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5.l t - \ REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 26, 2004 Subject Water Supply Assessment for the proposed Bayside Gardens Project Recommendation By motion, approve the Water Supply Assessment for the proposed Bayside Gardens Project pursuant to State of California Water Code ~ 1091 0(g)(1). Background During 2001, the California Legislature enacted two laws - SB 610 (Costa) and SB 221 (Kuehl) - each designed to achieve greater coordination during the land use planning process between water suppliers and local land use agencies when considering certain large-scale development projects. SB 610 requires preparation of a Water Supply Assessment (WSA) for any development whose approval is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and which meets the definition of "project" in Water Code Section 10913 - i.e., residential development projects of more than 500 dwelling units or other types of developments (e.g., hotels and motels, commercial buildings, industrial parks, etc.) using a comparable amount of water. The Bayside Gardens Project is the fourth project of this scale and this is the fourth WSA prepared by the Public Works Services staff under SB 610. The WSA must describe the proposed project's water demand over a 20-year period, identify the sources of water available to meet that demand and include an assessment of whether or not those water supplies are, or will be, sufficient to meet the demand for water associated with the proposed project, in addition to the demand of existing customers and other planned future development. If the conclusion is that water supplies are or will be insufficient, then the WSA is to describe plans (if any) for acquiring additional water supplies, and the measures that are being undertaken to acquire and develop those supplies. The Redwood City Public Works Services Department received a request from the Community Development Services Department to produce a WSA for the proposed Bayside Gardens Project, located at 557 East Bayshore Road, east of State Highway 101, and north of the eastern terminus of Whipple Avenue. The 14.13 acre site currently houses the Century 12 cinema complex. The project as proposed would consist of approximately 600 residential units and 8,300 square feet of retail space. Alternatives to the proposed project will be considered in the draft EIR and water supply impacts are included in the WSA. 1 of 3