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r 01/24/2011 Exhibit B significant. Therefore, the DPP will make a less than considerable contribution to the cumulative impact of development on biological resources, and thus a less than significant impact. Impact 17s. Cumulative Geology and Soils Impacts. Projected cumulative new development within Redwood City would be subject to a number of geologic and soils - related hazards. Potential risks to life and property from geologic and soils related hazards would be adequately mitigated by existing laws, regulations and policies, including the California Building Codes and the City's development review procedures, including where necessary, the requirement for site - specific geotechnical investigations. Therefore, cumulative geology and soils impacts would be less than significant. III. Findings and Recommendations Regarding Significant Environmental Impacts A detailed analysis of the potential environmental impacts and the proposed mitigation measures for the New General Plan is set forth in Sections 4 through 17 of the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR. The DEIR evaluated the Project's potential environmental impacts in 16 separate categories, and also evaluated the Project's potential cumulative impacts. The City Council concurs with the conclusions in the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR, that: (i) a majority of the Project's significant and potentially significant "impacts will be rendered less than significant by the mitigation measures described and discussed below; and (ii) for those impacts that will not be rendered less than significant by such mitigation measures, there are overriding considerations that make those impacts acceptable to the City. 7 Cultural and Historic Resources Impact 7 -1: Impacts on Archaeological Resources. Given that the DPP area is located on alluvial soils, on the margin of San Francisco Bay, near former wetlands, and along Redwood Creek and its tributaries, there is a high potential for new development facilitated by the DPP to disturb unrecorded archaeological resources. This possibility represents a potentially significant impact. a) Potential Impact. The impact identified above is described and discussed on page 7 -33 of the DEIR. b) Mitigation Measures. FEIR Mitigation Measure 7 -1 (p. 7 -34 to 7 -35 of the DEIR) is hereby adopted and will be implemented as provided in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. c) Findings. Based on the FEIR and the entire record before the City, the City Council finds that Mitigation Measure 7 -1 would reduce the impacts to archaeological resources to a less than significant level because the mitigation measures require that (i) prior to the issuance of grading permits within the DPP construction crews be trained regarding the possible presence and identification of cultural resources and U:\Resolutions\2011\Reso 15086 Exhibit B.doc 19 012011 Reso. # 15086 Muff #601