AgdaPkt 2016-04-25 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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7.B. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager April 25, 2016 SUBJECT U.S. Highway 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing Project RECOMMENDATION 1. Hold a public hearing; and 2. Adopt a resolution adopting the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the U.S. Highway 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair Island Road Storm Drain Pump Station Project, adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, and approving the Project design BACKGROUND Over the past decade, the City of Redwood City has experienced an increased amount of housing in the Bayfront areas east of U.S. Highway 101. The new housing developments have attracted many new residents to the City, creating an increased demand for improved pedestrian and bicycle connections in the area. Creating a physical link between the Bayfront areas east of U.S. Highway 101 and Downtown areas has been a long-term planning goal of the City. The General Plan, Downtown Precise Plan, Peninsula Park Precise Plan, and North Main Street Precise Plan each contemplate a proposed pedestrian and bicycle path under Highway 101 as an important planning or circulation feature. The path would connect the Class I bike path along Bair Island Road and the Class II bike lanes on Main Street, and is referred to as the U.S. Highway 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing Project (Undercrossing Project). The Undercrossing Project includes: • A 14-foot wide Class I bicycle path with 9 to 10-feet of headroom under the freeway; • A battered tieback wall adjacent to the Highway 101 bridge abutment; • A cantilevered retaining wall adjacent to Redwood Creek to protect against seasonal flooding; • Landscaping improvements; • Site lighting improvements; • Accessibility improvements; and • A scenic overlook with decorative seating looking towards Redwood Creek.