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The proposed amendments and rezoning would allow for a variety of public uses on this property. The exact uses and redevelopment of the property will be determined at a future date after going through a public process which includes consultation with the Pleasanton Downtown Association and neighboring residents and businesses. Given the property's adjacency to Lions Wayside Park and City parking lot which includes a multi-use public trail, there is a potential to create several beneficial and compatible public amenities such as expanding Lions Wayside Park, providing a connection between First Street and the City parking lot and trail, and increasing public parking in the Downtown. Redevelopment of the site will also improve the appearance of this highly visible property along a main arterial in the Downtown. General Plan Amendment The subject property currently has a General Plan land use designation of Retail/Highway/ Service Commercial; Business and Professional Offices (see Figure 2 on the following page). The proposed Community Facilities — Public and Institutional General Plan Land Use designation allows any public or institutional use, including parks and public parking areas. Staff believes that this would be the most appropriate General Plan land use designation for the property given the anticipated use of the property for public purposes. The proposed General Plan Amendment would change the land use designation of a property that is currently being used for commercial uses that serves residents, workers, and visitors. While the removal of a commercial-designated site is not inconsequential, particularly in the Downtown, staff believes that there are a sufficient number of other commercial properties remaining in the City and Downtown to serve existing and future residents, workers, and visitors. The proposed public land use designation would allow the City to provide additional and/or improve existing public amenities that would enhance the Downtown for Pleasanton residents, workers, and visitors. The proposed public land use designation would also result in no greater, and likely fewer, impacts on the surrounding neighbors compared to the existing commercial use of the property. Therefore, staff believes that changing the land use designation to public to allow for additional community facilities at this site is positive when looking at the overall context of the City's welfare and goals. Page 4 of 8