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<br />'. .' . . I I . ,. <br /> John Murphy, 421 Luff Lane, Redwood City, stated he was a 26-year resident of <br /> Redwood Shores, and had been privy to the original plans for the whole area. Mr. <br />- Murphy advised that the subject Westport area had been zoned for commercial <br /> development for many, many years, and the developer had reduced the size of the <br /> originally approved development. Mr. Murphy stated that the Brisbane Sierra Point <br /> development and the 280 Metro Center in Colma were both built on former dump sites, <br /> and he was familiar with both of them as he served as the building inspector on those <br /> projects. Mr. Murphy stated it is feasible to build on a dump site and to build safely. <br /> Mr. Murphy referred to the comments of the health officials who spoke at the Council <br /> study session that there is a way to build correctly. Mr. Murphy stated traffic concerns <br /> could be addressed in the development agreement, and that adjacent sister cities San <br /> Carlos and Belmont are proceeding with developments that affect traffic also, and it <br /> should be a matter of joint concern for all of the cities, not just Redwood Shores. Mr. <br /> Murphy stated that the OlD was formed based on both residential and commercial <br /> development, and the Council would be remiss if it did not consider commercial <br /> development to increase the tax base for the City and GID 1-64. <br /> Joe Steinfeld, 850 Main Street, Redwood City, spoke about the myth of increased tax <br /> revenue and spoke about the reduced tax revenue after Sequoia Station. Mr. Steinfeld <br /> spoke about tax incentives in other areas of the city and was reminded to confine his <br /> remarks to the subject under consideration. Mr. Steinfeld said it was stated at the study <br /> session last week by County officials that the purpose of the cap was to keep water and <br /> rodents out. Mr. Steinfeld added that the cap would be pierced during construction and <br />--- the water from the park would get under the cap and leach out into the sloughs and <br /> under the surrounding neighborhood creating a liability for everyone in Redwood <br /> Shores. Mr. Steinfeld raised the question of who was to pay for lighting and would the <br /> interior roadways be dedicated to the City. Mr. Steinfeld stated that the garbage dump <br /> would begin to settle and the public would be made to pay for the settlement, repairs to <br /> the roads and the roads themselves. Mr. Steinfeld said that this development would <br /> create a long series of lawsuits and public funded mitigation. Mr. Steinfeld said he <br /> would like to see how much public funding would go into this development and if the <br /> increased tax revenues would compensate for it. <br /> Carol Ford stated that the Brisbane site was not built on a dump, just landfill, and the <br /> Crane Study recommended years ago that a traffic assessment district be formed. Mrs. <br /> Ford asked that the district be formed now. <br /> Mr. Rodriguez, representing the developer, spoke to the Appeal and stated that the <br /> developer was committed to join a traffic assessment district as one is formed, and is <br /> working with the City to put that in place. Mr. Rodriguez stated that the County <br /> experts and independent ChemRisk consultant spoke to the issues of the geotech and <br /> environmental concerns last week, and he agreed with them that this project could go <br /> forward in a professional and positive manner in terms of the sophisticated systems and <br /> building elements that will be put into effect. Mr. Rodriguez stated that there will be <br />- two consultants for each stage serving as a peer review, and the developer was taking <br /> Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> January 16, 1995 MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 <br /> Page 12 Page No. 021 <br />