Agmt11 Jones and Stokes Associates, Inc.-ICF Consulting Group, Inc.

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Charles Jany May 19, 2011 Page 10 We understand the focused effort required for each of these resource areas and have included our most experienced technical leads to these topics for development alternatives and analyses of potential environmental impacts. Resources likely to require detailed analysis for potential impacts include: Aesthetic Impacts, Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Cultural Resources, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Land Use, Noise, and Transportation and Traffic. We propose addressing these issues as follows: Aesthetic Impacts Given the unique character of the neighborhood as a highly visible "gateway" to Redwood City, potential impacts could be significant. A detailed review of proposed project plan and the shade and shadow analysis provided by BDE Architecture will be conducted and a discussion of aesthetic impacts resulting from construction and operation of the proposed project as well as an assessment of potential changes in character with respect to the surrounding neighborhood will be presented in the IS /MND consistent with CEQA and the City's General Plan. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ICF will review the Air Quality technical report provided by the applicant, and the additional analyses provided under Optional Task 2a, if applicable. The analyses will include potential air quality and direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG)- related impacts associated with construction and operation of the proposed project, consistent with current requirements of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and the City's incorporation of these guidelines into its General Plan. Both air quality and direct and indirect GHG emissions documented in the technical report will be compared to BAAQMD thresholds of significance, and in the event that significant impacts are identified, mitigation measures, including those recommended by the BAAQMD, will be proposed and quantified to the extent feasible in the IS /MND. Cultural Resources The cultural resources section of the EIR will include a brief cultural resources setting, a description of the methods used in the analysis, an analysis of the potential for on -site historic resources and potential indirect impacts to offsite historic resources including the Mezesville Historic District located to the southwest of the proposed project site, and a description of the findings of the investigation. Feasible mitigation measures will be recommended for any identified or potential direct or indirect impacts. Hazards and Hazardous Materials Given the history of the proposed project site containing automotive related uses, the proposed project has an increased potential for subsurface soil contamination. ICF will provide a review of the Phase I and II ESAs and analysis to provide evidence that the proposed project would not