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Breeze, referred to a letter that was submitted, and she said that they are looking at using 46 local Redwood City contractors. The question that followed was if these contractors were going to contract local employees and Ms. Breeze said that she was not in a position to discuss the actions of these contractors. Another Council Member inquired about the Housing and Accountability Act and Ms. Thompson said she needed a few minutes to respond. Vice Mayor Gee, thanked everyone for being here and he listed his questions which focused on geology, shallow ground water, and dewatering issues. The consultant responded to the questions. A possible on-site well was discussed and the consultant noted that to date no records were found on this issue. Mr. Ekern noted that staff looked at what was feasible and picked the 20-year number for the flooding data. Staff confirmed that best practices were applied to the site. Noise standards were discussed during construction period and Mr. Ekern added that painting and interior work was not covered under the 19- month timeline. The consultant said that the intent is for the noise generating activities to occur befinreen the permissible hours only. Traffic issues were discussed in detail with the consultant providing details on the assumptions used. Vice Mayor Gee requested further clarification on the traffic model. The new Facebook campus was discussed as not being part of the model because the document pre-dates that fact. The sensitivity of the model was discussed in detail. Construction routes were also addressed. Flooding was discussed and draining in the area. The use of recycled water, dual plumbing, and conservation were touched upon. Ms. Breeze noted that this project is outside of the recycled water area but the developer is willing to include the piping for the landscape connection. Vice Mayor Gee also inquired about the Redwood City First concept and the developer explained what her approach entails in making Redwood City contractors, who qualify for first consideration for the job and how they would have to be the lowest bidders as well. Ms. Breeze noted this is still in "research stage" and the Chamber of Commerce is also involved. Mr. Faber made some comments about this. Mayor Aguirre inquired about the percentage of affordable housing stock in Redwood City and Mr. Ekern explained that he too had heard different numbers on this matter and staff would look into this. Ms. Thompson responding to an earlier question from a Council Members around the Housing Residential Accountability Act added that the case mentioned by Mr. Faber is a fairly recent one from 2011, and indeed the courts did determine that the City could not deny a project if it were in compliance with local zoning regulations absent health and safety concerns. Another Council Member inquired about the issues around inclusionary zoning. Ms. Thompson provided the background around affordable housing in the past and the pre-redevelopment demise. She said that usually this is done through the request of a density bonus from the developer and then the City can leverage and obtain affordable housing. Ms. Riordan, Senior Planner, provided CITY COUNCIL February 13, 2012 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 14 MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 Page No. 47