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08/24/00 12:32 FAX CH2M HILL SJC -..- (4]002 \].2A4 SCOPE OF WORK AND FEE ESTIMATE ~ONMœNTALDOCUMŒNTATIONFOR REDWOOD SHORES BA YFRONT SPECIFIC PLAN PROTECT BACKGROUND The City of Redwood City is the Lead Agency for preparation of the Redwood Shores Bayfront Specific Plan. Preparation of this plan is a requn-emcnt of the Redwood Shores Bayfront (RSB) zoning district, which is comprised of three adjoining parcels of land totaling 67.4 acres near the easterly tip of Redwood Shores. The owners of the three properties include: 1) South Bayside System Authority (SBSA); 2) Fully Alive Christian Church (FACC), previously owned by KGE! radio station; and 3) Susqueharma San Francisco, owners of the KNBR radio station property. FACC received a Conditional Use Permit from the City of Redwood City in mid-1999 to allow ch1.U'ch-re1ated uses on their parcel. This approval prompted the requirement foT" preparation of the Specific Plan. The initial draft of the Specific Plan is anticipated to be completed by the end of October, 2000, with completion of the final draft expected by the end of November, 2000. Stonybrook Associates, Inc. has been retained to prepare the draft Specific Plan. The Spec:iñc Plan constitutes a "project" under the Califonùa Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); therefore, environmental review of the Specific Plan must occur prior to its adoption by the City. CH2M lllLL will be retained to prepare the CEQA document(s) for the project and conduct the environmental review process. The .RSB Specific Plan will establish the location, intensity, and character of the land uses to be permitted within the boundary of the Specific Plan; development standards; the circulation pattern; and the necessary infrastructure improvements to support development within the Specific Plan area. The Specific Plan will also consist of the objectives, policies, design guidelines, and implementation measures to direct development within the Specific Plan area. The Specific Plan will be adopted as an amendment to the Redwood Gty General Plan, and will establish policies specific to the area covered by the Plan. ENVIRON1\.1ENT At REVIEW The City of Redwood City (City) anticipates that an Environmental Impact Report (ErR) may be requn-ed as the appropriate environmental document for the project. However, in accordance with. CEQA, an Initial Study will first be prepared to detetnúne the potential significance of environmental impacts associated with development under the Specific Plan. If the Initial Study indicates that environmental Împacts can be reduced to a less-than- significant level through mitigation measures that can be incorporated into the project, the City may decide to prepare a Mitigated Negative Declaxation (MND) instead of an EIR. To the extent possible, the environmental document will assess specific development proposals within the Specific Plan. However, these specific proposals may not be developed to the level of detail that would permit a project-level of environmental review. Therefore, the environmental document would assess the Specific Plan at a programmatic level. T' .--T