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LaVerne Atherly, Candidate for the November 4 Council Election, advised Council that at the time of the Specific Plan adoption, when the Redwood Shores neighbors raised questions about what would be built on the "CG" parcel, they were promised that it would be something like a nursery or storage area for RVs or boats. He said that at no time did anyone mention a 4-story building, which was not his definition of a "low-rise/R&D." Mr. Atherly said he was opposed to the project in its entirety. Ken McCoy, Planning Commissioner, Chair of the Commission during the hearings on the EIR and subject Specific Plan adoption, said his recollection was very sirnilar to Mr. Atherly's. He added that a 4-story building was not what the Planning Commission had envisioned on that "CG" buffer area. Commissioner McCoy said this proposed project was a surprise to him, and it goes beyond the scope and intent of what the Planning Commission had studied during that 1993/94 time frame. He said the Planning Commission did not look at the traffic impact of that level of intensity of use, but only considered developments with low traffic impacts, such as a single or two-story building, but certainly not 115,100 square feet. Max Keech, principal and Vice President of Brian Kangas Foulk, provided the background of this project and the two commercial properties in the Lido Specific Plan. He described the fourteen public hearings and seven approvals on this property since 1992, the filing of the vested map and the final map, the concept of entitlements, the 4-story apartment building across the street from the proposed 4-story building, the existing EIR, and traffic report that show there will be no level of service impact due to the opposite traffic flow at peak hours, the buffer agreement, and the issue of fairness. He asked Council not to approve the moratorium. Mr. Keech advised that the adjoining owners and immediate neighbors preferred the proposed 4-story building to an industrial use such as a nursery or storage area for RVs and boats, which could be unattractive. In response to Council questions, Mr. Keech said he would be interested in a voluntary agreement that would postpone applying for a permit, under certain conditions, including a specific time frame, and he outlined the proposed project's course beginning in July, 1996 with meetings with City staff early in 1997. He also answered that he would be willing to look at greater density and larger trees for improved buffer capabilities, and he would be happy to work with Ryland Homes. He said he was open to considering landscaping on the roof of the garage. Mayor Hartnett, Candidate for the November 4 Council Election, described his review of the project when he was on the Planning Commission, and his recollection that he didn't particularly care for having an RV or storage site there, as it didn't seem to be compatible with the nearby residential uses. He said his two main concerns were the traffic impacts and what would be the best buffer for that area. Mayor Hartnett said it was important for the Council to have time to evaluate new traffic data, independently generated, and other traffic mitigation issues that have not been addressed. He described a binding agreement that would eliminate the need for the proposed moratorium, which would include: Mr. Keech would not apply for a building permit for a couple of months while a new traffic study was being conducted; mandatory conditions would include REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 SEPTEMBER 8,1997 MINUTES Page No. 526 PAGE 10