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8.A. - Page 4 for the Project (Attachment 15). With respect to the unbundled parking spaces the narrative provides the following, Spaces will be leased to tenants on an as needed basis to satisfy the Precise Plan vision of "Just enough parking". Each space shall be numbered and assigned. Those residential wrap units that take access off hallways along the perimeter of each garage level shall be assigned spaces on their respective level. All spaces shall be assigned based in part on the type of vehicle being parked, with the more accessible spaces being reserved for the larger vehicles. Tandem spaces will be assigned together to the same apartment unit. The parking garage will be fitted with the necessary facilities to provide for electric vehicle charging stations. Parking management starts with the leasing office upon the initial parking assignment at the execution of lease. A property management company will be responsible for managing any parking issues on a day to day basis. CC&R's will be adopted that include provisions for parking controls, rules and regulations. The project will exceed the minimum number of parking spaces required by the DTPP. Current estimates of proposed parking are detailed in Tables 1 and 2. Final parking numbers will be refined as the project evolves through structural and construction documents. In summary, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Parking Toolbox- Handbook (Attachment 12) recommends unbundled parking as a strategy for City Centers/Urban Neighborhood and Transit Neighborhoods. Pages 9 and 10 of the document provide a descriptive narrative of City Center/Urban Neighborhoods, which is arguably not how Redwood City's Downtown would currently be defined, but what the Downtown may aspire to be. Pages 13 and 14 provide a description for Transit Neighborhoods, another description that could apply to Redwood City's downtown with its Caltrain and SamTrans stations. Page 33 of the Handbook provides a more detailed description of unbundled parking citing that "Unbundling parking is an essential first step towards getting people to understand the economic costs of parking..." Attachment 13, Transform Comment Letter, cites in Comment 2 on page 3 the use of unbundled parking as a strategy that can be used to reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). The letter goes on to further state, "it is proven to be effective because it incentivizes and rewards those who decide to reduce vehicle ownership. Depending on the price, and demand and convenience of parking work environments, unbundled parking produces parking demand reductions of 10-15°k." The California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) put out a report in August 2010 entitled Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures: A Resource for Local Governments to Assess Emissions Reductions from Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures. The Transportation Quantification Fact Sheet for Individual Measures has been provided as Attachment 14. Item 3.3.2 on page 210 discusses Unbundled Parking Costs from Property Costs. More specifically, the report identifies the range of effectiveness for this strategy as "2.6-13°k vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduction and therefore 2.6-13°k reduction in GHG emissions." Page 4