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<br />7A - ATTACHMENT NO.2 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />Similarly, if the Saltworks project goes forward, the project likely will require <br />improvements to roads or intersections located in other, neighboring jurisdictions. For <br />example, access to the site may be provided in part via the U.S. 101/Marsh Road <br />interchange. Marsh Road establishes a portion of the border between the Cities of <br />Redwood City and Menlo Park. If the traffic analysis for the Saltworks project concludes <br />that improvements to the portion of Marsh Road located within Menlo Park are <br />necessary, then Menlo Park may have jurisdiction over some of those improvements. <br />The same would be true with respect to road or intersection improvements located in <br />other jurisdictions, such as unincorporated San Mateo County or the City of San Carlos. <br /> <br />Specific off-site infrastructure generally has not been identified or proposed. In <br />addition, a traffic study has not been prepared that identifies required road or intersection <br />improvements. For this reason, we do not identify agencies that may have approval <br />authority over such off-site infrastructure. <br /> <br />In addition, DMB will likely have to reach agreements with local utilities or <br />service providers (e.g., local school districts); because these agreements do not involve <br />permitting authority, this memorandum does not address them. <br /> <br />For each agency, we provide the following information: (1) contact information, <br />(2) law or regulation providing jurisdiction or permitting authority, and (3) standards or <br />policies the agency will rely upon in exercising jurisdiction. <br /> <br />I. FEDERAL AGENGIES <br /> <br />Federal agencies are subject to the requirements of the National Environmental <br />Policy Act ("NEPA") (42 U.S.C. ~ 4321 et seq.). NEPA is the Federal analogue to <br />CEQA; indeed, CEQA was largely modeled after NEP A. <br /> <br />For the Saltworks project, the "lead agency" for purposes of CEQA is the City of <br />Redwood City. (CEQA Guidelines, ~ 15050.) If the City decides to move forward with <br />the environmental review process, one issue that will have to be resolved is identifying <br />the appropriate Federal agency to serve as lead agency for purposes of NEP A. That is a <br />determination that will be made by the appropriate Federal agencies, rather than by the <br />City and DMB. <br /> <br />The Federal lead agency determines the form, scope and content of the NEP A <br />analysis for the project. The Federal lead agency will decide whether to prepare an <br />"Environmental Impact Statement" (the Federal analogue to an Environmental Impact <br />Report) or an "Environmental Assessment" (the Federal analogue to a negative <br />declaration). Again, this is a decision that will be made by the Federal lead agency, not <br />by the City or DMB. <br /> <br />5 <br />