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DRAFT Ms. Stern replied that was correct. She stated that it is a question of where the parking is in the Downtown: on the periphery at those peak times, not on Main Street and not on the close side streets. Commissioner Ritter indicated that he loves that plaza concept that staff came up with to support the Downtown area. Chair Olson referred to letter from the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA) and noted that the first paragraph states that the PDA supports the proposed amendments with the provision that the City replenish the funds being waived for the developer in exchange for a public amenity. He inquired if the package being presented to the Commission requires the City to make those deposits to the fund. Mr. Dolan replied that it does not. He indicated that this was an issue raised by the same people when the item originally came before the City Council. He noted that it was not something that the City Council included in its vote; hence, staff did not include that at this time. Chair Olson inquired if there is a plan for providing some sort of parking structure for the Downtown. He stated that the reason he is asking is because other communities that Downtown Pleasanton competes with have such parking facilities, such as the parking structure in Livermore. Ms. Stern replied that the City is in the process of acquiring some additional sections of the Alameda County Transportation Corridor but that the City does not have any plans for a parking structure at this time. She added that if something came up in the Downtown where there might be some partnership with private development that will result in a parking structure that the City can jointly pay for, the City would look at that possibility, but there are no plans for that. Mr. Dolan stated that the City has actually acquired in fee all of the Transportation Corridor within the Downtown with the one exception of that stretch next to the gas station that is being proposed for remodel, and the City has an agreement to purchase that and acquire in fee as soon as the cleanup of the plume that the gas station created over time is completed. He indicated that the plan is to continue to extend parking up the Transportation Corridor. Mr. Dolan stated that this all comes down to a reset of the community's willingness to walk a walkable Downtown because right now, even in the busiest times, there actually are parking spaces in the closer Transportation Corridor lot, and there are parking spaces in Peters Avenue. He added that with very few exceptions, there is also available parking in the City Hall lots almost all the time, except maybe when the Pleasanton Library has a big event, during the First Wednesday events during the summer, but that is perceived by many as too far to go. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 1/8/2014 Page 5 of 11