Reso PC19-05 PC Reso 0036 Certifying the EIR - Sobrato

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filed with the State Office of Planning & Research under State Clearinghouse No. 2017042023; and WHEREAS, on December 4, 2018, the Planning Commission (Commission) held a duly noticed public hearing to receive public comment on the Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, the City prepared written responses to the comments received during and immediately following the public review and comment period and included these responses in a separate volume entitled "Final Environmental Impact Report for the Broadway Plaza Project — Responses to Comments and Revisions to the Draft EIR" which together with the Draft EIR constitutes the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR), and also prepared a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) pursuant to the requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, in addition to the public Scoping Session, eight official noticed public meetings and hearings of various City commissions and the Planning Commission were held to deliberate the merits of the proposed Project and make recommendations regarding components of or a final action on the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Commission, having independently heard, considered, and weighed all the evidence in the record, finds that the above recitals are accurate and constitute findings in this matter and, together with the staff report and the application materials, including without limitation the Final EIR, development plan, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and written testimony, and materials in the City's file for the applications and the Project, and all adopted City planning documents relating to the Project and the property including the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and regulations, and all associated approved and certified environmental documents, have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution and are hereby incorporated by reference. Section 2. CEQA. The Commission recommends that the Council find, based on its independent judgment and analysis, that the Final EIR, which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Redwood City, and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby certified based on the following findings: a. The City of Redwood City is the lead agency under CEQA for preparing the Final EIR, and is the entity with final decision-making authority with regard to approval of the proposed project. b. The Final EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Section 15000 et seq., of the California Code of Regulations) and the applicable provisions of the Redwood City Municipal Code. ATTY/RES0.0036/PC RESO CERTIFYING THE EIR — SOBRATO REV: 04-29-19 PR Page 2 of 29