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12/16/2019 Criterion B: It is identified with persons or events significant in local, State or national history because the home is identified with August J. Fromm, a person significant in local history as the main investor and manager of the Sequoia hotel. Criterion C: It embodies distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period or method of construction, or is a valuable example of the use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship because the home is an outstanding example of the Spanish Colonia Revival style. Criterion D: It is representative of the notable work of a builder, designer, or architect because the home was designed by prominent architect Chester H. Treichel known for domestic architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1930s. WHEREAS, said property and applicant do qualify for a Mills Act Contract; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Redwood City and the residents therein, that said structure be designated a Historic Landmark and that a Mills Act Contract be approved to assist in the preservation of the property. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City 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 all application materials, including without limitation the development plans, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and written testimony, and materials in the City's file for the application, and all adopted City planning documents relating to the Project and the property including the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Municipal Code, 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. Section 2. The City Council finds that the proposed Project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 15308 Class 8 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) and Section 15331 Class 31 (Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation). The Historic Landmark designation will ensure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, and protection of the environment (which includes historical resources), and because the future maintenance and preservation work carried out is required to be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Page 2 of 3 ATTY/RESO.0118/CC RESO MILLS ACT -891 EDGEWOOD RD RESO. NO. 15812 REV: 12-09-19 PR MUFF NO, 612