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ATTACHMENT 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager November 27, 2000 Subject Public Meeting to Discuss Proposed EntertainmenURetail Project Recommendation There is no action tonight or the following Monday, December 4, 2000. Both meetings are joint sessions between the City Council the Planning Commission and the Architectural Review Committee to hear input from the community about this project. Agenda The agenda for the November 27,2000 meeting will be as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ro'ect, includin aesthetics and massin We estimate the staff presentation will take 45 minutes, followed by questions and comments from the community. The Council, staff and consultants will attempt to answer all questions raised at this meeting. Anything that cannot be answered on November 27 will be addressed at the December 4, 2000, meeting. The December 4, 2000 agenda will focus on the developers presentation of their project concept, as well as any questions carried from the first meeting. What follows are brief summaries of each of these issues. Staff and our consultants will go into more depth at the meeting. The developer will also be present and available to answer any questions, which you might have. In this regard, attached please find letters from Pan Pacific Retail Properties and Blake Hunt Ventures expressing their commitment to the project. Proposed Project In this report and in discussions about the proposed project, reference will be made to blocks one and two. Block one refers to the site surrounded by Jefferson, Broadway and Middlefield. Block two is the parking lot adjacent to Sequoia Station, including the two private parcels. On block 1, the developer proposes: ". 80.000 square feet of ground floor retail. The retail stores will open onto the streets, as the project is not a "mall". The shops will include a mix of large "anchor" stores, as well as smaller T"..~'T