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06/07/2004 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Council hereby finds and affirms that the FEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA; that the City Council has reviewed and analyzed the FEIR and other information in the record and has considered the information contained therein, including the written and oral comments received at the public hearings on the FEIR and the Project, prior to acting upon or approving the Project; and that the FEIR represents the independent judgment of the City of Redwood City; and 2. The Findings and recommendations set forth in Exhibit A, and incorporated herein by reference, are made by this Council as the City's findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") (Pub. Resources Code § 21000 et se_c.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, §15000 et seq. relating to the Project. The Findings provide the written analysis and conclusions of the Council regarding the Project's environmental impacts, mitigation measures and alternatives to the Project. 3. The incorporated features of Alternative 6 and other modifications to the Initial Project do not create any potentially significant environmental impact which was not associated with the Project, or significantly increase any potentially significant environmental impact associated with the Project, but do reduce or eliminate a number of potentially significant environmental impacts of the Project, as described in Exhibit A to this resolution. Inclusion of those features of Alternative 6 which are not part of the Precise Plan would prevent the Project from achieving fundamental objectives, and would not be feasible, for reasons described in Exhibit A to this resolution. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15091 et seq., the City Council of the City of Redwood City adopts and makes the following statement of overriding considerations regarding the remaining unavoidable impacts of the Project and the anticipated economic, social and other benefits of the Project. a. Significant Unavoidable Impacts With respect to the foregoing findings, as set forth in Exhibit A, and in recognition of those facts which are included in the record, the City has determined that the Project would cause the following significant, unavoidable impacts, which are more specifically identified in Chapter 18, section 18.2 of the FEIR: • Visual impacts from proximity to electric transmission towers. • General visual compatibility with existing adjacent residential development and its shadows. • Visual quality impacts from height of Project buildings. • Impacts to public views, vistas and view corridors and the overall visual character of the Bayfront area. • Interference with dark sky views at night. • Shadow impacts. 1289 \02 \179278.2 2 Atty /Reso /Reso.1470 14590 060804 Muff # 304 Bin 26