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1 ¡ I ¡ .1 I I \ I 1, Item No. "UBLIC HEARINGS (continued) 2 (continued) Gene Masciarelli, South Shores, Inc., 350 Marine World Drive, reviewed the Plan and used project~ons to illustrate the location and proposed development, noting that only 25% of the acquried land is involved and that no development on Bair Island is being proposed. Mr. Masciarelli reported that the developer is in agreement that an avigation easement should be granted and plans are to negotiate with the San Carlos Airport. He responded to objections and statements made by Friends of Redwood City on their petition relating to traffic, the airport, housing, shopping and wildlife. Mr. Masciarelli referred to the letter of June 1, 1981 to Planning Director Schroeter from the Association of Bay Area Governments stating South Shores is one of the last large sites available for infill and filed a copy of the letter. Mr. Masciarelli stressed the need for advance planning and paced development and improvements. He presented Dick Hopper, Pat Gibson, Ken Hously, Malcolm Sproul and Dick Recht to offer statements on aspects of the Plan. Richard Hopper, consulting engineer, spoke concerning landfill, using projections to compare the South Shores Plan to Foster City, reporting his experience there where substantially more fill was involved and the lack of complaint about the operation. Pat Gibson, Traffic Engineer, Barton Aschman Associates, San Jose, referred to reports regarding traffic, observing that roadway improvements will be needed and stating that conservative "worst case" assumptions have been made. Mr. Gibson pointed out that effects of increased traffic can be reduced up to 40% if the "worst cases" cumulatively do not occur. He noted that Council will control what is built each step of the way and that constant monitoring as well as the market will determine what is finally developed. He responded to specific questions regarding possible new road construction and the effect on South Shores development. Ken Hously, Vice President, San Mateo County of Cushman Wakefield, commercial real estate, stated that there is need for increased commercial space which he anticipates will be caused by strong long range economic forces and said that intelligent long range planning assures quality development, suggesting Redwood Shores be considered an example. Malcolm Sproul, Senior Project Consultant, Larry Seaman Associates, natural resources management consultants, stated he was employed to review mitigation measures and summarized his major conclusions and recommendations to protect the saltmarsh and wildlife. Richard Recht, fiscal, economic consultant, described the benefits of the development, noting a fiscal analysis is part of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Mr. Recht stated that the EIR is very conservative because improvements in South Shores will be new and require less maintenance and that the new development will share equitably in costs. In response to questions, Mr. Masciarelli said that the building schedule is now expected to be 1988 through 1994 with commerciallindustrial first, followed by residential to start in 1991; that a facilities charge and a combination of the charge and developer payment or bonds would finance capital improvements; that the Airport Land Use Committee found airport use compatible with the development; and that a combination of business cycles and the approval process would be factors most likely to affect postponement of development. ,-- Reg.Mtg. 4/26/82 Page 3