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Sarah Phoenix spoke about the quality of life for Redwood City residents being a priority and is �1 not in support of the project. '� � Kris Johnson thanked the City Manager and Karen Vaughn for being responsive and careful. Spoke about the Downtown Precise Plan and how community benefit plans are not required. Clem Molony supports the new building and spoke about transit oriented designs working, once they are complete. Victor Torreano spoke on behalf of local sheet metal union workers in support of the project. Chris Collins spoke about other projects hiring outside of Redwood City and supports this project because it will use local union workers. Kris Leja spoke on behalf of Habitat for Humanity to support the project. Rick Hunter suggested that mechanized parking lifts be considered for project and lower the building. Tania Sole spoke about the drought in California and how she has concerns about projects being approved and water being a concern. Mayor Gee's recommendation is that the conditions of the settlements be reviewed carefully and brought back for action. ,,,� ,, M/S Foust/Aguirre to continue the public hearing to a future date. Motion carried by roll call � with Council Member Howard absent. Council Member Pierce would like to look at the setback and asked why there was no 10 ft. set back by the historic building, 611 Middlefield. Karen Vaughn explained that parking can have a zero foot set back and that there was an 18 in. setback for that section of the building. The applicant explained that they wanted to provide as much parking as they could. She also asked about using parking lifts, and the applicant explained that you need to have staff to operate them, also, if needed, the applicant can add more parking, with mechanized lifts you cannot. Council Member Seybert wants to look at the 17 additional modifications and would like a table illustrating how the project meets the Downtown Precise Plan. He also wants a comprehensive discussion about how this project benefits parking in Redwood City. Council Member Seybert also asked for photo renditions from different views to get a better sense of what the building would look like. Council Member Bain said he is reticent to approve this until he has a full new traffic study. He would like to look at all the new information the Council received before making a decision. He would like to modify the Downtown Precise Plan and look at heights and parking. He also wants to look at annual caps to set an appropriate pace. Council Member Aguirre thanked the community and appreciates the concerns on both sides. It helps them look at different aspects of the project. She is excited that labor will be part of this. She also asked about the housing impact from the project. Mr. Aknin explained that they are "� finalizing the study for that. � .rw� JOINT CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD/ September 28, 2015 PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES PAGE 12 MINUTE BOOK NO. 66 Page No. 12