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05/20/2019 The record of proceedings is available for review by responsible agencies and interested members of the public during normal business hours at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California. The custodian of these documents is the City of Redwood City's Planning Division. Findings Regarding Preparation and Consideration of the EIR The City Council finds, with respect to the City's preparation, review and consideration of the EIR, that: • The City exercised its independent judgment in accordance with Public Resources Code section 20182.1(c) in retaining the independent consulting firm Placeworks to prepare the EIR, and Placeworks prepared the EIR under the supervision and at the direction of the City's Director of Planning and the EIR reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis. • The City circulated the DEIR for review by responsible and trustee agencies and the public and submitted it to the State Clearinghouse for review and comment by state agencies, as required by CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. • The EIR and the proposed Project were presented to the City's Planning Commission, which reviewed and considered, and conducted a public hearing thereon. The Planning Commission determined that the EIR was adequate and sufficient, and prepared in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, and recommended to the City Council that the City Council certify the FIR and approve the Project. • The FIR and the proposed Project were presented to the City Council of the City, with the recommendation of the City's Planning Commission. The City Council reviewed and considered, and conducted a public hearing on, the EIR and proposed Project. • The EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines and reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis. By these Findings, the City Council ratifies, adopts and incorporates the analyses, explanations, findings, responses to comments, and conclusions of the EIR, except as otherwise specifically provided and described in these Findings. IV. Findings Regarding Environmental Impacts. A detailed analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the Project, and proposed mitigation measures to address all of the identified potentially significant impacts, is set forth in Chapter 4 of the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR. The City Council concurs with the conclusions in the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR, that changes or alterations have been required, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or lessen all of the Project's potentially significant environmental effects to less -than -significant levels, except for Impact NO -7 relating to cumulative noise impacts, and except for Impacts TT -1, TT -2 and TT -7 relating to specified ATTY/RESO.0052 CC RESO CEQA BROADWAY PLAZA — SOBRATO RESO. NO. 15765 REV: 05-15-19 PR MUFF NO. 601 Page 8 of 30