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12/17/2007 WHEREAS, in connection with the Project the City intends to act on the following: (1) a Zoning Map Amendment to Planned Community District (P District) for the area of the Peninsula Park Precise Plan; (2) approval of the Peninsula Park Precise Plan, pursuant to Article 52 of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance; and (3) a Development Agreement; 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 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Council hereby finds and affirms that the Addendum to the 2003 MSV EIR as well as the original 2003 MSV FEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA; that the City Council has reviewed and analyzed any other information in the 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 9 21000 et sea.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, 915000 et sea.) 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. 3. The incorporated features of the Peninsula Park Precise Plan Project and other modifications to the Initial Project do not create any potentially significant environmental impact which was not associated with the Initial Project, or significantly increase any potentially significant environmental impact associated with the Initial Project, but do reduce or eliminate a number of potentially significant environmental impacts of the Initial Project, as described in Exhibit A to this resolution. Inclusion of those features which are not part of the Precise Plan would prevent the Project from achieving fundamental objectives, and would not be feasible, for reasons described in Exhibit A to this resolution. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15091 et seq., the City Council adopts and makes the following statement of overriding considerations regarding the remaining unavoidable impacts of the Project and the anticipated economic, social and other benefits of the Project. a. SiQnificant 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 18, section 18.2 of the FEIR: i. Impact 5-7: Internal Visual Relationship of Project Development to Electrical Transmission Lines. ii. Impact 6-1: Project-Related Resident Population Growth iii. Impact 6-2: Project-Related Employment Growth Atty/Reso/Reso.1772 121707 2 14829 Muff# 613