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City Council Direction Subsequent to the February 26, 2019, Task Force meeting, members of the public raised concerns about the Task Force's change in policy direction. To reconcile these concerns, the City Council discussed the DSP at its April 16 and May 7, 2019, meetings (please reference Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively, for the agenda reports and excerpt meeting minutes for these meetings). Final Task Force Recommendation At its final meeting on May 28, 2019, the Task Force recommended moving forward the November 2018 Public Review Draft Plan as modified at its February 26 Task Force meeting. The Task Force recommendations and City Council direction is summarized in Table 1, and a more detailed discussion of the differences is enclosed as Exhibit D to this agenda report. Table 1: Task Force Recommendation and City Council Direction Policy Topic Area February 26 Task Force April 16 and May 7 City Council Recommendation Direction (compared to the February 26 Task Force recommendation Regulation of Amendment to the Pleasanton No Change Massage Municipal Code to strengthen Businesses permitting and certification requirements that would apply City-wide, not just to massage establishments within the Downtown Specific Plan area. Active Ground- Modify the procedure to allow the No Change Floor Overlay Director of Community Development to approve exceptions to the overlay which includes a Planning Commission notification; add an exception for purpose built bank buildings; and modify one of the conditions for granting an exception in the event of an extended tenant vacancy. Ground-Floor Allow ground-floor residential The Council directed a more Residential Uses behind commercial if there is at restrictive approach to the least 50' of commercial on the allowance of ground-floor frontage (on Main and potentially residential. side streets) as long as: (1) the Downtown-Commercial: Prohibit City also passes a "right to do new ground-floor residential on business" ordinance; and (2) properties with frontage on Main residential development is fully Street. Ground-floor residential parked on site. may be located behind commercial development on roperties elsewhere in the Downtown Specific Plan Planning Commission 4of15 issions, and stakeholder groups for input and comments. Results of this outreach were reported to the Task Force on February 26, 2019, along with a series of options and recommendations on five specific policy topics: 1) Regulation of massage businesses; 2) Application of the Active Ground-Floor Overlay; 3) Ground-floor residential uses; 4) Treatment of property owner-initiated requests for re-zoning; and 5) Development standards within mixed use and residential land use districts. The Task Force considered and made recommendations regarding the policy topics based on community outreach results, some of which differed from that reflected in the November 2018 Public Review Draft Plan. The Task Force's February 26, 2019, direction is summarized in the meeting notes, Exhibit A, attached. Downtown Specific Plan Planning Commission 3 of 15