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Lener to Pat Webb, City of Redwood City Re: Addendum to the EIR on the Downtown Mixed-Use Project May 3 I, 2002 Page 3 Task 3. Prepare Addendum It is our current thinking that an Addendum is the appropriate CEQA document to address either Project 1 or Project 2. Task 3 includes the work scope elements involved in preparing an Addendum. If, when the administrative draft Addendum has been prepared and presented for review, it is determined that the use of an Addendum is not justified, we will submit an adjusted scope of work, budget, and schedule to complete CEQA review in some other appropriate form. Steps in preparing the Addendum to the EIR would include: · Prepare background materials for the Addendum (maps, project description, explanation of the reason for preparing an Addendum, other background materials). Note: CEQA (Guidelines Section 15164) provides for preparation of an Addendum to a previously certified EIR if none of the conditions that would call for preparation of a subsequent EIR (Guidelines Section15162 (a)) have occurred. A brief explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR, supported by substantial evidence, is to be included either in the Addendum or in the lead agency's findings or elsewhere in the-record. We propose to draft the explanation of the decision to prepare an Addendum. If we are authorized to proceed with Project 2, the decision to proceed with an Addendum would be supported by (1) completion of an environmental checklist documenting a conclusion that the substitution of a hotel use for the alternatives previously considered would not introduce new environmental impacts or result in effects substantially more severe than was the case for alternatives previously considered, and (2) a preliminary transportation analysis by our transportation subcontractor of the hotel on Block 2, sufficient to demonstrate that the impacts envelope defined by the earlier project and alternatives analysis "brackets" the impacts of the hotel use. In either case - Project 1 or Project 2 - we understand that stuff witl arrange for review by City Attorney or legal counsel, or both, to assure that the decision to prepare an Addendum is appropriate and legally defensible. We will consult with start to determine whether the decision to prepare an Addendum is best presented in the Addendum proper, in the findings, in a staff report, or elsewhere, as part of the public record for the project. · Summarize the technical reports in a format and at a level appropriate to the Addendum. · Verify that mitigation measures required under the Downtown Mixed-Use/Retail Project EIR are either included in the project or reflected in City conditions of approval. · Complete an administrative draft of the Addendum and, upon receipt of comments from staff and applicant representatives, complete document for review and acceptance by the City.