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<br />~~ <br /> <br />DIRECT DIAL: <br />650/482.3020 <br /> <br />11/\1\:\1(; . . <br />~~ <br />. .. law Firm III' <br /> <br />PAR. TNERS : <br />TED J. HANNIG <br />H. .ANN l.m.OFF <br />DAVIDM.RosE <br /> <br />Ted}. Haouig,JD,MBA <br />Managing Partner <br /> <br />E-MAIL <br />tjh@hanniglaw.com <br /> <br />CORNER OF SELBY LANE 1 ATHERTON <br />AND EL CAMINO REALIREDWOOD CITY <br />www.hanniglaw.com <br />2991 EL CAMINO REAL <br />REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061.4003 <br />TELEPHONE (650) 482-3040 <br />FACSIMILE (650) 482-2820 <br /> <br />OF OOUNSEL: <br />JOHN H. BI.AJŒ <br />WILUAM R. WARHURST <br /> <br />ASSOCA YES : <br />STEVEN D. ABRAMs <br />ELLEN B. HAAs <br />DAVIDM. WooU'£ <br /> <br />October 25, 2000 <br /> <br />VIA FAX AND US MAIL <br /> <br />Ms. Pat Webb <br />Redwood City Planning and Redevelopment <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94064-0391 <br /> <br />Re: Final Environmental Impact Report <br />Downtown Mixed-Use Retail/Cinema Project <br />(State Clearinghouse Project No. 2000032017) <br />Redwood City Project No. E-A 109001-00 <br /> <br />Dear Pat: <br /> <br />This is to formally notify you that Powerhouse Gym hereby appeals the decision of the <br />October 17,2000 Planning Commission meeting certifying the Final Environmental Impact <br />Report (FEIR) on the Cinemaplex project. While there are numerous additional objections to the <br />project. which may be heard at a later date, the appeal will focus solely on environmental issues. <br /> <br />We have previously provided our check in the amount of$l 00.00 for the appeal fee. <br /> <br />The Appeal will be based upon the failure of the FEIR to consider Housing as an <br />environmental condition, which could be significantly impacted by the Cinemaplex Project. The <br />documents to be considered include the DEIR, the FEIR, the City's recent Urgency Interim <br />Ordinance (including the legislative findings supporting its adoption) and the transcript of the <br />hearing before the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />The Appeal will also be based upon the parking and traffic impacts, which were not <br />properly considered. <br /> <br />Both housing and parking were the subject of an Interim Urgency Ordinance, recently <br />adopted and extended by the City of Redwood City, yet the FEIR fails to consider this important <br />development. Like a project where an endangered species is discovered just before an <br />Environmental Impact Report is finalized, this report needed to take into consideration new and <br /> <br />(POW:O354:TJH:DMOI91.DOc.2} <br />