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1. Welcome and Prior Meeting Summary Notes A. Welcome and Agenda Overview. The Mayor called the meeting to order. Staff provided an overview of the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force process to-date, provided an overview of the meeting's agenda, and highlighted the goals of the meeting. Goals include going through public outreach, getting final policy direction, and going over the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). B. Review and Approval of Meeting #16 Summary. Approved unanimously. 2. Public Comments A. Correspondence. Staff provided an overview of public comments received to date and attached to the agenda packet as well as late correspondence received. B. Meeting Open to the Public. Members of the public were given the opportunity to comment on items not on the agenda. There were no public comments at this time. 3. Public Outreach Results A. Summary of November and December 2018 Public Outreach Staff summarized the outreach staff completed in November and December of 2018. Staff outlined the groups visited and highlighted topic areas of interest discussed at these meetings. Key themes reflected in those discussions included several of the items to be considered in Agenda item 4a including height, parking and mobility, active ground floor uses, massage regulations, civic center redevelopment, and streetscape improvements. B. Task Force Direction, Comments, and Questions Staff advised that, although the Task Force can provide comments now, it was suggested those comments be held for Item 4a that delves into the key topic areas discussed. The Task Force noted it will provide comments in item 4a. C. Public Comments and Questions The Task Force opened up the meeting to the public. Two members of the public commented. One comment inquired about community meetings, that could be held at locations like the Firehouse or the Library, for citizens to come together to understand the potential changes and revitalization of the downtown. Another comment noted concern about lowering the building height limits and limiting height to two-stories, prohibiting residential on the ground floor behind commercial, unneeded context sensitive infill guidelines, and the lack of a parking structure in the downtown core. Additionally, there is support for parking by ACE, concern about the City managing "active ground floor uses", and policy makers should be allowed to approve projects that are in substantial conformance to the adopted Plan but not exact consistency. The Downtown Specific Plan should be a vision and a guide and not discourage property investment. 4. Outstanding Policy Direction A. Massage Business Regulation Staff summarized massage regulation options given to the Task Force at their prior meeting, discussed State massage regulation updates, and indicated some of the potential changes Summary of February 26, 2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 2 of 7 rry Beaudin, Director of Community Development Downtown Specific Plan Planning Commission 15 of 15 hensive, holistic response to the inter-related comments on changes to the land use designations and development standards in the Proposed Plan, including those changes directed by the City Council at meetings on April 16 and May 7. The FEIR also provides updated analysis on how these modifications do (or do not) result in environmental impacts related to the topics identified in the DEIR (Aesthetics, Air Quality, Downtown Specific Plan Planning Commission 14 of 15