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Exhibit A Bayfront Special Study Area February 10. 2010 EXHIBIT A Scope of Services BayfrontlRedwood Creek Special Study Area Introduction The City of Redwood City is at a critical juncture to recognize the potential of the Bayfront and the connections between downtown and the water's edge and to establish key policy directions that will guide the evolution of the Bayfront. At present, there are strategic vacant lands within the Bayfront planning area that are undergoing study by developers and owners which need a comprehensive planning approach. In addition, the finalization of the new General Plan for the City identifies important policy initiatives, including: · The Bqyfront area and Redwood Creek as an additional planning zone that needs a focused poliry and planning approach; · The need for energy and amenities in the downtown area to stimulate housing and business opportunities, · The advent of an updated Port of Redwood City master planning process, and · The submittal of a development proposal for the Saltworks site which focuses on the future of Redwood City:r Bqyfront and challenges the vision that the City has for this area, regardless of whether the prq/ect is approved or not. The area under this contractual review would focus on the Inner Bayfront and Redwood Creek as it extends from the harbor to the Downtown Precise Area, as well as the Bayshore Freeway frontage between Whipple Avenue and Woodside Road. In addition, the team would consider recommendations for interconnection of new planning direction for these described areas with Seaport Center, the Outer Bayfront area, and Bair Island (on the Bayfront planning side), and the interconnection of Redwood Creek with the new proposed Downtown Precise Plan in the downtown urban core area. The "Bqyfront Special Stucf:y Area" as described in this contractual proposal does not include the Saltworks site. Planning for the Bqyfront Special Stucf:y Area will build on the policies and programs outlined in the new Draft General Plan. Specifically this includes the development of pedestrian and water-oriented mixed-use communities that provide public accessibility as defined by Bay Policies BE-IO.I, BE-lOA, BE-IO.6, BE-17A, and Programs BE-13, BE-14 and BE-IS. These policies and programs provide the foundation for the next level of study that would address how these policies could be implemented in a comprehensive plan linking the downtown and the Bayfront.through a system of pedestrian, open space amenities and land uses. In addition to the new Draft General Plan planning efforts, this proposal will build on the approved precise plans including the Marina Shores Village Precise Plan, the North Main Street Precise Plan, the Downtown Medical Campus Precise Plan and the pending Downtown Precise Plan. Planning will also recognize all current entitlements. 1 J