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...... To the Honorable.Mayor and City From the Manag December 2, 2002 Subject Joint Study Session on Downtown Issues Recommendation Not applicable Background An exciting and informative presentation on the principles of "place making" has been scheduled for this joint study session of the City Council, Planning Commission and the Architectural Review Committee. The presentation will serve as an introduction to, and help put into context, the public hearing scheduled on December 9t~ and 16~ (if needed) to discuss an amended Disposition and Development Agreement for the Retail/Cinema Project. Michael Freedman, of the urban design and town planhing firm of Freedman, Tung & Bottomley, will be making the special presentation on Downtown, incorporating the recent work done with the Downtown Advisory Group. The Downtown Advisory Group (DAG) was formed in September to assist the Community Development Services Department (CDSD) staff in planning the implementation of the Downtown Area Plan and the revitalization of downtown. A roster of the DAG is attached. The role of the group is to act as informal advisors to the CDSD staff on downtown issues. In response to the input received from the meetings with the DAG, Mr. Freedman will be discussing the following: 1 ) key urban design principles for successful downtowns; 2) urban housing issues, specifically density and design; 3) development opportunities in the area between the Retail/Cinema Project and the Caltrain trac~'s; 4) linking the Dow- wn Core, the Train Station and Sequoia Station; and, 5) implementatior', ~ssues related to the Downtown Area Plan. The study session will be open to the public. In addition to the bodies meeting in joint session, notices were sent to the original Downtown Task Force, DAG, Housing & Human Concerns Committee, the Historic Resources Advisory Committee, the Civic Cultural Committee, PACT,