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<br />/¿-'7 <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT 2 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS CONCERNING MITIGATION <br />MEASURES, ADOPTING MITIGATION MONITORING AND <br />REPORTING EFFORTS, MAKING FINDINGS CONCERNING <br />ALTERNATIVES, AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING <br />CONSIDERATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA <br />ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR THE COURTHOUSE FAÇADE <br />RECONSTRUCTION AND PLAZA PROJECT FOR WHICH AN <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT HAS BEEN PREPARED. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the reconstruction of the original Courthouse façade and creation of <br />a civic plaza has been a long-standing goal and desire of the City of Redwood City <br />("City") which can only be achieved by the removal of the South Annex of the <br />Courthouse, as identified in the 1989 Historic Element of the Redwood City General <br />Plan as well as the original 1977 National Register of Historic Places ("National <br />Register") nomination for the site (the "South Annex"); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has held a series of public meetings and community <br />workshops on urban design issues related to the reconstruction of the façade and <br />creation of a civic plaza which have evidenced public support for the endeavors; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report ("FEIR") <br />focusing on the significant environmental impacts to Cultural Resources, from the <br />Agreement with San Mateo County related to the use of the County Courthouse <br />complex by the City; the demolition of the South Annex; the reconstruction of the 1910 <br />Courthouse Broadway façade, including portico and steps; and, the establishment of a <br />Courthouse Plaza (the "Project"); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on Jam:ary 18, 2005, after a duly noticed public hearing and an <br />independent review of the FEIR, the Planning Commission of the City certified, by <br />recorded vote, that the FEIR was completed in accordance with the requirements of the <br />California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and state and local guidelines and <br />reflected the independent judgment of the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, CEQA requires that, in connection with the approval of a project for <br />which an EIR has been prepared and which identifies one or more significant <br />environmental effects, the decision-making agency make certain findings regarding <br />those effects; <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />1. This City Council hereby finds and affirms that the FEIR has been <br />. completed in compliance with CEQA; that the Council has reviewed and analyzed the <br />FEIR and other information in the record and has considered the information contained <br /> <br />Atty/Reso/Reso.1530 <br />042005 <br /> <br />. ,...'" .......- """-"'-'~"""-'---'-'-'--'T ......_-, ...-... ......-. <br />