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8.A. - Page 13 of 15 <br />CD -Lindy Chan <br />Subject: FW: South Main Mixed -Use Project - Notice of Study Session <br />From: Philip Vitorino <br />Sent: Monday, September 02, 2019 3:48 PM <br />To: CD -Lindy Chan <Ichan@redwoodcity.org> <br />Subject: Re: South Main Mixed -Use Project - Notice of Study Session <br />Thank you Lindy. <br />We will be out of town during the meeting. I previously sent feedback to some council members, but I will <br />reiterate some thoughts here since I cannot attend the meeting in person. <br />This southern portion of downtown is currently in an unfortunate state. Given the size and vibrancy of our city, <br />I think redevelopment of surface lots and empty spaces is a huge win for our community. I rely and trust the <br />EIR to determine impacts of project on traffic: however, in my opinion it's not whether we should develop but <br />how we should develop. We should consider this proposal by Greystar as a unique opportunity to dramatically <br />improve an underutilized area close to public transport and our booming downtown. I feel the developers have <br />done a decent job reaching out to the community and soliciting feedback. We should take EIR info into account <br />but look for ways to compromise with Greystar to build something that benefits the city and still remains <br />profitable for the organization. <br />I think the proposals inclusion of affordable housing on another part of el Camino is a double win to increase <br />critical housing stock while also improving a underutilized parcel on a main thoroughfare. The el Camino <br />improvement will also get us closer to stated vision in the El Camino corridor plan. <br />The exact building heights, square footage, and the office to housing ratio is something to be debated based on <br />EIR, but I earnestly hope we take advantage of this chance to beautify and improve this southern gateway to our <br />downtown. <br />Best <br />Phil Vitorino. <br />On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 5:23 PM CD -Lindy Chan <lchankredwoodcity.org> wrote: <br />You are receiving this email as you have expressed interest in the South Main Mixed -Use Project. <br />139 <br />