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Mr. Swift said it could be established respectively. Ms. Dennis was concerned with establishing the benefit area tonight. She felt the in-lieu fee for the second story was not unusual. She did not want the benefit area smaller. She felt the Coffee Roast Express would be busy during the lunch hour. She supported staff's recommendation regarding the benefit area. Ms. Acosta said she has always envisioned that the benefit area would include the whole downtown area. She said Council could start tonight to change the direction and look at the Master Plan and determine how the City is going to get the parking area. She said it will be a combination of financing. Ms. Dennis understood each property has a determined benefit area for the in-lieu fees, not based on a Master Plan. Ms. Acosta said the downtown area has changed and the plan needed to be looked at again. She felt most of the businesses that came forth in the future would choose the in-lieu fee agreement. She said Council has a chance tonight to set a new direction. Ms. Ayala would support taking a new direction tonight. She said that with the parks and trails plans coming forward, there would be an additional 100 parking spaces along the right-of-way. She felt the downtown area needed to be considered as a whole. She said the people can easily wall from one end of town to the other and should be encouraged to do this. She felt the only way to resolve some of the parking problems is to construct a parking structure. She wanted to address this issue immediately. She supported expanding the benefit area. Ms. MicheloUi clarified that Mr. Churka's first application indicated the second floor was going to be used for storage. Staff tried to encourage the use of the second floor. She felt in- lieu fees should be paid in a timely fashion and not deferred because when the person that owns the building does not pay the fee, the fee is passed on, to the tenants. She supported the benefit area covering the entire downtown area. She wanted to work with the Pleasanton Downtown Association so any fees collected in the future could be used towards a parking lot. She supported widening the intersection at Ray and Main Street to help the traffic circulation. She liked the increase in the square footage. She asked the Pleasanton Downtown Associate to look into doing a parking survey. Ms. Ayala asked the rationale for not widening Ray Street. Mayor Tarver said Council did not want to widen Ray Street. Council felt it was not beneficial to the traffic circulation of the downtown area. Ms. Ayala felt Ray Street was very narrow. Pleasanton City Council 21 07/07/98 Minutes