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Jill Ekas <br /> Blake Lyon <br /> May'19,2009 <br /> Page 2 <br /> The accompanying Sta#ement af Justification is a requirement of the City in <br /> suppork o€a Generai Pian Amendment appiicatian. Saltinrvrks utilizes it here as a <br /> veh+cle for a comprehensive presentation of the vision for the future of the <br /> � Saltworks Site as embodied in the 5�I50 Balanced Plan. <br /> In furtherance of Saltworks' consis#ent commitment to open, transparent <br /> engagement with #he comrnunity and partnership with City s#aff and elected <br /> � officials,the Applicativn Submittai does not inctude ac#ual propvsed language for <br /> any o# the requested entitiement components. Rather, #he Statement af <br /> Justifcation comprehe�sively presents the 50/50 Balanced Plan, and Saitworks _ <br /> offers it as the foundatian and framework for working with the City i� drafting the <br /> actual entit�emen#documents requested in the Appiication Suamittal. <br /> The Application Submittaf is supported by the City's Environmental Assessment <br /> initial Study Questionnaire. Ultimatefy, the enti#lemen#s package �rvilt include a . <br /> complete review under the Cali�ornia Environmentat Quality Act in the form of an <br /> � environmenta!impact report to be cert�ed by tf�e City C+ouncil. <br /> Formaf init+afion of the reques#ed entitfements commences, per Redwood City <br /> Municipal Cpde section 18.61, with Counci! approvai of #he proeessing of the <br /> Application SubmittaL We ask that s#aff agendize for �ouncii consideration tne <br /> Application Submittal for processing per section i 8.16 as soon as�ossible. <br /> t�pportunitv and Impecative <br /> The 50J50 8a�anced Plan presents an unprecedented opportunity for#he citizens <br /> of Redwovd City. The extraordinary situational attributes of the Saltworks Site <br /> overlaid with the professed and proven ethic and efficacy of the �altworks team <br /> in establishing {egacy conservativn and outstanding cornmunities present the <br /> City an historic occas[on. With equal commitments to restoration and i�novative, <br /> sustainable communi#y design, this ae�ive industriat facility one day will be <br /> recognized as the premiere model community in the region and beyond. <br /> Located betwee� Silicon Valley and San Francisco, Redwoad City and its <br /> neighboring jurisdictions enjoy bountiful and robust�mptoyment cen#ers. in �act, <br /> there are over 3'!5,000 jabs within 10 miles af the Saitworks Site, let alvne the <br /> broader Peninsula region. htowever, whife jobs remain plentiful, housing optians <br /> near those job centers remain illusive. Inadequate in quantity and prohibitive in <br /> cost, housing scarcity in this region causes existing and prospective empiayees <br /> working here to commute from distant caunties daily, resulting in negative <br /> quality-af-life consequences and dire environmenta� outcomes frorn excessive <br />