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I . I . - . Nothing has been done to create the proposed Traffic Assessment District. In fact, Council instructed staff to go through the technical process and form the district which would assess only commercial properties. There has been conceptual --- agreement among the proposed multi agency district members of Redwood City, San Carlos and Belmont. Each city has contributed money towards the cost of the engineering studies, and those studies are on-going. . Electronic Arts can cancel the shuttle service at any time. In fact, the development agreement permits EA to cancel shuttle service only if the City agrees to the cancellation. EA will not have a unilateral right to cancel shuttle service. . The general citizenry will pay the cost of the Shoreline Drive extension. In fact, residential owners will not pay for that project. It will be paid through the GID 1- 64 fees generated by commercial development. 2) Open public hearing; Mayor Hartnett declared the public hearing open at 8:34 p.m. 3) Hear public comment: Mayor Hartnett called upon the Coalition for Compatible Land Use, the appellants, to begin the public hearing. --- LaVerne AtherIy, 515 CringIe Drive, Redwood City, representing the Board of Directors of the Redwood Shores Home Owners Association displayed a large relief map of the Redwood Peninsula created in 1987 which outlined the project. Mr. Atherly said the Coalition was not against EA nor the project, but objected to a few features of the proposal: . The extension of Shoreline Drive. Mr. Atherly acknowledged that the extension of Shoreline Drive had been listed as a proposed project in the GID 1-64 budget since 1989, but added that this street had never been dedicated to the City. Mr. Atherly expressed his concerns regarding the number and closeness of outlets affecting Heron Court and Hastings Court. Mr. AtherIy described the increased congestion on Redwood Shores Parkway, and said there has never been a demonstrated need for the extension of Shoreline Drive. He added that the proposed $1.7 miIIion allocated to this extension could be better used on other projects in Redwood Shores. . Dominating heights of the proposed buildings. Mr. AtherIy showed a model he created using wooden dowels that demonstrated the placement and height of the proposed buildings in relationship to the existing buildings, and said it was obvious that these buildings were inappropriate next to Heron Court, Hastings - Court and Dolphin Park. He said that there would be negative impacts from REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 WLY 15, 1996 MINUTES Page No. 382 PAGE 10