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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager July 10, 2000 Subject Agreement with Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc., Transportation Consultants, for professional services Recommendation Adopt a resolution approving and authorizing execution of Agreement with Fehr and Peers Transportation Consultants for professional services to conduct a traffic study for the proposed Peninsula Marina Office Centre Background Marina Investments Inc. and Capital Land Corporation have submitted an application to the City to construct a 280, 000 sq. ft. office project and multilevel parking garage at 600 Bair Island Road. For purposes of the traffic analysis, they have requested that an alternative scenario be analyzed; however, the alternative scenario is not the proposed project. The proposed project site is bounded by Highway 101 to the south, existing office buildings, restaurant and marina to the north with apartments beyond, Docktown marina to the east (across Redwood Creek) and a four-story office building, car dealership (Boardwalk) and marine maintenance facility across Bair Island Road to the west. The proposed project would be built on a vacant portion of a site currently occupied by office buildings, surface parking and a marina thereby intensifying the use of the site and triggering environmental review under the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Because of this limited access to this property, a significant part of the review will be a traffic study to assess the potential environmental impacts, as well as to define appropriate mitigation measures. The traffic study may become a part of a focused environmental impact report to be prepared by an environmental consultant and reviewed by the Ptanning Commission. Fehr & Peers, a transportation consulting firm, is uniquely qualified for this work because they i�ave conducted recent transportation studies in the vicinity of the site (Syufy, K&B, Irvine Apartments, Seaport Plaza Development, Pacific Shores Center) and the Study of Traffic Impact Fees for Redwood City. They are familiar with the traffic issues and have a unique database. Staff has defined and reviewed the scope of the traffic study, which is attached. As outlined in the attached cost summary, the traffic study will cost $20,255 _ _ . _. _ ___ � _.