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AGFUO-Public comments <br /> www.pleasantondowntown.net <br /> ®Division Street, Pleasanton,CA 94566 <br /> GROUND FLOOR RETAIL READING LIST <br /> As stores struggle, Palo Alto prepares to let offices fill retail spaces I News I Palo Alto Online I <br /> Grand Rapids leaders allow ground-floor apartments in nearly half of city's commercial spaces- <br /> mlive.com <br /> How design-review boards make cities pricier and whiter—and how to fix it. (slate.com) <br /> Reforming NYC Zoning Laws Can Ensure Economic Recovery I Manhattan Institute(manhattan- <br /> institute.org) <br /> First floor retail vacancies are becoming the rule, not the exception -Puget Sound Business Journal <br /> (bizlournals.com) <br /> McNellis Partners I A Vaccine for Retail? <br /> https://durkan.seattle.gov/2021/08/mayor-durkan-to-sign-downtown-empty-storefront-legislation-into- <br /> law-following-u nanimous-city-council-vote/ <br /> How zoning reform could play a part in recovering from COVID-19 (milrose.com) <br /> Petoskey downtown board considers first-floor residences (petoskeynews.com) <br /> This article gives particularly interesting ideas for forward-going policy: <br /> Five Ideas for Rebuilding Retail in the Post-Pandemic City I SPUR <br /> In particular,the article suggests corralling retail into concentrated areas such as downtown. This can <br /> accelerate conversion of former commercial and retail properties into higher density housing, another <br /> important objective here in Pleasanton. <br /> From:Shweta Bonn<sbonnPcitvofpleasantonca.gov> <br /> Sent:Thursday,August 19,2021 4:49 PM <br /> To:Zac Grant <br /> Cc:Ellen Clark<eclarkPcitvofpleasantonca.gov>;Melinda Denis<mdenis [email protected]> <br /> Subject:AGFUO to City Council <br /> Good day,Zac, <br /> I am writing to you to follow-up on the Active Ground Floor Uses Overlay(AGFUO)discussion. <br /> As you know from the July 28 Planning Commission meeting,the Commission recommended advancing the topic to <br /> City Council,with modifications to the recommendation that was originally outlined in the agenda report. <br /> The topic is anticipated to be heard by City Council on Tuesday, September 7. It would be helpful to understand if <br /> PDA agrees or disagrees with the Planning Commission recommendation,or if PDA has any additional comments. If <br /> desired,and if you decide to discuss this topic further with your membership,feel free to provide additional comments <br /> on behalf of the PDA;these comments would be included as part of materials that are provided to City Council. <br /> Thanks for your participation in the discussion regarding the AGFUO, and for facilitating PDA's review. <br /> -Shweta <br /> Shweta Bonn <br /> Senior Planner, Community Development Department <br /> D:925-931-5611 <br /> F:925-931-5483 <br /> sbonnna.citvofpleasantonca.gov <br /> Distributed to City Council for the September 7, 2021, meeting Page 24 <br />