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FINDINGS, FACTS IN SUPPORT OF FINDINGS <br /> AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS <br /> REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT <br /> FOR THE ELECTRONIC ARTS HEADQUARTERS MASTER PLAN <br /> <br /> These Findings and Facts in Support of Findings relate to the approval ora <br />Vesting Tentative Map, Planned Development Permit and Development Agreement for <br />the Electronic Arts Headquarters ("Project"). The Project is an office campus consisting <br />of multiple interrelated buildings, to be located in Redwood Shores. The City of <br />Redwood City ("City") is the Lead Agency for the Project pursuant to the California <br />Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). <br /> <br /> The Findings state the City's conclusions regarding the significance of the <br />Project's potential environmental impacts after all feasible mitigation measures have been <br />adopted: The Findings are based on information in the Environmental Impact Report for <br />the General Plan Revision for Redwood Peninsula ("Redwood Peninsula EIR"), in the <br />Addendum prepared for the Project (the Redwood Peninsula Ell*, and the Addendum shall <br />be referred to collectively as the "Project EIR"), and on other information contained in the <br />administrative record for the Project. <br /> <br /> The Facts in Support of Findings state the City's reasons for making each finding. <br /> They also set forth the evidence that supports the City's conclusions. Like the Findings, <br /> the Facts in Support of Findings are based on the administrative record for the Project, <br /> including information contained in the Project EIR. <br /> <br /> The Statement of Overriding Considerations states the specific overriding <br /> economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of the Project that outweigh the <br /> significant environmental effects of the Project (Pub. Res. Code, § 21081(b).) <br /> <br /> The EIR identifies significant effects on the environment that may occur as a <br /> result of the Project. The State Guidelines ("Guidelines") adopted pursuant to CEQA <br /> provide as follows: <br /> <br /> (a) No public agenCy shall approve or carry out a project for which an <br /> EIR has been completed which identifies one or more significant <br /> environmental effects of the project unless the public agency makes one or <br /> <br /> EXHIEtlTA- <br /> 7/11/969:56 AM <br /> <br /> <br />