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Act (Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.; hereafter "CEQA <br /> Guidelines") on behalf of the City's Community Development Department; and <br /> WHEREAS, from January 20, 2009 through February 20, 2009 the City held a <br /> public review period on the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Project EIR. The City <br /> mailed, published and posted on its website a NOP to notify responsible agencies of the <br /> State Office of Planning and Research, all interested parties and surrounding property <br /> owners that an EIR would be prepared for the Project in accordance with Section 15082 <br /> of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and <br /> WHEREAS, on February 19, 2010, City staff issued a Notice of Availability to <br /> announce the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Project <br /> ("Draft EIR") for public and responsible agency review and input; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was circulated for public review and comment for 45 <br /> days from February 19, 2010 to April 7, 2010, and was filed with the State Office of <br /> Planning & Research under State Clearinghouse No. 2009012058; and <br /> WHEREAS, on April 6, 2010, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed <br /> public hearing and received public testimony on the Draft EIR and the City received a <br /> number of letters and emails from the public during the Draft EIR public review period; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, on August 24, 2010, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed <br /> public hearing and voted to certify the EIR for the Laurel Way Project. On August 31, <br /> 2010, an appeal of the Planning Commission's certification of the EIR was filed by a <br /> resident on behalf of a neighborhood group. On August 22, 2011, the City Council <br /> considered the EIR appeal and by consensus the City Council directed revisions to the <br /> Final EIR and referred the matter back to the Planning Commission to reconsider the <br /> adequacy of the Revised Final EIR; and <br /> WHEREAS, a notice of the Planning Commission's public hearing on the Laurel <br /> Way Planned Development Project, including the Revised Final EIR, was mailed on <br /> February 13, 2013 and duly published in the Redwood City Daily News on February 16, <br /> 2013, and the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Laurel Way Planned <br /> Development Project on March 26, 2013; and <br /> WHEREAS, on March 26, 2013, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, <br /> adopted Resolution No. 13-04 certifying the Revised Final EIR prepared by the City in <br /> accordance with the requirements of CEQA, adopting CEQA Findings of Fact, and <br /> ATTY/RE50.2935/RESO DENYING THE APPEAL OF LAUREL WAY RESO.#15311 <br /> REV:12-12-13 PT MUFF#603 <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br />