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8A Page 5 applicant's concern that under this alternative there may be additional costs incurred by the removal of the outer levee and construction of a larger and more extensive interior levee system, making the buyer assistance program economically infeasible to the applicant. Planning Commission Action On December 18, 2007, the Planning Commission reviewed the project, and certified the FEIR. It also recommended approval of the General Plan and Zoning Map amendments and the Draft Precise Plan together with the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to the City Council. Copies of the minutes from this Planning Commission meeting and others relating to the project were sent under separate cover. Public Notice On January 4, 2008, the City sent public hearing notices to all residents and property owners beyond the minimum required 300 feet of the subject property. E-mails were sent to the City's e-mail newsletter list, which includes approximately 1,400 members of the public who have subscribed; those individuals that submitted comments on the DEIR; those who spoke at the original scoping session in January 2007; and those who spoke at the Planning Commission public hearing on October 16. News releases went to the City Boards, Committees, and Commissions for whom the City has e-mail addresses, to all media contacts, and to all homeowner associations in Redwood Shores. In addition, the notice was published in the January issue of the Redwood Shores Pilot and also in the Redwood City Daily News on January 4, 2008. Written public comments are included in Attachment 6. RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS The Preserve at Redwood Shores is an attractive mixed use project that provides needed housing and open space, restores wetlands and also provides a much needed school for the Redwood Shores community. The project fits the character and scale of the adjacent Redwood Shores neighborhoods. It also complies with numerous existing land use policies of the existing General Plan. Some of the relevant land use policies are described below: 6 . . Land Use Objectives Protect the integrity of existing single-family areas, and encourage home ownership in new developments . Land Use Policies Policy L-1 : Residential development should be located where services and facilities can be provided Policy L-2: Residential neighborhoods should be protected from the encroachment of incompatible activities or land uses which may have a negative impact on the residential living environment . Open Space Policies Policy 0-3: Open Space areas which are primary wildlife habitats or which have major or unique ecological significance should be protected and conserved . Housing Policies the Buyers Assistance Program. However, if additional funds are needed to construct the school then funds would be diverted from this program to the school construction. 6 Additional City and regional policies are listed on pages 57- 64 of the Draft EIR.