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7A Page 2 BACKGROUND The proposed Phase 1 Hospital Replacement Project is subject to the guidelines and standards provided in the Kaiser Downtown Medical Campus Precise Plan and to Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (08HPD) regulations (City Building Permit is not required for the Hospital or CUP). OSHPD Hospital Seismic Safety Laws 881953 and S81661: 881953 requires hospitals to be seismically compliant by December 31,2012 and S81616 allows a possible extension of this deadline to December 31, 2014. Kaiser has applied for the S 8 1616 extension. To qualify for the extension, Kaiser has been. submitting hospital construction documents to OSHPD in phases; the first phase was due to OSHPD on December 31,2008. Under S8 1661, OSHPD requires a Phased Plan Review (PPR) process, where the' project is submitted in increments. Each increment is given a building permit and each subsequent increment must build upon the previous increment as determined by OSHPD. Kaiser determined that the PPR process is preferable for the Redwood City project. . December 16, 2008, Planning Commission: "Conceptually approved" Kaiser's Phase 1 Hospital Replacement plan including proposed modifications to the Kaiser Precise Plan. . July 28, 2009, Architectural Review Committee (ARC): Recommended Planning Commission approval of Kaiser's replacement hospital architectural design. . April 27. 2010, ARC: Recommended Planning Commission approval of Kaiser's proposed Planned Community (PC) Permit application for the new hospital, CUP and on-site and off- site campus improvement details. . June 29, 2010, Planning Commission: Recommended City Council approval of modifications to the Kaiser Precise Plan; and approved a Planned Community (PC) Permit for the Phase 1 Hospital Replacement Project subject to City Council approval of Kaiser Precise Plan modifications (Refer to Attachment 3). Discussion Kaiser's Existina Hospital: Proposed revisions to the Kaiser Precise Plan are, in part. an. outcome of the fact that Kaiser has decided not to demolish the project site's existing 204,200 square foot hospital building. Instead this building will be remodeled and approximately 45%) of the structure will be occupied by medical support and outpatient functions while the remaining 550/0 will remain vacant until additional on-site parking is provided on the Kaiser campus. Revised Access to New Hospital: Kaiser Precise Plan urban design guidelines and circulation policies recommend Veterans Blvd. as the "front door" to the campus. Kaiser proposes instead to locate the hospital's primary entrance within the center of the campus with access from Marshall Court and Maple Street. A secondary entrance will be provided through the proposed Emergency Department (ED) drop off! walk-in area. This secondary entrance will become the hospital's Ufront door face" on Walnut Street near Veterans Blvd. which is generally consistent with Kaiser Precise Plan urban design guidelines and circulation policy that recommends direct hospital emergency room access from Walnut Street. / In addition, the existing hospital building (once remodeled) will have its primary entrance!