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Item 3A—Summary of November and December 2018 Public Outreach • Clarified uses allowed in the Mixed Use Transitional (MU-T) zone versus Central Commercial (C-C) and Office and that the MU-T zone expands the uses allowed in Office but is more restrictive than uses allowed in C-C. • Questioned the floor area ratio changes to the MU-T zone (125-percent) when compared to the C-C zone (300-percent) and Office zone (30-percent). Massage • Noted that this issue is complicated with many possible approaches to address. This will be discussed further, with a future position from the PDA. • Concerned with an approach that modifies massage uses "downtown" and not community-wide. Active Ground Floor Uses • Clarified the active ground floor definition- and wanted clarity on who determines active use. Concerned if the granting of exceptions would require additional review, such as by the Planning Commission. • Noted that if all "non-active" uses are moved to side streets, it may actually reduce foot traffic on Main Street. People coming to the "non-active" locations (e.g., bank or hair), may decide to shop while they are downtown but if they are on side streets, they may not stop off on Main. • Requested consideration of adding a bank conversion program that may help these bank buildings go through the process changing to active uses easier and quicker. Bicycle, Pedestrian, & Trails Committee (November 26, 2018) General • Suggested stronger promotion of non-motorized vehicles and potentially adjust some of the policies to emphasize multi-modal transportation. • Wondered if an interpretive train exhibit could be installed at the south side of Bernal where the transportation corridor could end. • Recommended placing a parking garage on the Bernal property to pull cars out of downtown. Parking • Suggested keeping in mind transportation will be changing in the next 10-20 years and the focus should not be so concentrated on vehicle parking. • Requested consideration of adding parking areas for electric bikes or scooters, pick-up/drop-off for ride sharing, and review of new technology that may need to be accommodated. Streetscape Changes • Desired way finding signage when the streetscape changes are designed. • Requested consideration of widening sidewalks for pedestrians. Prepared for the February 26, 2018 Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Meeting Page 3 of 8