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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES WORKSHOP August23,2005 1. Workshoo Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:34 p.m. by Mayor Jennifer Hosterman. Those in attendance were: City Councilmembers Steve Brozosky, Cindy McGovern, Matt Sullivan, Jerry Thorne, and Mayor Jennifer Hosterman. Staff members present were: Nelson Fialho, City Manager; Michael Roush, City Attorney; Dawn Abrahamson, City Clerk; Jacqui Diaz, Assistant to the City Manager; Pamela Ott, Economic Development Manager; Jerry Iserson, Director of Planning and Community Development; Tim Neal, Police Chief; Julie Farnsworth, Director of Library Services; William Cody, Fire Chief; Rob Wilson, Director of Public Works; and Jim Wolfe, Director of Parks and Community Services. 2. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Mayor Hosterman invited public comments. John Harvey, a Pleasanton resident, mentioned that several individuals had been meeting over the past several months to discuss improvements to residential zoning in the general downtown area. In addition to recommending changes that will better match the zoning to much of the non-conforming lots and structures, he believed the zoning should allow and perhaps encourage in-law units and greater utilization of small lots in the downtown residential area. He requested Council to acknowledge or recognize spending time in its discussion about housing stock and where it would be located in the City. He referenced a letter, which he presented to Council prior to its workshop in which he presented a vision statement that included the entire southern territory of Pleasanton, an area generally bounded to the north and east by Pleasanton city limits to the west by Interstate 680 and to the south by Vallecitos Road. He encouraged Pleasanton to take a leading role in helping to pull the various government jurisdictions together to work with landowners in the area to come up with a vision that would potentially protect much of the southern area. Charles Huff, a Pleasanton resident, concurred with Mr. Harvey's comments. He noted that he and several individuals plan to work with staff to come up with some changes in possible zoning situations, possibly the R-1 5000 zone which does not exist. This would also density the Downtown area and use areas that currently under zoning laws are not able to be used and assist those who want to move to the Downtown. Ms. McGovern believed that when the Tully's building was being redone on Main Street there had been a suggestion of placing housing above it, which she believed received negative support from the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA). She also believed there had been discussion with City staff about this issue. Mr. Huff said yes. As a City, he believed this issue needed to be addressed to intensify the second story uses of the buildings in the Downtown. He pointed out that Union Jack is a City Council Priorities Workshop 1 08123/05 Minutes