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AGFUO - Public comments provided to the Planning Commission for the July 28, 2021, meeting From: Chris Beratlis Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 202112:52 PM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: Active Ground Floor Use Hello. As a downtown property owner, PDA Board member and life long Pleasanton resident, I would like to give my input on the active ground floor use. I -think the best move, especially during the pandemic, is to keep the retail requirement at 25% max for ground floor use. Any requirement that requires more than 25% ground floor retail is just too much government over reach. It's hard enough for property owners to find solid tenants these days. If property owners can't find tenants meeting the requirements within the 6 -month period, most likely they will end up leasing to whoever is willing to pay the lease. What if the only business that wants to come in is a chain business or a bank or another realty office? Hair salon, a gym, the list goes on. I prefer to lease my buildings to restaurants but not all property owners do. That is the variety of our downtown. Making sure any new or existing business that wants to change or establish a business downtown applies for a business license first should go a long way to avoid undesirable situations. The 60% retail requirement is just too much. Most retail establishments downtown are struggling from what I've heard. Mandating more retail for downtown does not make sense to me. Thank you, Chris Beratlis Beratlis Properties Distributed to City Council for the September 7, 2021, meeting Page 21