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4124101 Review by the Architectural Review Committee on the Consent Calendar. The applicant proposes to make a minor change in the building since the approval was received on February 27, 2001. The modification is approved. 5/01-12/01 Staff and the Opfers met between 8-10 times to negotiate the terms of the DA. 1/15/02 The Planning Commission reviewed the DA and the details of the project, and voted unanimously to recommend it to the City Council. The Planning Commission minutes on this item are attached. The following sections describe the major elements of the DA. Term The DA has a total 5-year term, with the requirement that construction must be 'substantially commenced' by the second anniversary date; and that construction must be 'substantially completed' by the third anniversary. The owners indicated agreement with this term when the issue came before the Planning Commission on January 15, 2002. Fees and Exactions Exhibit E to the Development Agreement defines the off-site improvements required of the owner, and the fees in-lieu of installing these improvements. There was extensive dialogue between the owner and City staff on these numbers. The proposed in-lieu fees are the City Engineer's best estimate of the real costs of this work. The Owner retains the latitude to actually install the improvements rather than pay the in-lieu fee. Based on testimony before the Planning Commission, the Owner believes these proposed in-lieu fees to be too high. At the time of writing the Owner has stated the intention to submit material to the City for inclusion in this staff report. Standard Improvements There are a variety of off-site improvements that Redwood City requires of every developer, with or without a DA. These are described more precisely in Exhibit E to the DA but in summary form they include: · Developers are required to make offsite improvements adjacent to the project. The owner must make improvements to the half of Willow Street adjacent to the property, including new curb, gutter and sidewalk, storm drains and street trees. · The City's standard requirement is that developers must underground utility lines adjacent to the property. The subject parcel has overhead lines on both the Middlefield and Willow faces of the property. Given the small size of the project, and the fact that there are no other projects that would underground any other lines in the vicinity of this site, staff agreed to a fee of $58,134 in lieu of undergrounding power lines adjacent to