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Chairperson ~rkin inquired V'\Thether the City c01..dd impose a parking tax" V"Vhich vvould be vvaived if" a property ovvner opened the lot to the public after 6:00 p.m. 1V1r_ ISerSOI"1 noted that vvould be a tax of property OV'\Tners -vvho have already provided vvhat is legally required. l'V1.s. Nerland advised there vvould be some hurdles in moving forvvard vvith that option. lV1:r. Iserson noted that VIlas contrary to the approach desired by the Pleasanton Dovvntovvn Association and the City" V'\Thich is to vvork cooperatively vvitl"1 property ovvners_ :I---I:e noted tl""l.at U.S. Bank"s cooperation vvas an example. Chairperson Arkin vvould like to see the Bank of' America parking lot made available for a:fter-l"1ol...l.rs parkin.g_ Commissiol'1Cr Kameny noted that the City had several accounts vvith Bank or Arnerica. TFl:E PUBLIC Fl:EARING VV AS OPENED. Ed Ch"L1.rka,. 507 St_ JOhl1 Street" ovvner of property at 780 J\Ilain Street" agreed vvitl"1 COIT'lmissioner Sullivan"s assessment that there vvas not a parking problen""l on rvtail'1 Street. I---Ie believed the perception of a parking problem negatively impacted the l'vtain Street businesses" and noted that the parking :tor events such Heritage Days vvas spread throughout the Dovvn.toV'\Tn area. He vvould not: support any parking fees V'\There he V'\Tould pay for helping competing busiI"1esses increase their business. He noted tl'1at tl'1e ACTe vvas haIr a mile avvay Tram this business" and he did not support payi11g $8,.000 Tor parking spaces at the proposed black box theater. I---:le noted t:hat State Proposition 218 stated that developers may not be charged for fees that vvere not directly related to their project,. and added that that proposition had been V'\Tatered do-vvn signi-t1cantly. He complimented lV1:r. .lserson"s efTorts on this item", and noted that there vvere some items that could be trimmed from the ordinance. Vera Dunder,. 4725 First Street" Suite 245,. spoke in support oft.his ordil'1ance as vvritten_ She noted that staff had spent significant time examining the issues,. and stated that it often took years to acquire property from the County _ She believed that sornething may be done to allovv p1..l.blic parkil"1g on the t.ra1"1sportation corridor_ Judy "'\'Vheeler Ditter,. OV\fner Tovvnc Center Books,. 5541 Black ~Vel'1UC,. noted that she vvas a 1T1crn..ber of the Parking Com1T'littec. She believed tl"1e IT1odifications V\fere positive" and noted that if the customers believed there V\fas a parking problem", they -vvould r10t shop dovvntOV'\T11. She noted that the public perception vvas very important" and believed that the modifications to the ordinance "","auld vvork V\fell Tor the property ovvners" employees" and customers. Chris Beratlis" 351 CSt. l\.I1ary Street.. noted that l'1e vvas a dovvntoV\fll property ovvner and on tl'1e Board or Directors of tl,e I->DA. He believed that there vvas a parking problclT'l PLANNTNG CC>JvHvlISSIC>N J'VlINUTES Sep1:ember 10, 2003 Page 14