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78 Page 6 community concern and controversy; . It could lead to practical difficulties in assessing the cumulative impacts of any future development of the Cargill Saltworks property as part of the PEIR for the initial general plan amendment. Whichever option is selected, a Programmatic EIR is required. In the first option, the PEIR will be prepared to analyze various alternatives for the Cargill Saltworks property ("no projecr, l'reduced intensity", and Ualternate growth strategies". In the second approach, a PEl R will be prepared with respect to the entire City except the Cargill Saltworks property. The City would still need to conduct a "cumulative analysis" in the PEIR with respect to the potential development of the Cargill Saltworks property. The City would need to anticipate a foreseeable project on the property and incorporate it in the PEIR analysis. Attachments 3 - 5 describe the relationship between the two process options and their associated Programmatic EIRs. This information is conceptual at this time, as the specifics associated with the scope of the PEl R are yet to be determined via the CEQA-mandated public scoping process. Land Use Corridors Staff has been working on land use alternatives for significant corridors study areas in Redwood City. Corridors serve as the most visible pathways into and through the City, and provide the most promising and foreseeable land use intensification opportunities ("smart growth"). People compose their impressions of a community's visual structure and character on the basis of what they see and remember as they move through a community's major pathways. Corridor planning, along with planning around major transit hubs such as the downtown have determined the most significant land use validations and changes which require consideration in the New General Plan. They include: Middlefield Road, EI Camino Real, Veterans and Broadway, and Woodside Road. These corridors are important as they are a major spine for circulation purposes, but also serve as l'complete streets" used by pedestrians and adjoining neighborhoods for goods and services. A description of the corridors and the Planning Commission's preferred land use alternatives and maps are described in Attachment 6. Also please refer to Attachment 7, the draft land use map for city-wide land uses. Next Steps Upon direction by City Council, and concurrence of the Planning Commission, the New General Plan team will immediately begin the Programmatic EIR and complete the drafting of policies and writing of the New General Plan elements. Depending on the process option selected by the City Council, this mayor may not include the Cargill Saltworks property. ALTERNATIVES 1. Direct Planning Commission to select one of the previously reviewed alternatives (Alternatives 1 - 7) for the Cargill Saltworks property. 2. Direct staff to prepare new alternatives for Cargill Saltworks property understanding that the schedule will be impacted for Planning Commission consideration by at least three months. 3. Suspend the New General Plan process, however, letting the Housing Element move forward. This alternative will result in a decreased ability for state certification.