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that it is unhealthy for downtown. He encouraged a mixed-use program for the downtown area and to let the economy evolve to get the best and highest use of the downtown. He encouraged the council to select option 3 of the staff report. Brad Hirst, 1811 Santa Rita Road, #128, spoke on behalf of Jeff and Ulysses Early, reading a letter submitted addressing the agenda item. He added there is prescntly a very high level of prosperity and he receives a number of calls looking lbr office space to rent in the Pleasanton downtown area. He was in favor of a comprehensive review of the downtown area and fek that the single biggest area of improvement would be to address the traffic circulation. Wally Mayor, 5872 Cone Monte, said that he also wanted flexibility and economic vitality and felt the downtown area has been working just fine with the flexibility it now has. Keith Wardin, 2931 Liberty Drive, is opposed to the suggested ordinance. He felt this is was bad idea, a solution in search of a problem. Mandating retail only is rent control and an artificial manipulation of the market. A second danger is the change in the downtown area that is the hallmark of American lif~. This endangers our historic downtown area. Roy Moret, 129 Sand Wedge Place, Walnut Creek, 94598, is a property owner on Main Street. He is finding that people are not supportive of this issue. Specifically a~sked to state their objections to this were Stanley James, Margaret Leonardirmi, Juan llegstrom and Bill Struthers. Betty Morgan, 5270 Riverdale Court, read letters she previously submined. Pat Murray, 4470 Mirador Drive, discussed her experiences from being temporarily handicapped and her problems patronizing some downtown businesses. AI Bronzlnl, 719 Main Street, was an early member and past president of the Downtown Association. Ite commented that the downtown area is a well-diversified business district. The variety of services and goods is more than found in most other downtown areas. A retail only ordinance would severely impact this diversily and restrict the property o~vner's ability to lease the properties, especially in difficult economic times. The issue could become a major crisis. Market forces work and have made the Pleasanton downtown what it is today. Everyone is proud of the conununity and it's the envy of many other cities. It serves the community well with the wondertiff mix that is presemly located there. He feels that his property fights could be compromised with the implementation of a restrictive ordinance. He requests that option 3 be adopted. Peter MacDonald, 400 Main Street, Suite 210, spoke on behalf of Barry Swcnson Bnllders, owners ofthe Round Table Pizza Building, 500 block of Maln Street. There is much concern on his part of mandatory first floor retail and he would be very hesitant in investing if this were a requirement by the City. This is the same concern as others in the Pleasanton City Council 15 06/06/00 Minutes