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Memo to Redwood City Planning Commission RE: THE PRESERVE AT REDWOOD SHORES December 3, 2007 Page 2 8A Page 40 Alternative is the preferred alternative to be developed under this Precise Plan du~"".._.",.""-_"-"-_'_"'" primarily to USFWS support. The Muted Tidal Alternative has been in~~:1J.ded'ln-'the Precise Plan so that it can be implemented without delay if the dew.i-led-hiological opinion prepared by the USFWS conflicts with their initial9piruO'n. The Final Precise Plan will clearly state that the Fully Tidal Alternative iE!the preferred development strategy and that the Muted Tidal Alternative wil~"be'developed only if the Fully Tidal Alternative is not permitted. '" /' The cost of developing the Fully Tidal A},t~~~ative is significantly greater than that of the Ivruted Tidal Alternative primarily/due to differences in the proposed levee system. Under the Muted Tidal Alternative/the outer levee remains intact, and a new levee is constructed around the new dev~lopment only with an approximate crest height of 9.5 feet above mean sea level and lah outboard slope of 3:1. The Fully Tidal Alternative, however, requires removal9{large portions of the outer levee and construction of new levees around the entire in,t'erior of the site. To resist full tidal action, these levees must be 2 feet higher and will/rlequire an outboard slope of 7:1, increasing the size and footprint considerably ,over the levees proposed in the Muted Tidal Alternative. The additional costs incurr'ed due to removal of the outer levee and construction of a larger and more extensive ~hterior levee system will be offset by the development of 14 additional townhol}le units at The Preserve. i f The Planning Co~ission also presented question as to which of the two strategies presented in the/Wetlands Chapter for the existing channel located at the southeast corner of the sit;~ would be implemented. As stated in the Precise Plan, the second strategy, conv~ting the existing channel to a lagoon and connecting it to the Redwood Shores lagoon/system, must be used if the Fully Tidal Alternative is developed. If the Muted Tidal 4.1temative is developed, the second strategy will still be utilized as it is preferred by ~ity staff, the Redwood Shores Owners' Association, and other members of the community. The first strategy, which retains the channel as a portion of the seasonal wetlands, will only be implemented if the second strategy is not allowed by the permitting agencies. This will be clearly stated in the Final Precise Plan. Other common themes in the Commission's comments included requests to clarify the intended use:,of recycled water, a desire to see artificial turf used for the school playing fields, and a question as to who should maintain the levees. As will be stated in the Final Precise :Iflan, recycled water will be used to irrigate landscaping in the townhome developmentS\and the roadway medians. The school and neighborhood park will be irrigated accor~ing to current City policy at the time of construction. It is the School District' s prefet,~ence to use artificial turf for the playing fields. Natural turf will be used only if artificial '~urf proves infeasible within design and budget constraints, as 060()9PlanComResponse}V"emo.12<;~07 \~ (~} (opyrightro 2007 Callandt":l' Assod~tf'~~ LandsGlpe Archil-edure, Inc ' \.