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Robert Cordtz, 262 West Angela, supported the Winters' position. He asked the current balance of collected in-lieu parking fees and whether those fees would ever be spent. He said in today's climate he would not have chosen to invest money in the three properties he currently owns. He objected to the Mayor abstaining on this issue. He expressed complaints about how Mr. Pico is remodeling his property and the use of it as an office. Ms. McKeehan could not give the exact amount in the in lieu parking fund at this time, but would be happy to provide the information tomorrow morning. It is kept in a separate fund and a report is given to Council annually. She estimated it was less than $50,000. Ms. Michelotti explained that in the past the payment of the fees was delayed until they were actually needed. In this case, the Winters have volunteered to pay them in advance. Mr. Cordtz asked if the fees were collected for the building at Main Street and West Angela. Mr. Roush said fees were collected from the developers of the building housing Tully's Coffee Shop; the rest of the fees have been deferred. Mr. Cordtz felt the longer the City waits to build a parking structure, the more expensive the spaces will be. Ms. Michelotti said that will be analyzed in the downtown specific plan. Ms. McKeehan indicated the testimony being given this evening is a good indication of the problem. One of the goals of the downtown specific plan is to formulate a new set of regulations to enable the houses in certain parts of downtown to be office or residential. Some of the existing rules are out of place of what the intent might be at this point in time. Staffdoes not intend to be difficult. On the contrary, we try to work with people as best as we can. She acknowledged there are issues in that area, but that is because the existing regulations are not clear. The focus in Pleasanton has been the development of the City, not just redevelopment of downtown. However, the future lies in the redevelopment of existing areas as the City is built out. There are conflicting views on parking. The recent City survey indicated half the respondents were satisfied with the parking and half said parking was terrible. The adoption of a downtown plan will go a long way to help fix the perceived problems. Shannon Bielski, 213 Spring Street #D, indicated she has a parking problem and was opposed to 216 Spring Street being a business until the rules are more clearly set. When she looked at her apaxhnent, she noticed parking immediately and felt the owners of the subject property should have been aware ora problem. She asked where the in-lieu parking fees would be applied to provide parking spaces. Ms. Michelotti said possible sites have been identified in previous downtown plans. One of those sites is no longer available. There is debate about whether to put a parking garage on Main Street. Through the specific plan process, parking locations will be identified. Pleasanton City Council 15 09/18/01 Minutes