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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.