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EXHIBIT B THE CITY Of 2 6 tm' -.. �rn" a ei:.1r •. n. pLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT April 16, 2019 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE: PROVIDE POLICY DIRECTION TO STAFF AND THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN TASK FORCE ON FIVE TOPICS SUMMARY The Downtown Specific Plan Update has been underway since January 2017, including work with an appointed Task Force over the past two years to guide the development of the update. A draft Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) was released for public review and comment in November 2018, reflecting the input and direction of the Task Force, Planning Commission, and City Council. On February 26, 2019, following public outreach with various City Boards and Commissions and other stakeholder groups, the Task Force considered and provided additional direction on five topic areas including: massage regulations, the active ground-floor overlay, ground-floor residential in commercial and mixed-use districts, land use discrepancies, and development standards (i.e.. height and floor area ratio (FAR) limitations). Some of these recommendations differed from the policy direction previously endorsed by the Task Force and reflected in the November 2018 draft DSP. At this point in the update process, staff is requesting policy direction from the City Council before the DSP is presented to the Planning Commission and City Council for review and adoption. RECOMMENDATION Provide policy direction to staff and the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force on five Downtown Specific Plan topics. FISCAL IMPACT The cost to prepare the DSP Update, including any policies that might be modified as the result of the City Council's direction, and accompanying Environmental Impact Report, has been funded as part of past and current fiscal year budgets. No additional fiscal impact is anticipated as a result of this direction. continue to accept comments via phone, email, or mail through March 18. Ultimately, a Final EIR will be put together and brought through the public hearing process. Task Force Direction, Comments, and Questions The Task Force noted that under Air Quality, there should be a mitigation to include electric vehicle charging (which may be a policy in the plan or mitigation in the EIR). 6. Task Force Check-In At this time, there were no additional comments. 6. Brief Announcements from Task Force and Staff, Summary and Next Steps A. Summary of the Meeting and Review of Next Meeting Topics Staff provided an overview of the Task Force's progress and upcoming schedule. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05pm Summary of February 26, 2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 7 of 7 e reduced through the design. Additionally, there will be additional public review for the design of these new buildings. It was noted the overall building height in PUD's to be 30-feet which may need to be removed if the goal is to allow additional flexibility in PUDs. Public Comments and Questions The Task Force opened up the meeting to the public. Three members from the public provided comments. One comment noted we should maximize value and volume of use we can get on the land of this downtown (MU-D) area. Construction today tends to have higher plate heights and limited this area to 40-feet will only yield two-stories and really restrict any additional height/floors. However, given the right location and design, the Council may want to allow three-stories in some instances. Another comment agrees with the Task Force recommendation in terms of allowing additional heights so the projects can be reviewed on an individual basis. The final comment requested the note about limiting PUDs to 30-feet be stricken from the DSP to allow additional flexibility especially given modern construction. Summary of February 26, 2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 6 of 7 c Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 5 of 7