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whether the storefront windows count. She noted she does not want to make the requirements so <br />onerous a landlord would be inclined to wait out the six months and lease the space to a business not <br />fitting their downtown wishes. She advised at this post-pandemic time the emphasis should be on <br />getting the spaces leased out sooner rather than later. She suggested waiting before making a <br />percentage change. <br />ln response to Mayor Brown's inquiry, Councilmember Narum noted there are currently eight vacancies <br />on Main Street almost all of which have been vacant for over six months. <br />Councilmember Narum confirmed she supports staff's recommendation to have active uses at the front <br />and non-active uses at the back. <br />Councilmember Balch acknowledged the challenge for the DSP stemming from the lron Horse Real <br />Estate situation. He noted an overly nuanced discussion over square footage misses the point of a <br />vibrant downtown as it could dissuade potential tenants. He expressed support for the concept of <br />leasable square footage. <br />Councilmember Arkin noted no one wants to see empty storefronts on Main Street. She echoed the <br />preference for active ground floor use. She endorsed setting the active ground floor usage level at <br />100o/o or at least closer to it than 60% and the six-month language. <br />Mayor Brown expressed concerns for faux retail with an inactive use as the primary business. She <br />advised there are places downtown for groups like attorneys and accountants upstairs and on side <br />streets. She endorsed 100% active to help the goal of building a walking downtown. She advised the <br />threshold should be set higher to help the policy meet the intent of active retail and restaurant uses. <br />Director of Community Development Clark confirmed Pleasanton is not the only City with these sorts of <br />restrictions in downtown areasand agreed to provide examples when the item returns to Council. <br />Councilmember Narum advised she is uncomfortable at 100o/o since the 25o/o has not been given a <br />chance to work in normal times. She agreed the City does not want faux retail and urged administrative <br />measures to prevent them but not to be so onerous on space restrictions until the business spaces are <br />filled. She advised all but one of the vacancies have been longer than six months and this is a lot of <br />space to fill coming out of a pandemic. <br />Councilmember Balch expressed prioritizing some of the other items such as parking and wayfinding to <br />help increase the vibrancy. <br />ln response to Mayor Brown's inquiries, Director of Community Development Clark confirmed most of <br />the vacancies have been there for over six months and are exempt from the restrictions assuming <br />landlords can demonstrate they have been actively looking for a tenant. She summarized that the <br />feedback she received trom the Council at this meeting includes an increase in the amount of active <br />usage space, looking at storefronts as a portion of the total leasable area, and more specificity in <br />administrative provisions about active use. <br />Councilmember Narum explained the desire should be to encourage the landlord to find a new tenant <br />without even heavier restrictions as opposed to inadvertently encouraging them to wait out the six <br />months with just minimal vacancy advertising. She noted most of the vlcincies are past six months <br />and the owner can put in anything they want. <br />Councilmember Testa explained her one- or two-year lease restriction proposal was to fill vacant <br />spaces without locking a property into a not-preferred use for too long. She advised it would also <br />incentivize landlords to search for an active use tenant. <br />City Council Minutes Page 5 of 10 June 1,2021
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