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Item 2B: Summary of Public Comments ITEM 2B: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENTS At the September 26, 2017 meeting, the Task Force requested a summary of public comments received to date. The public comments received for the Task Force meetings since the initial meeting in January are enclosed with this memo. A total of 25 communications have been received and forwarded to the Task Force. The comments submitted generally fall into seven different categories (note that the some of the letters included comments on more than one category, and thus the sum below is more than the 25 total correspondences). CATEGORY TALLY Land Use and Housing 8 comments Transportation / Street Closures / Traffic / Parking 6 comments Historic Resources 3 comments Public Involvement 3 comments Arroyo / Open Space / Trees / Landscaping 3 comments New Civic Center 2 comments First Floor Uses 2 comments Also enclosed with this memo are the comments received at the Farmers’ Market at the outreach event on March 11, the Bike Safety Festival on April 30, and the First Wednesday Street Parties on May 3 and August 2, the Youth Commission, as well as the results from the Spring 2017 Online Survey. Attachments: Public comments received through September 2017 Comments from Farmers’ Market Outreach in March 2017 Spring 2017 Online Survey Results Comments from the Youth Commission May 2017 Comment Boards from the Bike Safety Festival on April 30, and the First Wednesday Street Parties on May 3 and August 2 Prepared for the October 10, 2017 Downtown SP Update Task Force Meeting Page 1 of 1 Redistributed as Item 2B for October 10, 2017 Task Force Meeting Provided to Task Force on January 24, 2017 Redistributed as Item 2B for October 10, 2017 Task Force Meeting From: Shweta Bonn Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:15 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: RE: Downtown Specific Plan John, Sure, we will share your questions and my responses with the group tonight. Yes, there is opportunity for public comment – please see Item 8 on the agenda. ‐Shweta Shweta Bonn Senior Planner City of Pleasanton P.O. Box 520 Pleasanton, California 94566 P: (925) 931‐5611 F: (925) 931‐5483 E: [email protected] From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 7:13 PM To: Shweta Bonn Subject: Re: Downtown Specific Plan Thx for getting back to me so quickly. Could you please include my questions/comments, along with your answers in the public comment section of Tuesday's meeting? Will there be an opportunity at Tue meeting for the public to comment? thx John Bauer -----Original Message----- From: Shweta Bonn <[email protected]> To: '[email protected]' Sent: Mon, Jan 23, 2017 3:48 pm Subject: RE: Downtown Specific Plan Good afternoon John, I have provided replies to your email below in red. Provided to Task Force on January 24, 2017 Redistributed as Item 2B for October 10, 2017 Task Force Meeting ‐Shweta Shweta Bonn Senior Planner City of Pleasanton P.O. Box 520 Pleasanton, California 94566 P: (925) 931‐5611 F: (925) 931‐5483 E: [email protected] From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 11:15 AM To: Shweta Bonn Subject: Downtown Specific Plan Shweta: 1) Since the City has recently identified a number of historic buildings (residences) in the area, will the Mills Act, which gives private property owners an economic incentive to restore & maintain their property be discussed, and hopefully implemented? The Mills Act could be discussed as a implementation measure to preserve historic resources in the future. 2) Will the outside companies providing professional services be working independently, or collaboratively? The professional services team will be working collaboratively with the Task Force and staff. 3) Currently the Bernal/1st Street/Sunol Blvd interchange is level of service F. The GP identifies this intersection to be re-designed. This intersection is a MAJOR traffic choke point. Many drivers avoid this interchange, and use residential streets instead. Will the exemption be removed from this interchange, or can this interchange be removed from the DSP so that it can be re-built using developer fees? The Task Force could take a closer look at this situation as the Downtown Specific Plan update gets a bit further along if desired. The Task Force would need to recommend to the City Council a change to the General Plan as a result of a discussion regarding this. John Bauer South Pleasanton 925 451-0675 Provided to Task Force on January 24, 2017 Redistributed as Item 2B for October 10, 2017 Task Force Meeting ITEM 2: PUBLIC COMMENTS To: Downtown Specific Plan Update Task Force Input From: Pleasanton Heritage Association-2017 * Protect our historic resources and our historic neighborhoods by following the Historic Guidelines and Municipal Codes in the DSP document updated in 2012-13. * Design matters for buildings beyond two-story, new or remodeled, commercial or residential. A building that does not "fit" into our downtown could destroy the character we all admire. * Support