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From:tomercer@comcast.net To:publiccomment Subject:Delay consideration of Redwood Life Alternatives Date:Sunday, March 30, 2025 6:34:34 PM You don't often get email from tomercer@comcast.net. Learn why this is important In the upcoming review of the alternatives for Redwood Life Bio, staff has intentionally ignored the most logical and responsible alternative; Retain the existing Westport Plan. Under the existing plan the owner can still modernize and remodel to meet industry needs. The Westport Specific Plan is a regulatory document “intended to establish land use regulations and specific criteria for infrastructure, buildings and open space.” This legally adopted plan cannot be dismissed without required legislative actions, which mandate a legal public notification and review process. (Final Westport Specific Plan, pg. 2) The General Plan does not override this currently in-force specific plan. Changes to the General Plan require consideration of environmental impacts, and this project has many: A massive intensification, tripled from 980,000 to as much as 3.3 million square feet, in an area lacking the infrastructure and transit prioritized by the General Plan, Buildings as much as 120 feet tall on an unstable former landfill and liquifiable bay mud, Direct environmental impacts to the adjacent Redwood Shores Ecological Reserve, Potential breach of the landfill's protective clay cap, Critical flooding and sea level rise concerns left unaddressed. Cart before the horse: You can’t proceed with the project until the Specific Plan is legally updated, and you can’t do that without the State mandated Environmental Impact Report. So, it is improper to continue with alternatives for the project when you have not legally determined if the site is consistent with environmental and land-use standards. Respectfully, Kristin Mercer