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CLK-Pamela Aguilar From: kim banks <kimabanks@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 12:46 PM To: BCC -Rick Hunter; BCC -Kevin Bondonno; BCC -Nancy Radcliffe; GRP -Planning Commissioners; GRP -City Council; Council -Ian Bain Cc: foothill_street_neighbors@yahoogroups.com Subject: Time Sensitive Re : Broadway Plaza development approval on today's City Council 7 PM meeting agenda To Redwood City Council Members, Planning Commissioners and Foothill Street Neighbors Mercury News reported that Redwood City Council will meet today and is expected to give the Sobrato Organization the FINAL approval for the massive Broadway Plaza development. The project is estimated to accommodate 1,400 total residents across three apartment building, 1,720 employees across 3 office building and up to 125 children in the child care center. I feel this constant building of new apartments throughout the city without any improvement to the city's infrastructure is irresponsible and shows lack of insight. The current traffic congestion needs to be address before adding more apartments and office buildings. The traffic mitigation strategy only estimates that the Broadway Plaza project will generate 600 new trips during peak morning and evening commute hours. The estimated 1,400 new residents and 1,700 new employees is an increase of 3,120 potential new cars on Redwood City roads. Yet, the Planning Commission's staff is recommending the Council give final approval today allowing the project to begin without any infrastructure being in place to accommodate the additional traffic congestion. The Sobrato Organization, in an attempt to make the project with all its shortcomings more palatable, offers to donate some land to the city for its planned Woodside Road and US 101 interchange improvements. I ask that the City Council withhold the vote to approve the Sobrato project and seek more community input. The community outreach meetings for this project needs to be better publicized in order for the Council to hear all concerns. The community outreach should be led by the City Council and the Planning Commission staff, not the Sobrato developers. The Mercury News reported that Sobrato held monthly "Coffee with Sobrato" at the proposed project site in order to meet members of the community. Was there City Council or Planning Commission presence at the Sobrato monthly meeting ? Sincerely, Kim Banks Sent from my iPad