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<br />255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 150, Redwood City, CA 94065 | T 650-364-1722 | F 650-364-1729 | www.chambersmc.org <br /> <br />ELEVATING BUSINESS. <br />ENGAGING COMMUNITY. <br />EMPOWERING THE FUTURE. <br /> <br /> <br />September 8, 2025 <br /> <br />Mayor Elmer Martínez Saballos <br />Vice Mayor Kaia Eakin <br />Members of the City Council <br />City of Redwood City <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94063 <br /> <br />Item 12.A. Study Session on the 910 Marshall Project Study <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Martínez Saballos, Vice Mayor Eakin, and City Councilmembers: <br /> <br />On behalf of Chamber San Mateo County, I am writing to express our enthusiasm for the 910 <br />Marshall project proposed by R&M Properties. Chamber San Mateo County is a dynamic <br />organiza_on that represents over 1,500 members with more than 100,000 employees in <br />business, government, labor, educa_on and non-profit organiza_ons. <br /> <br />The Chamber offers a conceptual endorsement of the project at this early stage of the planning <br />process. Based on the developer’s presentations to our committees and close consideration of <br />the project details, we believe the 910 Marshall project would advance mul_ple Chamber <br />priori_es: economic development, housing supply, and transit ridership. The project would spur <br />economic development by bringing hundreds of residents downtown. <br /> <br />The project would provide desperately needed housing for seniors near Kaiser and Stanford <br />medical centers and is ideally located to promote transit ridership: less than ½ mile from transit <br />in the downtown core, with a resident popula_on that tends not to drive, and project-designed <br />transporta_on alterna_ves. <br /> <br />We know there are concerns about height and parking, but we believe these can be addressed <br />through the planning process with strong community support. The State density bonus makes it <br />feasible to build the kind of infill, well-located projects we need to meet our housing demand. <br />We commend the City for studying this solu_on to our jobs/housing imbalance, and we strongly <br />encourage you to move the 910 Marshall project forward in the planning process. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br /> <br />Warm Regards, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Amy N. Buckmaster <br />President and CEO <br />Chamber San Mateo County <br />