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June 26, 2007 ~; I'e ~iv. I~ " '," ,- r:-, I r1 ) c Lr, j~ !l 'd; j~ In :...;1 - -.,,~., I < I. 'll JUN 2 6 2007 /lJ I ! CITY OF REDWOOD CITY. I G!TY CLERf~ City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, California 94063 To Whom It May Concern: We, the Redwood Village Neighborhood Association and its members, appeal the decision made by the Planning Commission to certify the FEIR for the Redwood City Costco Wholesale Project and Fueling Station Project at 2300 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California. We also appeal the decisions made by the Zoning Administrator to issue permits for both the warehouse expansion and the fueling center. In addition to this written appeal, we respectfully request that a hearing with the City Council be granted. We also respectfully request the privilege to include any new information that we may obtain, which would be submitted 10 days before a scheduled hearing. Reasons for our appeal primarily fall in the categories of process, project description and studies, alternative analysis, social justice. Examples of issues we have in each category are provided below. Process: Public Notice indicated that the proceedings of the Planning Commission and the Zoning l Administrator of June 19,2007 were Hearings. It is our understanding that hearings allow for public input. However, the Zoning Administrator did not allow for public comment. As a result; we were unable to provide input with respect to the project's use permits, decision-making process, and questions posed by the ZA to the Planning Department and / or Costco. We were clearly observers; not participants. The ZA was accordingly unable to take into account public input at this Hearing that may have affected his decisions. The Zoning Administrator himself was the sole decision maker on the specifications of the project and use permits without the input of the Planning Commission (PC). We also concerned that the Planning Commission only certified the FElR and not the project. Is there the requirement that the PC certify or approve the proposed project? We believe many of the good questions posed by the Planning Commission and the Zoning Administer to Costeo were inadequate. We believe these questions should be revisited by the PC and ZA. 7A Page 11 0)