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RESOLUTION NO. 19-1108 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN, THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES, AND THE DOWNTOWN HOSPITALITY GUIDELINES; RESCINDING THE 2002 DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN; AND ADOPTING 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, 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 Update Task Force reviewed and provided a favorable recommendation regarding the proposed Project and associated amendments to the General Plan, the Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines; WHEREAS, on June 26, 2019, the Planning Commission held a duly -noticed public hearing and considered relevant exhibits, recommendations of staff, received testimony from the public, and provided a favorable recommendation regarding the proposed Project and associated amendments to the General Plan, the Downtown Design Guidelines, and the Downtown Hospitality Guidelines; and WHEREAS, on August 20, 2019, the City Council held a duly -noticed public hearing and considered relevant exhibits, recommendations of staff, Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force, Planning Commission, and received testimony from the public. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: