CC Min 2007-08-13 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

questionable statements. He thanked Council for the opportunity and asked that a project or discount store not be allowed to discount the lives of his community. Kathy Soulard reported on the 3.1 trip generation number used to calculate how many new customers are expected once the Costco warehouse is expanded. The second set of information she reviewed involved calculating the daily new peak hour trips. The third set of information she reviewed was used to calculate the new daily trip totals. That is, the daily new trips that will be generated by the proposed project. Keith Daum spoke about the Costco tire changing center. He summarized by requesting the City to deny the use permit for the tire changing center at the current location. Kathy Soulard, on behalf of the Neighborhood Association, thanked the Council for the opportunity to make the appeal presentation. She concluded with the message that the group would like Costco to stay in Redwood City, but they do not believe a gas station of any size at that site would be the best project. There is a warehouse only option in the EIR and they hope it to be what the City Council approves. They asked that the certification by the Planning Commission and the use permit for the fuel center be rescinded. She asked Costco to expand the warehouse, not build the fuel station, expressed the preference to move the tire center, and study the need to change the entrance from Charter to Willow more closely. David Rogers and Sonia Henna, representing Costco, stated the modifications that have been agreed upon at the site such as the rotation of the tire center bay doors to reduce the impact of the esthetics and noise, and the acceptance of a smaller gas station with 12 pumps. The focus of the presentation was in the areas of the tire center noise, the air quality, the gas station, and traffic. Council Members asked various questions related to the I.T.E. methodology, cueing, appellant's points about calculation error, trip calculation, and air quality calculation, and why the tire center was moved back to Middlefield Road. Kathy Soulard presented a rebuttal to comments made about the Saturday traffic count numbers, the volume, pollution, and use of the last driveway for exiting. Keith Daum questioned the tire changing bay decibel measure and recommended the Safkeep wall be extended much further with Costco being required to clean the wall and test on a periodic basis as a condition of use. Mayor Pierce opened the public hearing. JOINT CITY COUNCIL /REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING AUGUST 13, 2007 MINUTES PAGE 5 MINUTE BOOK NO. 61 Page 463