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357 Vice Mayor Butler stated the staff presentation tonight is in the form of a written staff report dated December 6. This report has been distributed to the City Council and Agency members and has been made available to the public. Vice Mayor Butler stated that persons desiring to question the staff on any of their evidence, through the Chair, will have an opportunity to do so when we ask for public comments. The following persons spoke in favor of the redevelopment plan: Mr. A1 Bronzini, President of the Downtown Association and representing the Downtown Association, stated that based on all that all that has transpired here tonight has changed his original presentation. He stated that with regard to priorities they concur with the Mayor on those issues. This issue started two years ago as a plan to enhance and beautify Main Street, making Main Street a viable shopping area and maintaining the historical character of downtown. At that time the cost estimates were $2 million for that amount of work, which are less than the figures being worked with now. The cosmetic treatment alone is not the answer to a revitalized downtown, the other issues of infrastructure have to be dealt with. It is the opinion of the Downtown Association that the project has gotten larger than first anticipated and is somewhat out of line. The Downtown Association recommendations were submitted to staff which came to approximately $30 million, which is less than the $53 million that has been suggested. In all of the discussion of the downtown plan it has never been the recommendation of the Downtown Association that any peoples should be displaced from their homes in order to improve the downtown business district; the improvements can be done without such action. He urged Council to refine the project. He stated the Downtown Association supports the adoption or enacting of the redevelopment plan to finance the necessary improvements, whatever that amount may be. They are anxious to get the work done so that downtown Pleasanton can compete favorably with downtown communities. He stated that redevelopment has worked all over the State of California, and it should work in the City of Pleasanton. He asked Council, at the appropriate time, to adopt the redevelopment plan. Ms. Bev Davis, President of the Chamber of Commerce, stated that several months ago the Chamber of Commerce corresponded with both the Planning Commission and City Council supporting the redevelopment plan as it was proposed at that point in time. In the past several weeks the Chamber committees have met and with additional information they have the following changes to make. They recommend the Del Valle extension project, the Santa Rita Road undercrossing project, and the Sunol Boulevard extension project totaling approximately $25 million be removed. That would leave a project total of approximately $27 million. They also recommend that the parking structures be listed as a Phase II - 27 - 12-6-88