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06/11/2018 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 Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the 851 Main Street Project — Responses to Comments and Revisions to the Draft SEIR" which together with the Draft SEIR constitutes the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR), and also prepared a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the 851 Main Street Project (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 City Council 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 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Council, 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 SEIR, 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, the Downtown Precise Plan, the Downtown Precise Plan Final EIR, 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. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15091 and based on its independent judgment and analysis, the Council hereby adopts the findings, conclusions, mitigation measures and statements set forth in the Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act and Statement of Overriding Considerations dated June 11, 2018 and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the 851 Main Street Project (attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B and incorporated by reference). Section 3. The Council certifies the Final SEIR on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Redwood City, which is incorporated herein by this reference. The City Council's certification of the Final EIR is based on its independent judgment and analysis and the following findings: a. The City of Redwood City is the lead agency under CEQA for preparing the Final SEIR, and is the entity with final decision-making authority with regard to approval of the proposed 851 Main Street project. b. The Final SEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Section 15000 at seq., of the California Code of Regulations) and the applicable provisions of the Redwood City Municipal Code. c. The Final SEIR has been reviewed and considered by the City Council prior to ATTY/RESO.0048/CC RESO ADOPTING CEQA FINDINGS —851 MAIN STREET PROJECT RESO. NO. 15673 REV: 06-01-18 PR MUFF NO. 601 Page 2 of 3