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to start the project. He stated that there has been an upgraded inventory of other houses and he asked for clarification. Mr. Swift stated that presently Pleasanton has only one building designated as a State ltistoric Building, that being the Kottinger Barn, and there are no others, except perhaps the Alviso Adobe. The issue is that nothing has been designated as such and if Pleasanton had a local ordinance that identified specific sites, then the standard could be applied. Pleasanton presently does not have this. Ms. Acosta stated that she has discussed this type of situation with other residents and they are trying to do the same thing as Mr. Layer. She stated this designation can provide some advantages to the owner, but also raises other issues. Them may be people who would like to say every- house over a certain age is required to lbllow the rules that come along with this designation. This needs to be looked at further in order to decide what ~vill make the most sense for Plcasanton. A~er some discussion Mr. Layer was directed to return to his committee and lobby for this item. In the meantime, Mr. Swift ~vould check with staff' and report back to Council. Ms. Acosta stated that Mr. Smith would continue to assist Mr. Layer with the sitnation and when the item is agendized, Council will address the situation. Dolores Bengtson, 568 Itamilton Way, spoke about her concern regarding the Greenbriar project. She was concemed about the haste. She felt that the citizens of Pleasanton were being shortchanged as to their input because of the haste of this project. She implored Council to make sure there is ample opportunity for people to be accurately noticed about the meetings and to be sure there is an opportunity to see the proposed project. Item 4q Al~reement with Economks Research Associates for develoniw, the economic analysis for the Downtown SOeci~c Plan and for the First Floor Retail Only Study. Mr. Pico and Ms. Michelotti abstained l~om this item. Mr. Swift presented the staff report. Ms. Ayala commented that she does not approve of this expenditure Ms. Demals said that she felt the study would be useful to the property owners and the businesses involved whether or not the ordinance is approve& Mayor Tarver said that in the spirit of Mr. ttovingh's earlier comments, it would be prudent for the Council not to make decisions until it hlkq all of the information. It may not change anyone's mind, but he felt it would be valuable to get the information. Pleasanton City Council 5 0S/01/00 Minutes