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per block.This feels too limiting. Perhaps one non-active use of the same type per block is more reasonable. • We would like one or two City Planners to be dedicated to Downtown projects.Our businesses and property owners need consistency and knowledgeable assistance to move project through efficiently. Downtown is a unique and special part of our community and demands a high level of service and knowledge. 3. Current Library Building In order to achieve the highest and best use with any development project on the current Civic Center site we do not believe retaining the current library building should be mandatory. 4. Parking • Parking Meters-We strongly encourage the task force to eliminate the word "prohibit" from this section of the document.While meters may not be the best option for our community at this time there is no reason to forever eliminate them in the future, especially in a planning document. Parking enforcement is an ongoing issue in Downtown and one of the top complaints from business owners, property owners and visitors. All solutions should be available for consideration in future discussions. • Parking Lot Safety—Our current public parking lots need significant upgrades in lighting and maintenance.The lots on St. Mary Street, Peters Avenue and Division Street are under utilized by employees and one of the main reasons is due to safety concerns. • Continued Stock Development—We would like to see the current public parking stock maximized in every way possible.We support the improvements to the Railway Corridor and strongly support the addition of a second deck to the parking lot on Peters Avenue. • Enforcement—Our current parking stock needs consistent enforcement in order to maximize stall turn-over.This will be increasingly important with the Active Ground Floor Use overlay. 5. Right to Do Business Ordinance We strongly encourage the Task Force to support our efforts to establish a Right to Do Business Ordinance in Downtown.The intent of such an ordinance is to protect the vibrant uses intended for our Downtown Core from conflicts with other private and public uses in the Downtown. Living in and around a Downtown is wonderful and lively but can come with increased noise and activity levels. This ordinance would advise stakeholders within the CC district of the potential inconveniences associated with Downtown living and business operations.This type of language has been required by the Planning Commission on the most recent approved residential projects in Downtown and we believe it should be standard operating procedure going forward. We have additional comments that are smaller in nature. We will submit these to the Task Force prior to the March meeting. We look forward to more conversations regarding the future growth and development of our wonderful downtown. And, again, we truly appreciate the hard work and effort you have given to this project thus far. Best Regards, Bryan Bowers Laura Olson President Executive Director Pleasanton Downtown Association Pleasanton Downtown Association