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7A Page 2 result of this work is embodied in the Draff Downtown Precise Plan, prepared by Freedman Tung & Bottomley under the close direction of Cify staff. The draft Plan was made accessible for public review and comment beginning in the fall of 2006. The document has gone through severs! revisions based on public input and Planning Commission comments, and is now ready for City Council review and action. The result of all this work is a high quality planning document that wil! guide and promote exceptional quality development in the downtown. A summary of the history, background, and issues of the Plan and its accompanying Final Environmental impact Report (EIR) are all described in the City Council staff report dated Feb. 5, 2007 and the Planning Commission staff report dated Feb. 6, 2007, including attachments. Please refer to those documents for more information (Attachments E & F). The Draft EIR and Final EIR were sent to the City Council under separate cover. Minutes of these meetings are available in the City Clerk's Office, and all documents are available on the City's web site at www.redwaodcity.org under "hot topics". In order to clarify the recommended changes to the draft Plan and fink #hem to the appropriate public hearing comments, staff has prepared two attachments: Attachment G, "Issue Matrix:" The issue Matrix summarizes the issues heard at the various public hearings, describes staff's evaluation, outlines staff recommendation to the Planning Commission and then describes the Planning Commission's recommendation to the City Council. The attachment also cross- references the issue to the specific comment documented in the Final EIR. • A#tachment H, "Text and Exhibit Revisions to Downtown Precise Plan:" This document lists all the specific text changes, exhibit and map revisions that both staff and the Planning Commission are recommending at this time. Planning Commission Action: At its meeting on February 6, the Planning Commission certified the Final EIR, recommended amendments to the General Plan (land use and text}, recommended an amendment to the Zoning Map, and recommended approval of the Plan with some minor revisions. One important key recommendation made by the Planning Commission is the selection of an appropriate Maximum Allowable Development build-out standard for the downtown as described in Attachment 1, Potential Development Increments in the Downtown. Staff and the Planning Commission are both recommending approval of the "Moderate Intensity Project" build-out standard coupled with maximum building heights per the draft Plan. This alternative has been found to be the more environmentally responsible choice based on the EIR review of alternatives and is also found to meet the objectives of the Plan. Development will be tracked in the downtown and once build-out reaches 80% of any aspect of this standard, a review of the outcomes will be triggered, and the City Council can determine if standards should be revised or updated. Environmental Impact Report: On February 6 the Planning Commission certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR). By certifying the Final EIR, the Planning Commission made the findings that the Final EIR conformed to the California Environmental Quality Act, the Planning Commission considered all the information in the Final EIR, and the