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S.A. - Page 2 of 302 BACKGROUND The applicant, Greystar, submitted an application in 2018 for a mixed-use development including 272 multifamily residential units (including 37 at the low income level), 589,700 sq. ft. of office, 10,000 sq. ft. of retail, and a 10,000 sq. ft. child care facility. Since then, and as a result of City staff analysis, community input, and feedback from Committees, Commissions, and City Council, the applicant has further developed and refined their proposal. In July 2019, the notice of EIR preparation and Initial Study (NOP) were circulated for a 30 -day public review period and a scoping session was held on July 30, 2019 with the Planning Commission for the revised project of approximately 550,000 sq. ft. of office, 291 multi -family units (including 97 affordable units), 28,000 sq. ft. of retail, and 8,500 sq. ft. of child care. In January 2020, a revised NOP was circulated to describe the changes to the proposed project based on comments received during the NOP process and at the City Council study session on September 9, 2019, including adding 249 housing units and reducing the office space by 19,000 square feet. A second scoping session was held on February 18, 2020 with the Planning Commission. Over the past year, the EIR was released for a 45 -day comment period, with comments received from the public and other agencies. During this project development and review period, the applicant has conducted a number of public outreach meetings and the project was reviewed three times by the Architectural Advisory Committee (AAC), two times by the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), and once by the City Council and Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) (meetings linked in the attachments). The Final EIR, responding to comments, was made available on October 9, 2020. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant proposes a mixed-use development on six blocks (labeled A -F) totaling approximately 8.3 acres generally located between EI Camino Real, Maple Street, Cedar Street and Main Street and an offsite affordable housing development at 1304 EI Camino Real (at Jackson Avenue). Residential uses are proposed on Parcels A, D, and F and office uses are proposed on Parcel B, C, and E. Ground floor retail would front EI Camino Real and activate existing and proposed open space on Main Street. The breakdown of these uses are provided in Figure 1 below. Page 2 of 22 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 5