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7.A. - Page 28 of 41 Z. January 21, 2019 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, Lowe is respectfully submitting an amended General Plan Amendment Initiation request package for the below referenced properties (Site; APN (Acreage)). This letter outlines the updates to our initial submittal dated September 13th, 2019 (attached). • 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 AC) THE PROCESS Since our submittal of a General Plan Amendment Initiation request on September 13, 2019, the City has embarked on a series of meetings to establish a City -led process for planning a Downtown "Transit Sub -District". It is our understanding that the City's Transit Sub -District planning effort intends to explore how to integrate the Caltrain 2040 Business Plan via a modern downtown transit center that will connect and benefit City residents, businesses and patrons. At a November 4, 2019 City Council hearing, Staff recommended that the Transit Sub -District include the parcels listed above, as well as the adjacent track area that includes the existing Caltrain transit facilities. Based on the direction it received at this hearing, City staff is now scheduled to present its recommended process for the Transit Sub -District to City Council on January 27th, 2020. Further to this Transit Sub -District planning effort, City Council was also presented with an update on the previously commissioned Transit Center and Street Car studies on January 13, 2020. As previously and publicly stated, Lowe is in full support of this City -led process and continues to support the City's efforts with the understanding that the ultimate functionality of the new Redwood City Transit Sub -District will be informed by community feedback and City Council decisions that are specific to the land uses, densities, and heights of the subject parcels. Our efforts on the parcels included in our GPAI request are intended to complement the City's Transit Sub -District transportation planning efforts by providing a forum for feedback on specific development parameters on the sites that are under our purview. The effort starts with a General Plan Amendment Initiation Request — a starting point for a collaborative effort between the City, multiple landowners, Caltrain, SamTrans, and Lowe that will enable criteria for environmental review to commence. We recognize that an extensive outreach will continue, and Lowe will be a resource and participant in the City's process as well as a host at developer -sponsored events. 11901 Harrison Street, Suite 1430, Oakland, California 94612 510.669.5882 www.lowe-re.com 222