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7.A. - Page 16 of 41 I L(AINNt II_ February 18, 2020 Mayor Howard, Vice Mayor Masur, and City Council Members C/o Mark E. Muenzer, Community Development & Transportation Director City of Redwood City Community Development Department 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 Dear Mayor Howard, Vice Mayor Masur, and City Council Members: On January 17th, 2020, Lowe submitted an amended General Plan Amendment Initiation request package for the below properties (which was originally submitted in September 2019): • Sequoia Station: 052-550-010, -070, -080, -090, -100, -110, -120, -130 (12 AC) • Perry Site: 052-323-010 (2.4 AC) • Transit Center: 052-352-010, 052-354-030 (1.6 AC Peninsula Corridor Jpb plus up to 1 AC of Winklebleck ROW), 052-354-010, -020 (0.4 ACJ PROPOSED MODIFICA i iJNS TO 09/15/19 AND 01/17/20 SUBMITTALS The properties noted above are all included in the Transit District planning efforts, led by the City of Redwood City. It has been determined that because the Sequoia Station property can work in concert with the Transit District, this GPAI request should be limited to the Sequoia Station parcels. Therefore, the application submitted should be amended to only include the 12 -acre Sequoia Station property, consisting of parcels 052-550-010, -070, -080, -090, -100, -110, -120 and -130. These parcels are also included in the City's Transit District plan. Lowe's original General Plan Amendment Initiation request was intended to provide the maximum development envelope for the purposes of commencing Environmental Review. With the establishment of the Transit District, the Environmental Review is now anticipated to begin after the Transit District outreach commences as a part of the City's Transit District planning efforts. Although Lowe had intended the GPAI application to be a starting point for conversations about Sequoia Station, we realize through our outreach efforts that a portion of our proposal has created a distraction from the broader discussion of how this opportunity fits within this new Transit District. We have heard from many community members specific concerns about the potential for a 17 -story building element on Block A and are prepared to further modify our application to address this matter. Lowe therefore formally removes our request to study a 17 -story building within the project. We appreciate the community's patience and participation to help us understand their concerns. We also want to reaffirm our support for the heights and density for Sequoia Station as reflected in the Downtown Precise Plan. Should Council choose to initiate Sequoia Station, we are hopeful that we can work with Staff and the City to explore flexibility in height, which may be more appropriate for the City and the site's immediate proximity to transit as part of the City -led community outreach and Transit District studies. Because we are only at the beginning of these studies, this flexibility to increase heights 11901 Harrison Street, Suite 1430, Oakland, California 94612 510.669.5882 www.lowe-re.com 210