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7.A. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er July 22, 2013 SUBJECT Block 2 Development Approval Actions RECOMMENDATION 1. Adopt a Resolution Considering an Initial Study Checklist and Approving Amendments to the Downtown Precise Plan, and 2. Adopt a Resolution Considering an Initial Study Checklist and Approving a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map and a Downtown Planned Community Permit for a New Development Consisting of approximately 300,000 square feet of office space and 5,075 square feet of restaurant space, and 3. Adopt a Resolution Approving, and authorizing the City Manager to execute, a Disposition and Development Agreement between the City and Redwood City Partners, LLC BACKGROUND On June 10, 2013, the City Council held a study session to obtain a preview of this important Downtown project. The developer, Hunter-Storm, LLC, presented the project graphics and discussed the overall project design intent. The building design and materials were positively received by the Council, as were the public spaces abutting the new buildings. The parameters of the Disposition and Development Agreement were outlined, as well, by staff. On July 2, 2013, the Planning Commission reviewed the project and moved forward three recommendations to the City Council: 1) The Commission recommended, after considering the Initial Study Checklist, approval of certain modifications to the Downtown Precise Plan to accommodate the project, 2) recommended, after considering the Initial Study Checklist, approval of the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map and Downtown Planned Community Permit, and 3) recommended approval of a Disposition and Development Agreement with Redwood City Partners, LLC (Attachment 9). The resolution for the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map and Downtown Planned Community Permit (Attachment 5) has some minor modifications from the version recommended by the Planning Commission. The modifications seek to provide some additional clarity with respect to the dual plumbing requirements and the Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) issues associated with the sewer mains.