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<br /> these less desirable uses from an aesthetic standpoint to our Project. In addition, we think
<br /> they have done a good job in terms of the architectural work, we think it is very
<br /> acceptable. We also think overall, the Project fits in well with the idea that has taken hold
<br /> in most planning circles these days, which is a more inclusive, the neotraditional planning
<br /> concept, which tends to integrate uses that over the last 60 years of traditional zoning has
<br /> been separated. By integrating those uses solves a lot of problems including traffic
<br /> problems, by enabling people to walk to work... and we think that is a benefit that the
<br /> community will realize over time.... It has been stated many times that the traffic is out
<br /> towards 101, and the traffic that is generated by this Project goes in the opposite
<br /> direction." Mr. Schroeder counted off the length of time, 15 seconds, between each
<br /> additional vehicle that would result from this Project.
<br /> When called upon by Mayor Howard: Linda Daniels, 578 Shoal Circle, spoke from the
<br /> audience and supported those speakers who expressed opposition to this Project; Fran
<br /> Mottie-Berkow, 300 Mindanao, yielded her time; James Van and Pearl Wu, 359
<br /> Montserrat Drive, did not answer; and Jon Godby, II Cadiz Circle, yielded his time.
<br /> Manuel Sotomayor, 12 Riviera Circle, said, he has lived in Redwood Shores for 18 years,
<br /> and said, "I think that legally you are bound to go along with the Project. I think the only
<br /> thing the community can hope, is that you will find a way to mitigate its impacts. Not
<br /> solely from the point of view of traffic, but from the point of view of its design." Mr.
<br /> Sotomayor said a lower, two building design would be more appropriate, and would
<br /> reduce the level of frustration "you must feel from the community behind me." He said
<br /> the process system was not perfect, and "I for one did not even know about this, and I try
<br /> to educate myself as much as I can, I did not know about this Project until early this year."
<br /> Mr. Sotomayor said, "something is wrong with the process. The people who are interested
<br /> had they known what was happening, might have made a stronger representation. .. I hope
<br /> something can be done to improve the communication between the staff, its consultants,
<br /> the developers and you members of the Council with the community, so that this kind of
<br /> frustrating experience can be avoided in the future."
<br /> James Bewley, 1400 Radio Road, Redwood City, Manager of SBSA, asked that no one
<br /> kill the messenger, and said he was at the meeting to answer questions from the Council.
<br /> He said, "there has been a sewage treatment facility out there since 1964, and there had to
<br /> be one to serve the first homes in Redwood Shores. Mr. Atherly is correct that SBSA
<br /> wasn't formed until 1978... In 1992 when the Specific Plan was first proposed, the entire
<br /> area on the bay side of the PG&E tower was zoned Tidal Plain, and SBSA's interest in this
<br /> at the time, was the change of zoning from Tidal Plain, which has very restrictive uses, to a
<br /> high density residential project, as close as to SBSA" as projected,... "and we did make a
<br /> great deal of effort to demonstrate that residential that close to SBSA was not appropriate.
<br /> There were compromises reached in that process that were described, and the compromise
<br /> was, from our perspective, the existing apartments were too close from what we felt was
<br /> good planning for residential use in the vicinity of a very heavy industrial use." Mr.
<br /> Bewley described the buffer zone and mitigations agreed to, and said, "it was a
<br /> compromise that addressed most of our concerns." Mr. Bewley reconfirmed SBSA's
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