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REV: 06-16-2021 EV & MI Following Consultant’s review of the assessment, the Project Team will review the San Mateo County Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (2016), and other relevant components of the City’s General Plan or relevant Specific Plan(s) to identify emergency events that have the most realistic chance of requiring an evacuation of the Study Area. These potential emergency events could include natural events, such as fires, flooding, and earthquakes, as well as person-made events, like chemical accidents, toxic gas releases, and fire from industrial accidents. Due to the complexities and unique challenges of the Study Area, and the lack of codified standards and/or formal design guidance for evacuation studies (i.e., required evacuation times), Project Team will provide recommendations on the emergency event(s) that have the most realistic chance of requiring an evacuation of the Study Area as well as the appropriate response for each emergency event (e.g., shelter in place, evacuate to upper floors, evacuate only the building/facility, evacuate to a specified distance, or evacuate study area immediately). Project Team will coordinate with City staff and local emergency response personnel (e.g., Redwood City Fire Department) to make a value judgement on what is considered the appropriate emergency/hazard as the basis for design. In addition to identifying emergency event types, Project Team will collect and review relevant literature on ETEs for various natural and/or human-caused emergency events with a focus on the most probable type of events for the Study Area. This will include evaluation of the origin and appropriateness of the “30-minute” evacuation time rule of thumb. Deliverable: Key findings from Task 1 related to the potential emergency events (both short and potentially long-term) that are of most concern for the Study Area and corresponding findings on ETEs will be summarized in a brief memorandum. Budget and Schedule: Consultant has budgeted $11,300 for this task and Consultant expects it to take six weeks to complete a brief memorandum summarizing the key findings from Task 1. Phase 2 Task 2 – Evacuation Route Identification and Transportation Network Capacity Estimation After discussion with City of the Phase 1 results, identification of the applicable emergency scenario(s) for the Study Area and upon authorization to proceed to Phase 2, Project Team will coordinate with City staff to identify evacuation route opportunities including pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular and waterway evacuation routes, and circulation capacities that could be used in emergency events based on the most probable type of event. Depending on the type of event, different areas may be negatively affected, and we will assist the City to identify potential alternative evacuation routes. However, given the large number of variables in the occurrence of natural events, potential human behavior in response to an event, and the analyses involves hypothetical scenarios, Consultant’s assessment in this Task cannot be exhaustive. ATTY/AGR.2021.142/Fehr & Peers (Page 12 of 16)