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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION Special Meeting Minutes December 12, 2013 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:04 p.m. in Room 1600 of the City Hall Ross Annex by Vice Chair Martinez. ATTENDANCE The following Committee Members were present: Vincent Sarmiento (5:12 p.m.), Michele Martinez, David Benavides Staff present were: David Cavazos, City Manager; Jay Trevino, Planning & Building Agency Executive Director; Lisa Stork, Assistant City Attorney; Shelly Landry- Bayle, Housing Manager; Muriel Ullman, CDA Consultant; Karen Haluza, Planning Manager; Matt Foulkes, Senior Management Analyst; Gabriela Lomeli, Redevelopment Project Manager; and Rosa Barela, PBA Executive Secretary. PUBLIC COMMENTS Peter Katz spoke in support of opening Sycamore Street for future development at the 3rd & Broadway parking structure site and suggested the placement of retail on the ground floor, office space on the second floor and residential space on the third floor, and sell to a buyer who will have complete ownership and attach a homeowners association fee. Chairman Sarmiento arrived at 5:12 p.m AGENDA ITEMS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY PROPERTY DOWNTOWN (Taken out of Agenda Order) B. PARKING GARAGE AT 3RD STREET AND BROADWAY — FOLLOW -UP ON URBAN LAND INSTITUTE (ULI) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PANEL AND DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY PARKING POLICIES AND STANDARDS Mr. Trevino provided background information on the ULI Mini - Technical Assistance Panel (Mini -TAP) held in late October to discuss development opportunities for the city's parking structure at 3rd Street & Broadway and the discussion on the replacement of the 440 parking spaces. The panelists suggested the city look at shared parking and parking management approaches in the downtown. Mr. Trevino noted staff requested that Dr. Rick Willson, professor at Cal Poly Pomona and author of "Parking Reform Made Easy ", speak to the Committee about parking reform and the approaches to it. Dr. Willson agreed to be an advisor on the parking issues in the downtown and the larger parking strategy city -wide.