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There is development activity in the broader area around the mall — the expansion of Workday, the renovation of the Sheraton hotel to an AC Marriott, the addition of 10X Genomics, etc. — so the City is particularly attentive to circulation between public and private roads and spaces. This is likely the first phase of several phases, one/some of which may utilize the two housing opportunity sites currently zoned on the mall property as Simon thinks about creating a mixed-use neighborhood. Comments and questions from the EVC included: • What is happening at the Workday project and how is this related? o Workday is building its headquarters building and a parking garage o In the existing parking garage, there will be a new joint police service center shared by BART and Pleasanton police o New ground -level improvements such as walkways, plaza, crosswalks to mall, new bus turnouts/drop spots, and more pedestrian -friendly features o Connection of new building to Stoneridge Corporate Plaza to create a campus o Traffic circulation improvements ■ Gerry Beaudin added it is important to get the streetscape right as it will serve as the new standard for future development. • Is there sufficient parking on the mall site? o The Development Agreement for the site established parking ratios between 4.5 and 3.5 parking spaces per 1,000 sf. of floor area for retail categories. o There are 5,360 parking stalls available. o A parking study is underway — initial parking analysis indicates sufficient parking will be available for all existing and proposed uses, based on PMC standards. • Are there examples of mixed-use projects in Pleasanton that have/haven't been successful (e.g., Galloway, Pleasanton Gateway, Vintage)? How will mixed-use do in the downtown as considered in the specific plan update? o Pamela Ott and Gerry Beaudin clarified that the infrastructure was not in place to support restaurants or large businesses at the Galloway project. o It was suggested that mixed-use is moving back toward a traditional development model as spaces used to be planned this way. o San Ramon recently allocated 762 housing units to Bishop Ranch to create a mixed-use experience. o From a real estate perspective, younger generations like mixed-use and being close to public transportation; retirees also like this. • A grocery store will help to draw traffic, and would be supported by nearby residents. o Additionally, there is currently no grocery store on that side of town, and employees in the surrounding businesses and residents in that area of town would frequent the grocery store. • Has the future housing type had been determined? o This is undecided; Simon will do the redevelopment in phases — first commercial improvements focused on bringing people to the mall. • How does the Stoneridge Mall Framework relate to this? o The Stoneridge Mall Framework is intended to be a set of principles and not a full plan, which takes into consideration community goals and expectations, public amenities, allowed uses, etc.