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Site disadvantages cited by the Sheriff's Office are: · Site currently has uses on it · Potential FAA height restrictions due to proximity to San Carlos Airport · Need to transport inmates by van · Privately owned property Reasons Why the Industrial Road Site Represents a Viable Alternative Jail Location to Sites in Downtown Redwood City The City of Redwood City agrees that the industrial character of the Shoreway Road Site qualifies this location as a viable alternative site for the replacement jail. The ready access to U.S. 101 would allow the Sheriff's Office to transport inmates readily and quickly to the courthouse in Redwood City. Properties immediately adjacent to the site in Redwood City are protected open space lands; in San Carlos, adjacent properties support industrial businesses. Thus, no impacts would occur on immediately adjacent residential neighborhoods, as they would in Downtown Redwood City. Also, an industrial area generally has limited activity on weekends and during the evenings, which means that the jail could extend visitor hours with limited impact and would have greater flexibility in scheduling goods deliveries. The City acknowledges that the proximity of San Carlos Airport and limitations of the CLUP could restrict the height of the jail building and its occupancy load. These issues will need to be thoroughly investigated with the Airport Land Use Commission as the site selection process moves forward. Also, while the site is located in the city of San Carlos, it is visible from nearby properties in Redwood Shores. The City would request that the replacement jail, if built at this location, be of the highest design character. With regard to the Sheriff's Office's concern about no expansion potential, the adjacent mini-storage site could be purchased now or in the future to accommodate expansion needs. The Sheriff's stated disadvantage that the County does not own the Shoreway Road Site should not be considered a deterrent to considering this site further; virtually any other site countywide that could be considered for the replacement jail presumably is privately owned. The potential sale or long-term lease of the County's Motor Pool site in Downtown Redwood City - which it does not appear the County has considered - could generate significant revenue that the County could use for acquisition of a replacement jail site in an industrial district or similarly suitable location. Redwood City notes that inmate transport could occur on Redwood City streets to the courthouse. The City has no objection to this; the site is suitable given its location in an industrial district and the relatively short distance to County court facilities. Furthermore, there would be added protection to adjacent industrial uses by having a full-time armed and badged security presence. The site has the potential to be incorporated into Redwood City if such a boundary change were deemed favorable by the involved j u risd ictions. Site I nformation for Alternative Locations for the Proposed Replacement Jail September 2, 2009 43