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8.A. - Page 105 <br /> HANNA � VAN ATTA <br /> ATI'ORNEY6 AT LAYV <br /> A PAR't7�� OP pRO�+6s4IOkAL CORPOAATIO�Ps <br /> 70HN PAYTL. HANNA S25 U�r�srrY Av�rrtl�, Svrr� 6p� <br /> A PROR�53[ONALCO�PORATIOb[ PALO ALTO, CALIFflRNL4 943Q1-192I �.$e�orffi <br /> www.hianvau.aom (�? 321-5`i00 <br /> i3AVID M. VAN ATTA �. <br /> A PRGA855DONAL CORPORATIO�I F��� <br /> WII.LIAM R. GARRE,I,,,f ($34} 321-56C#9 <br /> A PAO�,$S10NAL {7QRpQ�py'Ifl]+f <br /> Etll�� ��1AIlYS�.GOm <br /> August 16 �01 � <br /> Via L� �Iai�• smehra�redwaadc�ty.nrg <br /> The Honorable Mayor and Memb�ts nf t�e City Caus�cil of �he City of Redwaod City: <br /> c!a Mr. Sailesh Mahra, Associate City Ptanner <br /> 1017 Middlefield Road <br /> Redwaod City, CA 94063 <br /> Re: L$urel �ay Project <br /> Dear Mayar and Membess of the City Cauncil: <br /> 'I'�e app�al from the Planning Cammission's recamm�ndatian of appzoval af the final <br /> EIR is founded oa� allegations that the �al EIl� is deficient, and the pr�liminHry repart <br /> prepared by Staff pinpaints the deficiencies ta two it�ms, both of which we addiessed in <br /> our priQr correspondenoe da,ted August 15. <br /> Addresaing the larger issue of whether or nat the ElR is de�'i,cxeut, in an int,exes#ing case <br /> in�olving the City c�f Qakiand, in which an opinion was rend�red by the F�rst Appellate <br /> 37is4rict rnz May 19 af this year, the plai�ntifF {Oakland �Teritage l�lliance) conte�d�d rhat <br /> the Gity violated the California Environme�tal �ua�lity Act (CEQA) by failing to evaluate <br /> #�ac risk af seismi�c daznage ta st�uctures as an adverse imgact an the project. The <br /> �`opnsed projcct involves the developrnent of ap�roximately 64 a�res along thc Qak�ad <br /> Estugry, 3.5 miles �rom the Hayward fault zone and 15.5 mi�es fram the San Anc�r+eas <br /> fault zame. The EIR identi�ied patent� se�smic impacCs on th� pmjeck due to the <br /> F���Y � the twa �aults and recommendcd a n�atber a� mitigataan measures whi�h <br /> inciuded sita specific design level geotechni�al investigatia� for each buildin� site to <br /> c:o�sirler the particular project designs, and pro�ide site specific eng�neering <br /> recommendations. The �laint�f alieg�d tlxat the geotechn�ical report, prepared by <br /> Treadwell � Rallo did not provide enough an�lysis tv sllow the City ta �onclude that <br /> mitigation measwres would reduce tbe eflfects of a major earthqual�c ta �ess thau <br /> si�ca�t levels. The mitigation measures includ�d such things as det,ermining the final <br /> design perimeters far watls, far,�ndatians, slabs, ut���t�es, etc., and �quired Pro�ect plans <br /> fo�r fovndaxtiion design, sarthwark snd site pr�paratian ta incorporste atl vf the mitigations <br />