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EXHIBIT F RESOLUTION NO. PC-2019- A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL: APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN, THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES, AND THE DOWNTOWN HOSPITALITY GUIDELINES; RESCIND THE 2002 DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN; AND ADOPT THE UPDATED DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN WHEREAS, the City Council has identified as a priority the update to the 2002 Downtown Specific Plan (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the City Council appointed a ten-member task force to guide and oversee the specific plan update; and WHEREAS, the Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force has met regularly since January 2017 to discuss and deliberate various updates the specific plan; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to make various amendments to the General Plan, the Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines; and WHEREAS, implementation of the Downtown Specific Plan entails bringing into alignment land use designations in the General Plan, Specific Plan, and Zoning Ordinance where current discrepancies exist; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to adopt a Downtown Specific Plan to replace the existing 2002 Downtown Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the Project; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of May 28, 2019, the Downtown Specific Plan Task Force reviewed and provided a favorable recommendation the proposed Project and associated amendments to the General Plan, the Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines; and WHEREAS, on June 26, 2019, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed public hearing and considered relevant exhibits, recommendations of the City staff, and received testimony from the public. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the Downtown Specific Plan and the proposed amendments to the General Plan, the Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines are consistent with the Goals and Policies of the Pleasanton General Plan; and WHEREAS, The Planning Commission determines that this is the second of the four times in 2019 that the Land Use Element of the General Plan may be amended as provided in Government Code Section 65358. 5 the Downtown Design Guidelines. Task Force Input The Task Force is requested to consider and provide a recommendation to the Planning Commission and City Council for adoption of the Draft Downtown Design Guidelines Amendments. 2 Note: There are a large number of such figures, and they have not been updated for this Task Force meeting, but will be provided in advance of the Planning Commission and City Council's action to adopt the amendments. Prepared for the May 28, 2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 10 of 11 Development Plan that Prepared for the May 28,2019 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 8 of 11 Page 4 of 11 Force Meeting Page 2 of 11