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BACKGROUND <br /> At its July 19, 2016 meeting, the City Council authorized an update to the Downtown <br /> Specific Plan and the creation of a ten member Task Force to guide that process. <br /> Thereafter, in August 2016, the City Attorney's Office, at the request of City officials, <br /> began correspondence with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) staff counsel <br /> regarding Task Force membership and potential financial conflicts of interest under the <br /> State's Political Reform Act. <br /> At its September 14, 2016 meeting, the Planning Commission appointed two members <br /> (Nancy Allen and Herb Ritter) and one alternate (Justin Brown) to serve on the Task <br /> Force. The Task Force membership was subsequently ratified by the City Council at its <br /> October 4, 2016 meeting. After this ratification, FPPC counsel advised that financial <br /> conflicts of interest required that replacement appointees to the Task Force be selected <br /> for one of the representatives for the Planning Commission (Nancy Allen). Subsequently, <br /> at its December 14, 2016, meeting, the Planning Commission appointed Commissioners <br /> Brown and Ritter to the Task Force, and appointed Commissioner David Nagler as an <br /> alternate. These replacement representatives were ratified by the City Council on <br /> January 17, 2017. <br /> On May 22, 2017, staff counsel from the FPPC responded to an April 12, 2017 request <br /> by Nancy Allen and City Attorney Dan Sodergren requesting further evaluation of <br /> Commissioner Allen's potential conflict of interest. The FPPC opined that Commissioner <br /> Allen may participate in and vote on decisions relating to the Downtown Specific Plan <br /> Update despite having an interest in her jewelry making business and receiving income <br /> for the sale of her jewelry from Studio Seven Arts at 400 Main Street. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> On July 12, 2017, based on the new advice received from the FPPC, the Planning <br /> Commission nominated Nancy Allen to be the Planning Commission alternate <br /> representative on the Task Force in place of David Nagler. With this change, the Task <br /> Force composition would be: <br /> REPRESENTATIVE(S) ALTERNATE <br /> City Council (2) Jerry Thorne Jerry Pentin <br /> Kathy Narum <br /> Planning Commission (2) Herb Ritter Nancy Allen <br /> Justin Brown <br /> Pleasanton Downtown Laura Olson <br /> Association (2) Dirk Christiansen Harpreet Singh Judge <br /> The Task Force has 10 representatives comprising: (A)two Council Members and one alternate;(B)two Planning <br /> Commissioners and one alternate;(C)two Pleasanton Downtown Association members and one alternate;(D)one <br /> Economic Vitality Committee member and one alternate;and(E)three at-large members. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />