J.3. PC20-1392 PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS, RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT/COMMENTS, CONSIDER, AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ON THE DRAFT ARTESIA & AVIATION CORRIDORS AREA PLAN (AACAP) WHICH INCLUDES STRATEGIES TO ACTIVATE, ENERGIZE, AND REVITALIZE THE ARTESIA AND AVIATION CORRIDORS. THE DRAFT ARTESIA & AVIATION CORRIDORS AREA PLAN DOCUMENT CAPTURES THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF PREVIOUS EFFORTS AS WELL AS THE ANALYSIS, DISCUSSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (GPAC). THE DRAFT AACAP DEFINES A NUMBER OF STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTABLE ACTIONS THAT WILL GUIDE THE REVITALIZATION OF THE ARTESIA AND AVIATION CORRIDORS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL PLACEMAKING ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS OUTDOOR DINING, PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS (BENCHES, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, AND CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS), CONNECTIVITY TO SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND NEW GATHERING SPACES TO CREATE A SENSE OF "PLACE AND CHARACTER". RECOMMENDATION: 1. Open the public hearing, accept any public comments/input, review, discuss, and consider the comments from each Planning Commissioner and reach consensus on any recommended comments, changes, and edits to the Draft Artesia & Aviation Corridors Area Plan (January 2020); 2. Close the public hearing; 3. Adopt the attached Resolution and "Exhibit A" recommending that the City Council consider the Draft AACAP with any proposed comments, changes, or edits to be noted in "Exhibit A".