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AGFUO - Public comments <br />www.Dfeasantondowntown.net <br />0 Division Street, Pleasanton, CA 94566 <br />GROUND FLOOR RETAIL READING LIST <br />As stores struggle. Palo Alto nreoares to let offices fill retail spaces I News 1 Palo Alto Online I <br />Grand Rapids leaders allow around -floor apartments in nearly half of citv's commercial spaces - <br />mlive.com <br />How design -review boards make cities pricier and whiter --and how to fix it. Islate. com) <br />Reforming NYC Zoning Laws Can Ensure Economic Re_covery I Manhattan Institute (manhattan- <br />institute.org) <br />First floor retail vacancies are becominathe rule, not the exception - Puget Sound Business Journal <br />(biziournals.com) <br />McNeklis Partners 1 A Vaccine for Retail? <br />htti)s://durkan,seattte-Rov/2021108/mavor-durkan-to-sign-downtown-emraty-storefront-legislation-into- <br />law-followiniz-unanimous-city-co.0 ncil-vote) <br />How zoning reform could Diav a Dart in recovering from COVID-19 (miIrose, comI <br />Petoskev downtown board considers first -floor residences (Detoskevnews.com) <br />This article gives particularly interesting ideas for forward -going policy: <br />Five Ideas for Rebuilding Retail in the Post -Pandemic Citv 1 SPUR <br />In particular, the article suggests corralling retail into concentrated areas such as downtown. This can <br />accelerate conversion of former commercial and retail properties into higher density housing, another <br />important objective here in Pleasanton. <br />From: Shweta Bonn<sbonnraa)citvofoleasantanCa.gov> <br />Sent: Thursday, August 19, 20214:49 PM <br />To: Zac Grant <br />Cc: Ellen Clark<eclarkC,:Dcitvofoleasantonca.eov>; Melinda Denis <mdenisAcltvofoieasantonca.eov> <br />Subject: AGFUO to City Council <br />Good day, Zac, <br />I am writing to you to follow-up on the Active Ground Floor Uses Overlay (AGFUO) discussion. <br />As you know from the July 28 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission recommended advancing the topic to <br />City Council, with modifications to the recommendation that was originally outlined in the agenda report. <br />The topic is anticipated to be heard by City Council on Tuesday, September 7. It would be helpful to understand if <br />PDA aqrees or disagrees with the Planning Commission rerommend ation, or if PDA has any additional comments. If <br />desired, and if you decide to discuss this topic further with your membership, feel free to provide additional comments <br />on behalf of the PDA; these comments would be included as part of materials that are provided to City Council. <br />Thanks for your participation in the discussion regarding the AGFUO, and for facilitating PDA's review. <br />-Shweta <br />Shweta Bonn <br />Senior Planner, Community Development Department <br />D:925-931-5611 <br />F: 925-931-5483 <br />sbonn aecitvof 1easantonca.aov <br />Distributed to City Council for the September 7, 2021, meeting Page 24 <br />