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THE CITY OF „aul _, � I II PLANNING COMMISSION _pLEASANTON MEETING MINUTES City Council Chamber 200 Old Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566 APPROVED Wednesday, July 24, 2019 CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL The Planning Commission Meeting of July 24, 2019 was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chair Allen. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Allen. Staff Members Present: Gerry Beaudin, Director of Community Development; Ellen Clark, Planning Manager; Julie Harryman, Assistant City Attorney; Eric Luchini, Associate Planner; Stefanie Ananthan, Recording Secretary Commissioners Present: Commissioners Jack Balch, Justin Brown, Greg O'Connor, Brandon Pace (arrived late), Herb Ritter and Chair Nancy Allen Commissioners Absent: None AGENDA AMENDMENTS Chair Allen recognized and commended Community Development Director Gerry Beaudin for his four years of service to the City of Pleasanton as the Community Development Director. She acknowledged this was his last Planning Commission meeting before he departs the City of Pleasanton for a new role with the City of Alameda as Assistant City Manager. Approval of the minutes were pulled off the Consent Calendar for edits to the June 26, 2019 meeting minutes by Commissioner Brown: Page 4, fourth paragraph: "Commissioner Brown inquired about an alternate way for the City Council to consider the feedback from the public around parking, and he suggested that inquired if that City Council would have to redirect the direction provided by the Planning Gernmission identity downtown parking as a work plan priority item." "Mr. Beaudin confirmed, and indicated that the Planning Commission could recommend specific suggestions related to parking." Page 7, last paragraph: "Commissioner Brown thought the Planning Commission could break down the topics at hand... He : •: .. - , . _ - . -, agreed, for example, that Planning Commission Minutes Page 1 of 4 July 24, 2019 utes Page 25 of 27 June 26, 2019 mmissioner Ritter asked if this will be brought back with updates to approve it and move forward to the City Council. Mr. Beaudin stated the Planning Commission could take this action if ready tonight or continue the item to the next meeting. Commissioner Ritter suggested seeing the changes, summarized as a workshop and returned when there is the fourth Commissioner present for final recommendation. Chair Allen stated it could be continued but did not feel there was controversy on the items in terms of how they would be written up. She also cited the fact that a new Planning Planning Commission Minutes Page 24 of 27 June 26, 2019 as wanted to take on for the commercial side, but it is something we can do tomorrow. There are a number of steps, but it requires a very collaborative effort and team approach, and City Council has a challenging task to reconcile multiple demands. The idea to have a Task Force or smaller group to work on the parking Planning Commission Minutes Page 23 of 27 June 26, 2019 to the Planning Commission. Planning Commission Minutes Page 16 of 27 June 26, 2019 rap around the corner seems like overkill where this is an issue that can be resolved by the ZA. Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 27 June 26, 2019 ne 26, 2019