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Written communication was presented to Council from various Pleasanton residents expressing their viewpoints to two questions: (1) should the vitality of the downtown's business district extend farther into the evening, and (2) should the Council support the Oddfeliows British Pub and Restaurant's hours and conditions of operation as already approved by the Planning Commission. Mayor Hosterman closed the public hearing. It was moved by Mayor Hoaterman, seconded by Mr. Brozosky, to adopt Resolution 05-008, a resolution denying the appeal and, therefore, approving Case PCUP-129, subject to the conditions listed in the Planning Commission Resolution No. PC-2004-69, with modification of Condition 2 as indicated in the memorandum to the staff report, and to make the Conditional Use Permit findings as listed on pages eight and nine of the attached Planning Commission staff report. Mr. Brozosky supported the proposed use and said he would like to see more variety of eating establishments in the downtown. He noted that the Union Jack Pub is an existing problem and the Planning Commission will be addressing it shortly. He did not want to deny other proposed uses because of the existing problems at the Union Jack Pub. He pointed out that the downtown belongs to the entire City. The City is responsible for monitoring and keeping the downtown safe and needs to make sure the adjacent uses are compatible. Ms. McGovern mentioned that she visited the building, which needs to be renovated. She believed this building brings something back to the downtown, which invites a class establishment to want to be located there. She noted that this building is not large in size. Because of the size of the building, the amount of mitigation that can be done, the fact that people are eating in close proximity to the music, and the relatively small dance floor, she believed this could be an establishment that young people would like to frequent. She supports people who live in town and want to open a business in this community. As a previous Planning Commissioner, Mr. Sullivan said he supported the renovation of the building, which was independent of this application. He supports the use that is being proposed and believes it will be an asset to the downtown. He believed it is incumbent on downtown businesses to adjust their expectations and to try and coexist with their neighbors, particularly when the businesses are on the fringes of the business district adjacent to the neighborhoods. He supported the proposal but wanted to see if there was any interest in adjusting the hours of operation, particularly on the weekdays to make it make conducive to a residential neighborhood. He did not believe it was unreasonable to ask the establishment to close at 10 p.m. on the weekdays and close at midnight or I a.m. on the weekends as long as the outdoor activities are limited to lOor 11 p.m. Mayor Hosterman said would not support adjusting the hours of operation because she believed the Planning Commission did an adequate job of working through this particular project. She complimented staff for an outstanding job in working with both the applicant and the appellants in trying to balance and meet the needs of both parties. For the owner of this business to go forward with the major renovations to this building, she needs to be able to count on a certain amount of income derived from that new business, particularly if the applicant is able to stay within the parameters of all of Pleasanton City Council 19 02/01/05 Minutes