On the September 14^th, 2020 meeting during the Verbal Update and Possible Direction to Staff on COVID-19 related to Business Recovery Efforts, the City Staff presented the Long-Term and Large-Scale Recovery Strategies on slide 20 to –

1. Increase local customer base by growing the city’s population and by planning for more walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods with housing, retail, and services (e.g., NVCAP, Downtown Plan, El Camino Real, etc.)
2. Support experience retail through destinations and place marking in downtown and other shopping districts.
3. Retain major employers, producers, and start-ups to continue drawing workers to Palo Alto.

To watch City Staff comments, here is the link at  https://midpenmedia.org/city-council-152-9142020/ (starts at 4:02:04), the long term strategies which the City Manager proposes growing Palo Alto’s populations and consideration to adjust ground floor retail preservation.