Population and Housing. As discussed above, one of the key terms of the 2017 settlement agreement between the City of Menlo Park and the City of East Palo Alto is that an HNA will be prepared when the preparation of an EIR is required. Therefore, population and housing topics will be discussed in the EIR, rather than in the Initial Study (see Task 6, below). Public Services and Utilities – As stated above, the Project would intensify uses at the site compared to existing conditions and would introduce new onsite employees as well as additional demand for services and utilities. ICF will estimate the Project-generated demand for public services and utilities based on existing operational standards. Although new utility connections would be required for the intensification of the uses at the Project site, these connections are not anticipated to result in significant impacts. Compared to the analysis in the certified ConnectMenlo EIR, the Project is not expected to trigger the need for new or expanded public service facilities or utilities. This scope of work anticipates that the land use assumptions in the Water Supply Evaluation (WSE) Study prepared for ConnectMenlo were conservative. In addition, the Initial Study will discuss and evaluate the existing water flow issue for fire pressure in the area.
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