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9.B - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> May 9, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Study Session for Consideration of the Draft Inner Harbor Specific Plan, Draft Inner <br /> Harbor Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report, and Harbor View Place, a proposed <br /> project within the Inner Harbor Specific Plan Area <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Hold a study session on the Draft Inner Harbor Specific Plan, Draft Inner Harbor <br /> Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report, and Harbor View and provide comment to <br /> staff and the Harbor View Place project applicant <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for the City Council to provide <br /> comments regarding the Draft Inner Harbor Specific Plan (Draft IHSP) and the Draft <br /> Inner Harbor Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR). The Council may <br /> also provide initial comments on the proposed Harbor View Place (HVP) project, located <br /> (substantially) within the Inner Harbor Plan area. This project is currently proposed by a <br /> private developer, and is analyzed as an alternative in the Draft IHSP EIR. <br /> The 2010 Redwood City General Plan identifies the need to study and plan for an Inner <br /> Harbor center. Redwood City's Inner Harbor area includes an eclectic mix of land uses <br /> including public facilities, a marina, open storage, and an aquatic center for rowing and <br /> paddling. The area contains and is adjacent to wetlands and abuts heavy industrial <br /> uses. A public boat launch is the primary means of waterfront access offered to the <br /> public. The Inner Harbor area does not currently provide internal connections for the <br /> Bay Trail. <br /> Due to the City's desire to improve the community's ability to access and enjoy the <br /> City's waterfront, to plan for a waterfront oriented neighborhood, and to improve and <br /> create circulation linkages north of US 101, the need for thorough planning of this area <br /> was identified as a distinct need in the General Plan. Subsequent to the adoption of the <br /> General Plan, an approximately 100-acre Plan Area was officially established for "Inner <br /> Harbor" area. It is on the north side of US 101 near Maple and Blomquist Streets and <br /> Redwood Creek as depicted on the following map: <br />