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03/27/2007 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redwood City upheld the Planning Commission's certification of the FEIR based on substantial evidence, the entire record before the City Council, the staff report, and the following findings as set forth in Resolution No. 14765. WHEREAS, in connection with the Project the City intends to act on the following: (1) amendments to the Redwood City General Plan and zoning ordinance; (2) approval of a Moderate Intensity Development Precise Plan, pursuant to Article 52 of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance; and (3) a rezoning to Planned Community District (P District) for the area of the Precise Plan; and WHEREAS, CEQA requires that, in connection with the approval of a project for which an FEIR has been prepared which identifies one or more significant environmental effects, the decision-making agency make certain findings regarding those effects. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Council hereby finds and affirms that the FEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA; that the City Council has reviewed and analyzed the FEIR and other information in the entire record and has considered the information contained therein, including the written and oral comments received at the public hearings on the FEIR and the Project, prior to acting upon or approving the Project; and that the FEIR represents the independent judgment of the City of Redwood City; and 2. The Findings and recommendations set forth in Exhibit A, and incorporated herein by reference, are made by this Council as the City's findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Pub. Resources Code § 21000 et sew.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, §15000 et seq.) relating to the Project. The Findings provide the written analysis and conclusions of the Council regarding the Project's environmental impacts, mitigation measures and alternatives to the Project, which in this City Council's view, justify approval of the Downtown Precise Plan Project, despite its environmental effects. 3. Significant Unavoidable Impacts. With respect to the foregoing findings, as set forth in Exhibit A, and in recognition of those facts which are included in the record, the City has determined that the Project would cause the following significant, unavoidable impacts, which are more specifically identified in Chapter 2 of the FEIR: Impact 9-2: Impact Middlefield Road/Woodside Road (SR84) Intersection - Maximum Intensity Precise Plan Alternative Impact 9-3: Impact Middlefield Road/Jefferson Avenue Intersection -Maximum Intensity Precise Plan Alternative Atty/Reso/Reso.1683 2 14769 030707 Muff #613