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period. Comments included a request to reduce the size of the tank, locate the tank near the Easter Bowl tank, and consider further enhancements with the Hillside Alternative. At its February 21, 2017 meeting, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and adopted Resolution 17-03 recommending that the City Council certify the Final EIR. Although the Planning Commission did not formally recommend the Proposed Project or one of the alternatives, a majority of individual Commissioners commented on their preference for the Hillside Alternative. At its March 15, 2017 meeting, the Council Utilities Committee reviewed the Proposed Project and the alternatives evaluated in the Final EIR and recommended that the City Council proceed with the Hillside Alternative project. Staff has prepared two resolutions for Council consideration. One resolution certifies the Final EIR and selects the Proposed Project (Attachment 1) and the other resolution certifies the Final EIR and selects the Hillside Alternative (Attachment 2). PROJECT DESCRIPTION In an EIR, there is a primary project identified for study, and it is referred to as the “Proposed Project.” There are several other alternative projects studied as well. The Proposed Project, known as “The California Water Tank” project, entails the construction of a new 750,000-gallon water tank including associated water pipeline and pump station facilities. The project components are: · Construction of a water tank on the City-owned site at the corner of California Way and Tum Suden Way; · Replacement of an existing on-site pump station (two pumps, one generator, old equipment building enclosed by a chain-link fence) with a new pump station containing similar equipment enclosed in a new 20’ x 36’ building with a height of 14’10”; · Replacement of existing pipeline to connect the new water tank to the Easter Bowl and Easter Cross water tanks, both located up-slope of the project site; · Construction of a new pipeline between the new water tank and the new pump station on the project site, and · Construction of a new 4,600-foot long pipeline from the new tank to the existing Lakeview Water Tank and Pump Station in two phases. The estimated total cost of this project is $7.5 million. PROJECT LOCATION AND SITE DESCRIPTION The project site is located at the intersection of California Way and Tum Suden Way in the Emerald Lake Hills area of Redwood City. It is surrounded by single-family hillside residential development in Redwood City and unincorporated San Mateo County, and open space. Two existing water tanks are located above and to the north of the project site. The Easter Bowl tank (1.2 million gallons) is closest to the project site and the Easter Cross tank (100,000 gallons) is farther to the north. 8.A. - Page 2