City of Belmont
Ricardo prepared an EIR for the proposed 330,000-square-foot office expansion by Oracle, Inc., in the Island Park area of Belmont (1997). Three new office buildings were proposed on two separate sites, linked to the existing Oracle headquarters in Redwood City via a pedestrian bridge over Belmont Slough and neighboring wetlands. The EIR scope included the interjurisdictional implications of the proposed bridge, which required approvals from Redwood City, the Bay Conservation Development Commission, the California State Lands Commission, and the Army Corps of Engineers. The EIR addressed a range of environmental issues, including land use, visual, transportation and parking, soils and geology, drainage and water quality, vegetation and wildlife, noise and vibration, air quality, and utility capacity effects. Wetland and bayfront jurisdictional issues were also evaluated.
Ricardo Bressanutti 