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S.A. - Page 112 <br />mit <br />mama I oMm t 09fts <br />August 15, 2011 <br />BY FACSIMILE AND MAEL <br />Honorable Mayor Jeff Ira <br />and Members of the City Council <br />City of Redwood city <br />1454 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City= CA 94062 <br />8.A. - Page 354 <br />Kristina Lawson <br />Mena%Phelps & hire, LLP <br />Direct DSI: (415) 281-7656 <br />Eon sIl: Kt.,rmanGMenatt.aorn <br />Re: &MI of Mushm Co <br />AtwduI=!p_QM=dqn of SM forW <br />LaW*IWjYDqv"=MthvtMt <br />Deer Honorable Mayor Ire and Members of dw City Council: <br />This office nprownts the Laurel Way Aran Neighbors Assoc ktion (-LWANA") in caaneetion <br />with the above referenced mattes. This lei, and the attaeJu nents h mato, an submitted in <br />support of and to augment the timely appeal by LWANA and oto impacted members ofthe <br />community of the Redwood City Punning Commission's Augi at 24, 2010 certification of an <br />Environmental Impact Report (`SWJ for tha now withdrawn Laurel Way Dvalopnmt Project <br />(Cher' pmject"). The original appeal letter, submitted August 31, 2010 (which is iuooxpMIW <br />herein by this refs ranee) more briefly described (a) the c ouvru nWs preliminary conc w <br />regmtk* the proves by which the Planning Commission made its decision; and M certain <br />substantive " t>Ieasons for appeal" in accordance with Article 48 of the R+Mdwood CitY Zoning <br />Ordinance. t As so Borth below, basad on our review and analysis of t& Matter including the <br />"Preliminary Reporr prepared by staff and dated August 22, 2011(" Staff Resort'), both the <br />process and substance of the BIR fail to comply with the mandatory requisomealk of the <br />Califi nnia Envirvon� Quality Act. C` MQA''; Pub. Reeour = Code, j§ 2100D et seq.; 14 <br />Cal. Code pegs., §115000 et seq. C'CEQA Ouid~).) <br />1. Mo=e "WRIMady of »geoid " and <br />&cro!gpM2jmla3ld HGh Area <br />As an initial, bsclgpmmd matter, fist BIR fails to omsider the bieadcal eontart in which tine <br />ofiginal Highluxb of Bmwild I Ae subdivision was rid just prior to the (Treat Depression in <br />the early 190Ds. As previously stated in the Staff Report and submitted comments. the County of <br />'Letter ftm Concerned NdObow of Proposed Gurbl Way Phased Develop neW Prgfeet to CRY Couac9 of <br />Redwood City, Aupd 3l, 2010. <br />One I_nt msdero Censer, 30th Floor, San Fina, C811=19 04111 Tellaptrorwr 415.291,7408 Faye 41£.291.7474 <br />Albany Los Angeles New York Orange County Pato Alto Sacramento Son Francisco Washington, D.C. <br />