active and engaging outdoor environments. Beware that outdoor rooms or patios are not traded for parking. (Example: Starbucks' waiver) These parking space exemptions expand parking into residential areas and reduces parking for other businesses who provided parking as conditioned in their building proposal. * Support Managed parking via parking structure and multi modal access. People support "parking once" to access businesses in the city. * Follow city's historic guidelines for architecture when remodeling existing structures or building new structures in historic neighborhoods. • Support repurposing historic buildings in commercial zones for customer friendly businesses. Example: Proposed use of Spanish Revival House as a cafe on corner of St. Mary and Peters St. * Distinctive design brought us the new Starbucks' structure that was not compatible in scale and size to existing buildings. Example: Starbucks built next to oldest and smallest building on Main Street. Not in keeping with historic look of downtown. Example: Patio too small and walking greatly hampered by tables permanently fixed to the patio floor. Dangerous if people have to evacuate the businesses in that structure. Not a great Item 2 - Provided to Task Force for March 28, 2017 Meeting 1 Redistributed as Item 2B for October 10, 2017 Task Force Meeting ITEM 2: PUBLIC COMMENTS outdoor room example. See patio outside Peet's Coffee on Main for a good example. Building set back created space for "outdoor room". Traffic noise is still a problem. Restrict large trucks from Main Street. •Navigability on sidewalks and street is critical to allow external seating for restaurants while providing depth for walking on sidewalks. * Varying materials for sidewalks and creating more planters with seating space is a good public space use. * Kiosk examples shared by city's consultants was a positive visual way to create interest on side streets to draw folks to those businesses. * Eliminate one-way streets to provide better access to businesses. * Design DOES matter. Setback of third story mitigates some height issues. Disregarding Scale opens the door for developers to build out of scale buildings to maximize their investments. Example: See Walnut Creek downtown today. It's a walled environment of two and three-story buildings. They lost their charm by creating to many big box stores. * Without a federal funding source for redevelopment for our downtown the city could be subject to individual developer's moneyed interests. The DSP Committee should be very careful not to create language that solely addresses those interests. * As the task force explores how to add "Charm" to other non Main Street businesses: Look at where there are successful businesses and study what their commercial design. Example: Mission Plaza hosts "The Press" a very successful family owned restaurant with an outdoor room for more seating. The food is great! Parking is ample. This plaza locale is an extension of downtown. * Palo Alto's University Ave. has too many restaurants and fewer and fewer shops to attract shopping. Provide a balance. Downtown Livermore has Item 2 - Provided to Task Force for March 28, 2017 Meeting 2 Redistributed as Item 2B for October 10, 2017 Task Force Meeting ITEM 2: PUBLIC COMMENTS decorative infrastructure that is expensive to maintain. Create ideas that are practical and attractive that require low maintenance. General Marketing Ideas: * Encourage non-restaurant businesses on Main St. to provide creative outreach to community. Example: Sees Candy sells in grocery stores. Why not allow our local candy store and bakery to sell in other businesses? * Towne Center Book Store provides "lunch with authors" and often purchases desserts from local businesses. Could local Gourmet Works, Peets, Starbucks and Primrose Bakery provide coffees and desserts for Studio Seven's gallery openings and Towne Center Books talks? * Develop ways each business could promote local fellow businesses. Example: we used five businesses in town when our Pleasanton Art League sponsored a Chamber Mixer at the Firehouse to promote the sale of our group's art in the Harrington Gallery. Item 2 - Provided to Task Force for March 28, 2017 Meeting 3 Redistributed as Item 2B for October 10, 2017 Task Force Meeting ITEM 2: PUBLIC COMMENTS From: Robert Jacobsen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 12:39 PM To: Shweta Bonn Subject: Downtown Plan Suggestion - One Way Loop traffic between Main and Peters Ave Here is a suggestion for our future downtown Pleasanton: Downtown Plan Update suggestion – “One Way Traffic Loop with sections of Main and Peters Avenue” Suggest making Main Street from St John St one way traffic going southbound to Old Bernal Ave where the loop bears right and then connects with Peters Ave going north now to be also a one way street. The loop continues to St John St where the two right lanes (side street parking may need to be omitted to allow for enough traffic lanes on St John St) now bear right again looping back onto Main Street going south.
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