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<br />6.10 <br />Page 23 <br /> <br />... City of Redwood City <br /> <br />Proposal to Prepare an 'Initial Study and. <br />Environmental .Impact Report at the Remaining <br />Undevelop.d Portion of 'Lau.re" Way in Redwood'City <br /> <br />Bac~ground <br />MHA I RMT understands that the City of Redwood City ha.s determined an Initial Study (IS) and <br />an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be necessary to determine, evaluate, 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 approximately 5.1 acres <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 1 RMT also understands that the applicant has submitted.a biological site assessment, a <br />storm drainage report, an arborist report, and a geolo.gic and geotechnical report to support the <br />review of the proposed project. The applicant is also in the process of preparitlga traffic study for <br />the project. Each of these documents will require peer review as part of the preparation of the IS <br />and EIR. <br /> <br />Approach <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 Qty review of the environmental documents, and to prepare the <br />environmental documents according to the defined schedule. <br /> <br />Business Value <br /> <br />The MHA I RMT team will bring signifiCant value to the Oty of Redwood City in providing these <br />services based on our: <br /> <br />. Store of existing information and applicable text for the environmental document <br /> <br />. Excellent working relationship with the Dty of Redwood City on previous development <br />proposals <br /> <br />. Experienced team of specialists familiar with the resources and issues <br /> <br />Our successful interactions and experience 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 />MHA I RMT has condutted environmental analyses and prepared CEQA documents for projects <br />throughout California since its founding in 1983. The range of projects has included conventional <br /> <br />January 11, 2008 <br />RMT <br /> <br />1 <br />