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_ Commissioner Maas moved to approve PDR-352 as conditioned in the staff report, with the elimination of Condition No. 4 regarding the 23-foot setback and the addition of the City's standard green building conditions. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES: Commissioners Fox, Kameny, Maas, Roberts, and Sullivan. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Arkin. Resolution No. PC-2004-38 was entered and adopted as motioned. c. Civic Center Master Plan Workshop Preliminary Review of the Civic Center Design Concepts Related to the Civic Center Master Site Plan Project. Steve Bocian advised that it was staff's goal to develop two site plan alternatives more fully to present to the Planning Commission and ultimately to the City Council at a future date. He presented a slide show which described the background of the project as well as the goals and objectives of the project. He noted that City Council had authorized City staff to look at a library needs assessment study with that consulting contract to be brought before the Council at its next meeting. A landscaping and circulation plan would be developed, and existing buildings would be retained where possible. Mr. Bocian noted that staff viewed the PDA as being very important in the public hearing process and that the Civic Center was an important component of the overall Downtown area. He noted that the first priority for the PDA was to remove the modular buildings to create an attractive gateway, and that an office building on Main Street was supported, consistent with the Downtown Specific Plan. City Council had suggested that the gateway improvements on Main Street be emphasized and that staff develop a phasing plan, assuming that there would not be sufficient funds to renovate the Civic Center site at one time. The Council also wanted to see alternative site concepts and recommended that no public or police parking be allowed on Main Street and Bernal Avenue and that the pedestrian orientation be retained. In addition, they wished to plan without an arts facility on the site. Mr. Bocian noted that they intended to consolidate space, as opposed to creating more space. They did not plan to include any additional places for police buildings, although police parking would be expanded. He displayed the parking options for the site. He noted that one of the goals of the project was to create a positive gateway to Downtown Pleasanton. Staff was concerned about being able to accommodate all of the parking, especially if the City did not immediately acquire the San Francisco property. He noted that there had been concerns about library access as well as handicapped parking. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 9, 2004 Page 5 of 19