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ATTY/RESO.0035/CC RESO CERTIFYING FINAL EIR – 1548 MAPLE REV: 04-30-18 PR Page 23 of 49 • Develop a community that includes quality architecture, landscape, and streetscape to capitalize on “placemaking” features that define Redwood City’s harbor; • Activate and beautify the waterfront by creating key public recreation amenities via the Bay Trail. Help the City prioritize the waterfront for public-oriented and water-dependent uses and activities; • Accommodate educational use amenities along the Bay Trail that invite hands-on learning experiences that feature the history and ecology of Redwood City; • Contribute to a pedestrian and bike recreational thoroughfare connecting Downtown Redwood City to the waterfront that addresses circulation, visual, and aesthetic concerns; • Provide housing at a scale and density appropriate to the project site and sufficient to support the creation of public waterfront amenities; • Provide a blend of habitat, recreational, and residential uses within the harbor area; • Preserve potential historical resources via relocation of the existing water tank to adjacent City-owned property; • Fortify the site against future sea level rise by raising the site significantly; • Mitigate lead in soil and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soil gas as part of project construction; and • Mitigate environmental hazards on the site as identified by soils investigations. Discussion of Findings Relating to the Alternatives The FEIR evaluates the proposed project against two (2) alternatives, summarized below (Chapter 6, pages 277-288 of the DEIR). Of these, the Reduced Development alternative is the environmentally superior alternative as it would result in an overall smaller development footprint and shorter construction period, would not generate any new significant impacts, and would avoid impacts to the Water Tank. 1. The No Project alternative assumes that neither the proposed project nor the project variant would be developed and that the project site would generally remain in its current condition. The project site would continue to be occupied by and used for site maintenance activities, marina-related storage, diesel engine repair, and marina operations. The existing Water Tank would remain in its current location. 2. The Reduced Development alternative would result in redevelopment of the site with a residential townhome community. However, the total number of units would be reduced to 92 units. Buildings M, H, G, and F would not be developed and a portion of these areas would instead by developed with open space consisting of a public park. In addition, Buildings I and E would also not be developed and the existing Water Tank would be retained on site and additional open space and landscaping would be developed around this structure. Open space, circulation and parking, infrastructure, soil remediation, and grading improvements would generally still occur, as well as the partial extension of Blomquist Street. 7.A. - Page 60