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<br />6.1C <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />II' r.;;'\~" City of Redwood City <br /> <br />"." ,} <br /> <br />Proposal to Pre,pare an Initial Study and. <br />Environmental Impact Report at the Remaining <br />Undeveloped Portion of Laurel Way inRe~wood City <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />MHA IEMT understands that the City of Redwood City has determined an Initial Study (IS) and <br />an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be necessary to detennine,evaluateJ and mitigate <br />environmental impacts associated with a proposal for the development of the undeveloped <br />portion of Laurel Way in Redwood City (see Figure 1). The project site is ap, proxit;nately 5.1 acres <br />, ' <br />in size and is divided into 19 lots. One lot would remain as undeveloped open -space, and the 18 <br />remaining lots would be developed as single family detaChed residences. <br />MHA I RMTalsounderstands that the applicant has submitted a biological site assessment, a <br />storm drainage report, an arborist report, and a geologic and geotechnical rep?rt to support the <br />review of the proposed project. The applicant is also in the process of preparing a traffic study for <br />the project. Each of these documents will require peer review as part of the preparation .ofthe IS <br />and EIR. <br /> <br />Approach <br /> <br />The MHA I RMTapproach to the project is to work closely with the City of Redwood City to <br />define the project, to facilitate City review of the environmental documents, and to prepare the <br />environmental documents according to the defined schedule. <br /> <br />Business Value <br /> <br />The MHA1RMT team will bringsignifitant value to the City of Redwood City in providing these <br />s~rvices based on our: <br /> <br />. Store of existing information and applicable text for the environmental document <br /> <br />!I Excellent working relationship with the City of Redwood City on previous development <br />proposals <br /> <br />. Experienced tearnof specialists familiar with the resources and issues <br /> <br />Our successful interactions andexperlence with the City of Redwood City will accelerate the <br />preparation of and City review of the IS and EIR for this project. <br /> <br />Project Team <br /> <br />MHAI RMT has conducted environmental analy.sesand prepared CEQA documep.ts for projects <br />throughout California since Hs founding in 1983. The range of projects has indudedconventional <br /> <br />January 11, 2008 <br />FtMT <br />