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<br />6.18 <br />Page 30 <br /> <br />income definitions. Alternatively, KMA could use project-specific data provided by the applicant. <br />In the case of San Carlos, the applicant provided employment configuration and compensation <br />data from other similar medical centers in the Sutter Health system, of which it is a part. In the <br />case of Palo Alto, Stanford supplied data and KMA worked over a period of many months to <br />fully understand the data by meeting and communicating with the Stanford team, and ultimately <br />adapted the KMA model to use the Stanford data sets. In addition, KMA performed a range of <br />due diligence tasks to confirm or not the information provided by Stanford. KMA would have a <br />considerable head start were it to work with Stanford again on the use of the data, and likewise <br />Stanford now understands the KMA concerns and needs for data. <br /> <br />Because the proposed project will result in the demolition of existing structures and <br />employment, KMA will also perform an analysis of the existing jobs on the property in order to <br />ascertain net new jobs attributable to the project, by affordability level. The end product of the <br />KMA analysis is the total number of net new employee households. or housing units, that are <br />attributable to the development of the proposed project, by affordability level, irrespective of <br />geography and commuting. <br /> <br />2. Analysis of Commuting and Jobs Housing Balance <br /> <br />As indicated above, the Housing Needs Analysis determines the total impact irrespective of <br />where workers wifllive. The tasks in this analysis develop information to help understand <br />existing commute relationships and trends, and approaches to identifying Redwood City's share <br />of the total housing needs. An analysis of jobs housing balance and how Redwood City <br />compares to other jurisdictions is another approach to the same greater question of balancing <br />new jobs with new housing units. <br /> <br />KMA will analyze the existing commute relationships of jobs in Redwood City and where job <br />holders live (or commute from as a place or residence.) Stanford may wish to provide <br />information on where its workers in Redwood City at this time currently live. Finally, any updates <br />by transportation agencies or other sources will be consulted and trends identified to provide <br />scenarios of where new worker households will live, assuming various policy options or <br />changed conditions (such as the higher cost of commuting long distances which might endure <br />into the future). <br /> <br />KMA will present and analyze comparisons of other jurisdictions in commute relationships and <br />also jobs housing relationships. Several approaches are.available for examining these <br />relationships and balance measures. <br /> <br />For the jobs housing balance changes attributable to the proposed project, KMA will analyze <br />how the net new jobs will alter the relationships and balance measures under a range of <br />assumptions. <br /> <br />Essentially, KMA will work with the City to develop the information it needs to facilitate informed <br />decisions about the Project and its impacts. <br /> <br />Keyser Marston Associates. Inc. <br />\\Sf-fs1\wp\99\99900\900b-851 to 900\900b-865 Rev.doc <br /> <br />Page 14 <br />January 2009 <br />