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8.A. - Page 99 <br /> HANNA $t VAN ATTA <br /> ATfORP+TEYB AT LAW <br /> A P.�R1N�7is[�� 6I+ PR�SSIDNAL CORPOAATIDNS <br /> JOHN PAUL HANNA 525 UNIVERSPi'X AVENUE, Si]Tf'E fiOO <br /> APRQPBSSIONALOORPORATi�N PAIA ALTQ, CA[,�ORNIA 9430I-1921 1�'ROm�e <br /> wvvw.�aavan.com (654) 321-S70U <br /> DAVID M. VAN ATTA <br /> A PR0I�BSSIONALCORPpRAT[Qlwl Isq�y�q�,g <br /> ��� �. ���, (65Q) 321-3639 <br /> A PRQPE5310NALODRPDAJ1T1dN <br /> &]�afl: jhenna�l�ari'vall.r+D1n <br /> Angust 15, 2011 <br /> Yia E Mail: sx�el�ra�re�dfvondcitp.org <br /> The Honorable Mayor and M�mbers of the City Council af the City of Redwoad City: <br /> c,/o Mr. Saileah Mehra, Associate Ci#y Planne�r <br /> 10 � 7 Middlefield Road <br /> R�dwaod. City, CA 94063 <br /> Re: L�w VVay Projcct <br /> Dear Mayor a�d Members of the City Cauncal: <br /> H� � Van Atka r�pre,�ents the Applicants (the ownera of th� 1 fi lot Laurel VVay <br /> project). This letter is in responso to a request from Mr. Sailesh Mehra that any <br /> addition�l written material that the Applicants wish the Canncil ba vonsider daring the <br /> hearing on the appeal from the Flann�ing Commissivn's ap�mval af the Laurel W&y <br /> Environmental Impact Report {appeal scheduled for Monday, August 22, �t 7:00 pm) be <br /> provided by Au,gust 15 sa that Sffiffcan include it as an attachment to the final Staff <br /> Report. <br /> Tlre undersigne�d has x�v�iewed th� final �taffRepart. The Staff Report past-dated Augetst <br /> 22, 20� 1 recommends the appeal be granted and tbat Staffbe directed to revise the EIIt ta <br /> remedy twn def ciencies that �ta�Fhas iden#ified. <br /> The Pre�iminary Staff Repart states th�#: "Tr�-o imp�rtant prota�ems ha.ve been identified <br /> �r► #he fina] EIR whioh need to be fixed before the r.erk;ification �f the Sn�] �IR may be <br /> upheld," 'i'he first is the analysis of the various potential g�Iagy-related impacts in <br /> Chapter 3.5 af the draft EIR which cancludes tlaat alI put�ntial gealagicel impacts can �e <br /> fully mitigat�d with implementation of specified mitigation measurea. Hawever, both of <br /> the mitigation measu�es relating to geoZogy set �'arth in the draft and Snal EIl� {Gealo�gy- <br /> 1�nd Geaing�r-2) oontain qualifying 1a�nguage which �states that th�se measurea shall be <br /> implemented "�,o the exte�t feasi�le". The St�' says that this langua,ge taken l�y its own <br /> cvuld be interpretcd to suggest that full m��igation may no� be feasihle. Staff believes this <br /> gualification needs to be better �xplained in the EIR. Staff ia requesfiing the Co�nal send. <br />