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• After significant public input and discussion, the Council offered policy direction on five key topics addressed in the Downtown Specific Plan update: massage business regulations, an active ground floor overlay, ground floor residential, development standards for height and floor area ratio, and requested zoning changes for two sites. Councilmember Narum requested reconsideration of the vote regarding the two requested property zoning changes at the May 7 Council meeting. Following Council's May 7 reconsideration, the policy direction will be presented to the task force to be incorporated into the draft update. The task force will recommend a final draft DSP, which will be considered by the Planning Commission and then the City Council for final review and adoption. • Commission and committee members were ratified, and Steve Baker was reappointed to the EVC. Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Report Steve Baker provided an update on the Downtown Specific Plan update: • After initial publication of the draft DSP, staff shared it with constituents, Pleasanton Downtown Association, Bicycle Pedestrian Trails Subcommittee, Library and Recreation Commission, Chamber of Commerce, and the Planning Commission, all of which provided feedback. • Following the task force February 26 meeting at which the draft DSP was discussed, the April 16 check in with City Council was scheduled to provide policy direction on several items prior to the task force's final review and recommendation. Mr. Baker reviewed the Council's policy direction on five key issues: • Massage establishments — Support recommended task force/staff approach to strengthen citywide permitting requirements for massage establishments and technicians, rather than restricting use • Active ground floor overlay — Support recommended task force/staff approach regarding location of overlay, range/types of exceptions and exception process • Ground floor residential uses in commercial/mixed-use districts o Downtown Commercial District - Prohibit on properties with frontage on Main Street. Allow elsewhere, behind commercial, provided street -fronting commercial space has a minimum 50 -foot depth to ensure viable commercial uses; no net loss of ground floor commercial square feet and residential at the rear of a site should be designed to minimize visibility from the commercial street front • The Council took no action regarding a right to do business ordinance; staff recommended including specific language in the project conditions of approval while some members of the task force were in favor of an ordinance • Mixed -Use Transitional District - Allow ground floor residential behind commercial, subject to same criteria as downtown commercial district Mixed -Use Downtown District - Prohibit ground floor residential throughout, allowing on upper floors Much of the recent discussion is focused on the preservation of commercial space, specifically on the ground floor, and where to allow future residential (not fronting Main Street)