think it's a core competency of our city, being in the formal event planning for huge events like that. So, I would take that out. That would be a priority of mine. And then it begs the question of, does it need to be so large because then we might be able to get the cost down if it wasn't so large. And then my final couple of comments are just a couple of ideas... well, really one final idea aside from the modular design and concept, and that is, I think if we want to get a win with our community in terms of a vote, I believe we need to start educating our community more about some of the things the task force learned such as what the library of the future is, and do it in a way that it doesn't feel like a sales job about vote for this because we say it's good. But, mainly think about from a PR perspective articles that we could start getting into the Pleasanton Weekly and other places that just provide education around some of the needs that are driving this so that when it gets on the ballot in two years, people have a better perspective about the need and don't become quite as concerned about the costs. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 28, 2016 Page 8 of 32