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7A The site's existing 47,750 square foot skilled nursing facility, located west af the Page 3 hospita{, is proposed for demolition and incorporation into ti�e hospital. A new 50,000 square foot medical office building is proposed for construction on the site of the demolished skilled nursing facifity. The ne# new development {considering existing structure demolition) would be approximateiy 106,040 square feet of hospital uses and 5a,000 square feet of inedical office uses. In addition, a total of 1,068 parking stalls (including surface lots and structured parking) will be provided. See Proposed Site Plan, Attachment 8 and Precise P[an provided under separate cover. Sequoia Hospita[ Final Environmentat Impact Report{Final EIR) On July 17, 2007, the Planning Commission certi#ied the Final EfR and recammended City Cocancil adaption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations and MMRP. Three mitigation measures relateci to traffic are highlighted below because they resulfied from negofiations wift� th� appiicanfi �rrd are unique to t�ie p�ojeet: 1} EI Camino Real and Whippfe Avenue In�ersectian: If the project is approved, Sequoia Hospital has agreed to install an Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption (EVP) system acceptabie to �aftrans afi the in#ersection of Ei c;amina Real and Whippie Avenue in order to avoid dei�ys for emergency vehECEe respoi�se {i.e. palice, fire service, and ambulance). An additional intersection improvement at this location has been identified in the Redwood City Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Study (TIMFS). The identified improvement incfudes the addition of a receiving lane for westbound righ#-turns from Whippie Avenue to nor�hbound EI Camino Real, creating a "free" westbound right-turn movement. This improvement would reduce the delay at the intersection to 54.6 secands (LOS E) compared to 60.2 seconds under background conditions and wauld mitigate the project impact in the PM p�ak hour. If the project is appraved, Sequoia has agreed to make a $30,000 bond contribution for the addition af a receiving lane at this location, which is considered to be Sequoia's fair sr�a�c vi idert�f�� r�vcmerts baseU �� Fv� Ncan iivui ii iNj, ThiS ��triu;:t;c^ v„�u{� pe required to be paid into escrow prior fia issuance of an occupancy permit for the proposed medical affice building, to be held for a period of up to two years following full occupancy of the proposed medicai office buiEding, should the City and Caltrans agree to install the improvement. The con#ribution will be refunded to the appiicant in the event such �m,�ravem�rt is ��t mad�. This mitigation measure is conceptual at this time and any impr�vement to EI Camino Real would require Caltrans approval. Lacking Caftrans apprava[, implementation af this mitigation is not assured. This impact, therefore, is considered significant and unavoidable. 2} Alameda de !as Pulgas and Whipple Avenue Intersection. The mitigation required to provide acceptable levels of service at this intersection is to provide a right-turn overlap on the westbound approach (i.e. a green arrow will allow right turns from west-bound Whipple to north bound Alameda when there is a green arrow for left turn movements on Alameda de (as Pulgas). The level of service during the AM peak hour with the proposed mitigatian measure woufd be LGS D (51.0 seconds of deiay). During the PM peak hour, #he intersection would operate at LOS C with 32.9 seconds of delay with the mitigation. Sequoia Hospital shal! instalE the right-turn overlap on the westbaund 3