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They did, in fact, remove the office structure. The Firestone building project was approved by Preservation. It features four restaurants, all of which will have outdoor seating: three on the sidewalk, and one on the roof. The CPK on the corner unit will use an uninterrupted glass wall/door enclosure to continue to suggest the open space while allowing the area to be climate-controlled, but it will still have outdoor seating. There will be an elevator added for second-story access, and the top of the elevator structure will be visible from the street: they are using an illuminated glass structure to highlight this element of the building.

The gas station at 3030 T Street will be relocated to the Towe Auto Museum for future use by the Towe, probably once they find a new home after leaving the Docks area. The project is still awaiting a new design for a planned residential building on the site: it will be 12 units, 3 stories tall (an earlier 15 unit, 4 story building was not approved, and the architect has gone back to the drawing board.)

There was also some discussion on protection/preservation strategies for Sacramento's handful of remaining underground sidewalks and raised streets. A working group will study ways to promote these sites as potential tourist attractions and otherwise highlight their role in local history and heritage.