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SCOPE & COST ESTIMATE <br /> <br /> Cultural Resources Services - Monitoring <br /> Excavation for Underground Parking - City Hall Vicinity <br /> Redwood City, San Mateo County, California <br /> <br /> FOR <br /> <br /> City of Redwood City <br /> City Hall <br /> 1017 Middlefield Road <br /> Redwood City, CA 94064 <br /> <br /> ATTN: Mr. Blake Lyon, Project Planner <br /> <br /> BY <br /> <br /> BASIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. <br /> San Leandro, CA 94577 <br /> June 14, 2003 <br /> <br />Excavations for an underground public parking structure are required as one of the steps leading <br />to the construction of a downtown cinema/retail project. Construction excavations will be up 25 <br />feet deep and cover several parcels. Spoil will removed by trackhoe and trucked to a disposal <br />site. Construction will occur in a number of phases with completion in September, 2003. <br /> <br />The Final Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Downtown Cinema/Retail Project <br />noted several impacts to historic properties including archaeological resources and mandated <br />mitigation measures. Mitigation measures F3a and F3b are appropriate to the project: <br /> <br /> Mitigation F3a: Prior to the start of excavation, the project sponsor shall retain the services <br /> of a professional archaeologist, familiar with both prehistoric and historic archaeology, to <br /> review the site history and to monitor excavation activities at the site that may expose <br /> archaeological materials. <br /> <br /> Mitigation F3b: Follow the provisions of the City of Redwood City's Cultural Resources <br /> Management Plan pertaining to archaeology and cultural resources. <br /> <br />WORK PLAN <br /> <br />Consultant will provide archaeological monitoring services during subsurface construction. <br />Archaeological monitoring will consist of monitoring of ground disturbing excavation by a <br />professional archaeologist, processing of collections obtained during monitoring including a <br />listing of cultural materials and a catalogue depending on quantity of recovered cultural <br />materials, contextual research on the project alignment, a monitoring closure report and storage <br />preparation services for any cultural materials recovered during construction monitoring in <br />accordance with Redwood City requirements. The following tasks are anticipated to meet <br />Redwood City requirements for cultural resources compliance. <br /> <br /> BASIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATES EXHIBIT <br /> <br /> <br />