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7A prepared responses to comments on the Final EIR in Attachment 4. Because of the size Page 8 of the recently submitted document, staff did not have time to research and provide written responses to any new issues that it may contain in time for inclusion in this staff report. Staff will provide an update to Council about this document at the public hearing on August 13. ALTERNATIVES 1. Approve the appeal and thereby do not uphold certification of the EIR. Remand the environmental review back to the Planning Commission for more study of specified subject areas as determined by the City Council. In this case, the Use Permits cannot be acted upon because the environmental review has not been deemed to be complete. 2. Deny the appeal with respect to the EIR certification (thereby upholding the Planning Commission's action to certify the EIR), but do not approve one or both of the Use Permits. The EIR includes evaluation of several alternatives, including both a "Retail Warehouse Only" and a "Gas Station Only" version of the project. Thus, if only one of the Use Permits is approved, and if the EIR certification is upheld, environmental review has been conducted for these project variations. Consider the Addendum in taking this action. 3. Deny the appeal with respect to the EIR certification (thereby upholding the Planning Commission's action to certify the EIR) and approve both Use Permits with modifications. Consider the Addendum in taking this action. Modifications that were considered by the Zoning Administrator and which are detailed in the June 19, 2007 Planning Commission / Zoning Administrator staff report include the following: . Retail Warehouse: A smaller retail warehouse (148,000 sq. ft.) with the tire center located on the west side (Orchard Supply Hardware side) of the building as assessed as the "Project" in the EIR . Gas Station: A larger gas station with 16 vehicle fueling positions as assessed in the "Project" and "Expanded Warehouse and Relocated Gas Station Alternative" in the EI R. The Zoning Administrator approved a gas station with 12 vehicle fueling positions based on findings stated in the Notice of Official Action. Costco's proposal includes a gas station with 16 vehicle fueling positions. F!SCAL !MPACT A Fiscal Impact Study was prepared for the Costco project and previously provided under separate cover. It includes an analysis for a gas station that pumps 541,000 gallons per month, representing a sales volume independent of the number of vehicle fueling positions. An appendix to the study also considers the case of a Costco gas station pumping 1,000,000 gallons per month. In fiscal year 2005-06, the Redwood City Costco contributed approximately $675,000 in sales tax revenue to the City's General Fund. The new larger retail warehouse with a gas station is expected to generate approximately $300,000 more per year than the existing condition. Thus, the fiscal impact of not approving the project is on the order of $300,000 per year if Costco decides to maintain their existing operation. In the event that Costco decides to discontinue operation of the Redwood City store because they are not allowed to implement their proposed project, the fiscal impact will be on the order of $1,000,000 per year due to loss of the existing revenue as well as the potential additional revenue.