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01/24/2011 EXHIBIT A FINDINGS OF FACT Pursuant to Section 17958.5 and Section 18941.5 of the California Health and Safety Code, the report contained herein is submitted as the "findings of fact" document with regard to the adopting ordinance of the City of Redwood City which would adopt the 2010 Edition of the California Fire Code with amendments. Under this adopting ordinance, specific amendments have been established which are more restrictive in nature than those adopted by the State of California commonly referred to as Title 19, 24, and 25 of the California Code of Regulations. These amendments have been recognized by the City of Redwood City to address the fire problems, concerns, and future direction by which the City can establish and maintain an environment which will afford a level of fire and life safety to all who live and work within its boundary. Under the provisions of Section 17958.5 and Section 18941.5 of the Health and Safety Code, local amendments will be based on climatic, geographic, and topographic conditions. Findings of fact contained herein will address each of these situations and will present the local situation, which either singularly or in combination, cause the established amendments to be adopted. Finding 1: That the City of Redwood City lies on the San Francisco Peninsula towards the southern portion of the County of San Mateo. The city is connected to the City of San Carlos to the north, to the City of Menlo Park to the south, to the Town of Woodside and unincorporated portions of San Mateo County to the west, and San Francisco Bay to the east. The City of Redwood City is composed of a combination of flat and hilly areas. It rises from San Francisco Bay to nearly 900 feet in elevation. The city also has a deep -water port and channel, and a section of town referred to as Redwood Shores. These two areas are connected to the city proper by means of bridges, overcrossings, or single road connections which in case of an emergency such as an earthquake, could very easily be isolated and cut off from assistance. The limited number of response routes and the lack of feasible alternate routes subject responding fire department apparatus to significant delays in arriving at fires. As the city and environs continue to grow without compensating increases in traffic arterials, traffic congestion becomes correspondingly worse. It is not uncommon for responding fire apparatus to come to a complete standstill in traffic when responding the entire length of El Camino Real (State Route 82), Middlefield Road, Woodside Road (State Route 84), Whipple Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Marine Parkway, Oracle Parkway, and U.S. Highway 101 — when responding to parts of the city during various times of the day. Peak traffic volumes at these locations are as high as 46,000 vehicles per day on city arterials and in excess of 200,000 vehicles per day on freeways. Peak hour ATTY /RESO /RESO.2066 4 Reso. # 15085 111510 Muff # 305