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� �t� September 2, 2004 Members, City Council Page —2-- • Mr. Fawcett has maintained contact with Wildlife Refuge System leadership in Washington, and Fish and Wildlife System staff and leadership, at both the federal and local level; • Mr. Fawcett also reviewed a great deal of scientific and biological research in the areas of wetlands habitat, relevant endangered species, and other environmental and land use issues; • With participation and input from the ad-hoc committee, along with the City's consultant Dr. Terry Huffman (the former Chief Wetlands Scientist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and others, Mr. Fawcett created several iterations of the Plan for our review and revision; that draft Plan is now 39 pages long, including appendices, and is now undergoing final revisions; • In his further work with Dr. Huffman on the report, a great number of scientifically-valid biological and environmental elements were developed and included, to best express our point of view to the Fish and Wildlife Service and others that our Plan provides for the necessary habitat restoration and protection of Bair Island, while providing for an appropriate level of low-intensity public access. Again, the results of the substantial amount of work will be coming to you next week in the form of the Redwood City Plan and Proposal for the Restoration of Bair Island. We hope that this memo is of use to you in providing additional background information on the efforts that have led to the development of this Plan.