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REV: 02-07-25 JB <br />REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AND <br />PENINSULA BOARDWALK ASSOCIATES, GP <br />THIS REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated for informational <br />purposes only as of the ____ day of _____________, 2025 by and between the CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY, a charter city and California municipal corporation (“City”), and Peninsula <br />Boardwalk Associates, GP, a California limited liability company (“Developer”) (referred to <br />herein individually as “Party,” or collectively, the “Parties”). <br />RECITALS <br />A. By Resolution No. 15583, adopted in May 2017, City updated the Planning <br />Division Cost Recovery Policy (“Cost Recovery Policy”) for certain planning projects and requires <br />the applicant to pay a deposit and/or fee to the City to cover the costs of processing the application. <br />Reimbursement includes among other things the cost for City staff and consultants, including, but <br />not limited to, environmental consultants, housing consultants, and special legal counsel. <br />Developer has filed an Application with the City, which would be governed by the Cost Recovery <br />Policy; therefore, consistent with the intent and framework of the Cost Recovery Policy, the Parties <br />agree to enter into this Agreement requiring Developer to reimburse City for City resources <br />expended during its review, evaluation, consideration, and processing of Developer’s proposed <br />development of the project (defined below). <br />B. Developer has proposed a project located at 300-400 Walnut Street, Redwood City <br />(APNs 052-385-060 & 052-385-070) which includes the construction of a multifamily residential <br />project (the “Proposed Project”). <br />C. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to implement the Cost Recovery <br />Policy and specifically to cover the costs incurred by the City as of the Effective Date (defined in <br />Section 2.01 below) in connection with the processing of the Proposed Project application. <br />Developer understands that its funding of such costs is at its sole risk and that nothing in this <br />Agreement is or shall be construed as to control or limit the City’s exercise of discretion with <br />respect to any aspect of evaluating the Proposed Project, nor shall this Agreement be construed as <br />making any commitment regarding the granting of any entitlements for development. Developer <br />further acknowledges and understands and accepts the risk that the City may elect to discontinue <br />this process completely at any point whatsoever. <br />D. Developer acknowledges and understands that Developer shall be required to fund <br />City’s costs associated with obtaining any land use approvals or entitlements in furtherance of <br />development of the Proposed Project. The Parties intend that City shall recover all costs associated <br />with the review, evaluation, consideration, and processing of the Proposed Project. <br />E. The Parties intend that as a result of this Agreement, by implementing the Cost <br />Recovery Policy, all costs and expenses associated with City’s review, evaluation, consideration, <br />and processing of the Proposed Project applications and inspection of the Proposed Project, which <br />may extend post-entitlement, and include but are not limited to compensation for all City employee <br />staff time and payment of all third party consultant contracts, including environmental consultants, <br />housing consultants, and legal consultants, shall be paid using funds deposited in advance with <br />ATTY/AGR.2025.006/Peninsula Boardwalk Associates, GP (300-400 Walnut Street) (Page 1 of 8) <br />28th February