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Chair Allen proceeded to hand copies of the letter to the Commission members. Mr. Beaudin requested that Chair Allen forward her comments by email to staff. He said since this is the Draft EIR comment period, staff will ensure that all of these comments are addressed in the Final EIR and he will follow up separately with outreach. Commissioner Brown referred to Item 1 of the letter and said that he was not sure if this was correct in regard to the zoning change to allow ground floor residential in a commercial district. Mr. Beaudin responded that 300% is currently allowed on Main Street; the change being that other districts, such as the mixed-use transitional, mixed-use downtown district and some others would increase, based upon the motion from the February 27 DSP Task Force meeting, increase the FAR. Commissioner Brown said the height went from 36-40 feet in the Mixed Use-Transitional district. In terms of comments made for the 46-foot in some areas, for example Town Square and the way the EIR is written around the Town Square, there is an envelope for the number of units and parking assumptions. So, there was no discussion at the DSP whether the envelope on which the EIR was predicated in regard to the number of units should change. Therefore, he would argue or comment that Item 3 is not material as it relates to what was discussed. That region and the envelope did not change as a result of the height changing because the height is independent of those other parameters. Mr. Beaudin said everyone is welcome to put comments forward and staff will thoroughly respond. There may be things that they agree to disagree on regarding impacts, and this is the purpose of the Draft EIR. Chair Allen explained that it was her perception, so she trusts staff will determine if she made mistakes or if more clarity is needed. For example, she did not know the original assumptions made for Item 3. Mr. Beaudin said when getting to the Final EIR, staff will have gathered all the comments and will produce a Response to Comments document; if there are areas that require more clarity, staff will explain as best they can with follow-up directly related to the comment. The purpose of the document is to serve as an informational piece for the City Council; therefore, staff will ensure to cover all areas that are specifically required for the EIR and ensure they have a healthy policy discussion around issues that may not be as directly related to the EIR. Chair Allen referred to Commissioner Brown's question in regard to her intent on Item 1; she clarified that as she understood, the proposed zoning changes specific to Main Street and that currently, residential use is not allowed behind commercial buildings. She said the change was to allow residential use behind deep commercial sites with an implication that given 300% FAR, if recommendations were approved, there's potential for three-story townhomes to be built behind commercial storefronts; therefore, it could result with an implication regarding the number of residential units believed to exist in the downtown area. Mr. Beaudin commented that the discussion is now moving away from the EIR, but to respond, the existing commercial zoning on Main Street does allow for mixed-use with an Planning Commission Minutes Page 15 of 18 March 13, 2019 of 18 March 13, 2019 as a nine-year-old child in the program and Ms. Arango helped him speak English. She has learned it is very important for kids to become bilingual and spoke highly of the daycare and of Ms. Arango and asked for the Commission's approval. Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 18 March 13, 2019 mmunity. She follows all rules and instructs the Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 18 March 13, 2019