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THE CITY OF 4 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLEASANTON March 19, 2019 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING AT 4363 AND 4377 FIRST STEET: (1) GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM RETAIL/HIGHWAY/SERVICE COMMERCIAL; BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES — PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL; (2) DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL TO PUBLIC; AND (3) REZONING FROM CENTRAL COMMERCIAL, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION, CORE AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT TO PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL, DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION, CORE AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton SUMMARY The subject property was recently purchased by the City with the intent to use the property for public purposes, in particular to take advantage of the property's adjacency to the Firehouse Arts Center's public parking lot and Lions Wayside Park, including the potential to create a connection between First Street and the Firehouse Arts Center's parking lot and the potential to increase public parking in the Downtown. To facilitate the future public uses of the property, the property's commercial land use designations and zoning will need to be changed to public designations and zoning, which is the purpose of the current applications. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION On February 27, 2019, the Planning Commission, on a 5-0 consent calendar vote, recommended approval of the applications. Since the item was included on the consent calendar, no meeting minutes have been included. RECOMMENDATION 1 . Find that pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3), the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);