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CLK-Pamela Aguilar From: Loretta Dipboye Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2019 1:08 PM To: GRP -City Council Subject: Harbor View Projecty Dear City Council Members, I am writing to express my serious concerns with the proposed development at Harbor View which calls for over 1 million square feet of office space, 4,500 employees and 3,500 parking places. (So maybe 1,000 of the employees will be carpooling, biking or walking to work?) This is a huge project which will negatively impact the quality of life in a significant way by increasing (already bad) traffic and creating more demand for housing. These demands in turn will cause increased air pollution at a time when we are all supposed to be decreasing the use of fossil fuels, as well as the need for more water, which we do not have. As an example of just current traffic problems, a few weeks ago my boyfriend and I were driving south on 101 on the way to San Carlos and there was a huge line of cars, almost stopped, waiting to get off the freeway at an exit --about 2-3 blocks in length ON THE FREEWAY --and it was not even rush hour. It was a weekend afternoon. So, if you are going to pretend that all these new people will not be using cars, you are mistaken. Furthermore, in the letter sent to you from the Sierra Club, they point out some significant flaws in the Draft EIR which could underestimate the traffic impacts and housing demand by a very large margin. This site is much better suited for light industrial development, which would diversify job opportunities for local citizens and cause much less traffic and congestion. For these reasons, I urge you to reject a General Plan Amendment to allow Harbor View, and only consider projects that conform to the existing General Plan and Zoning regulations. The current plan was carefully thought out to support in -fill development along transit corridors, allow for some new office space in the downtown area and maintain a decent quality of life for the people who live here. Thank you for your consideration of my remarks. Respectfully, Loretta Dipboye member Redwood Cit Neighbors United)