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Perkins W. H. FAWCETT October 28, 2003 - Coie (202) 434 -1636 fawcw@perkinscoie.com 607 Fourteenth Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 -2011 VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL PHONE 202.628.6600 FAX 2 02.434.1690 Edward Everett www.perkinscoie.com City Manager City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, CA 94063 Re: Redwood City Contract Dear Mr. Everett: In my engagement letter of March 27, I agreed to work with you and the Council to find a forward - looking permanent resolution to species conservation in the Redwood Shores area. We agreed that we would "know if we have a workable plan to succeed in 6 months" from my engagement with the City. I think that we can say categorically that we do have a workable plan to succeed and that we are implementing that plan. It is feasible to not only balance public access with species conservation within the framework of the Endangered Species Act, but also to make substantial real habitat increases in Redwood City within the context of the Redwood Shores area resolution. New data, municipal sensitivity to the needs of the species and the addition of the Bair Island complex to the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge are all factors that will play a role in a final solution. In order to complete performance, we will need to open the federal processes related to the Fish and Wildlife Service's biological opinion and provide for species conservation and habitat improvement in the context of a comprehensive solution. Additional meetings with City, County, State and Federal regulators and legislators will be needed to coordinate the project to its conclusion. In my letter of the 27 I agreed to conduct "a full day of meetings with stakeholders in Redwood City to listen to their concerns and explore our common objectives." With your agreement I have conducted many more days of scoping meetings with Redwood City residents, local environmental leaders including the Audubon society, recreational groups, homeowner group representatives, and federal representatives in the legislative and executive branches. Having completed my initial feasibility study, I am excited to press on to completion. Our mutual objective is, as it was on March 27 th , the desire to find "a permanent ANC BEIJING BELLEVUE BOISE CHICAGO , DENVER HONG KONG LOS ANGELES [09901 - 9700 /DA(L000 %K OLYMPIA PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WASHINGTON. D C. 10/28/03 Perkins Coie LLP (Perkins Coie LLC in Illinois)