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PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission at its June 26, 2019, meeting, recommended the DSP proceed, with certain modifications (discussed in further detail in this report). RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions: 1. Adopt a resolution certifying the FEIR for the Downtown Specific Plan Update; making Findings Related to Significant Impacts and Alternatives; adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations; adopting the Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program; and adopting a water supply assessment, as identified in Attachment 1 ; 2. Adopt a resolution rescinding the 2002 Downtown Specific Plan; approving amendments to the General Plan, the Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines; and adopting the updated Downtown Specific Plan, as identified in Attachment 2; 3. Introduce an ordinance approving changes to the zoning designations for certain properties, as identified in Attachment 3; and 4. Introduce an ordinance amending chapter 17.24 (Transportation Systems Management) and Title 18 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code to implement the policies of the updated Downtown Specific Plan, as identified in Attachment 4. FINANCIAL STATEMENT 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 the City Council's action. TASK FORCE AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS The Task Force appointed to update to the 2002 Downtown Specific Plan held its first meeting in January of 2017. Since then, the Task Force has been regularly meeting to receive public input and technical information related to the update, and to provide guidance on various elements of the update. Figure 1 provides an overview of the key milestones of the DSP update. Page 2 of 18