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12/16/2019 Having reduced the adverse significant environmental effects of the Project to the extent feasible by adopting the mitigation measures; having considered the entire administrative record on the project; the City Council has weighed the benefits of the Project against its unavoidable adverse impacts after mitigation in regards to historic resources. While recognizing that the unavoidable adverse impacts are significant under CEQA thresholds, the City Council nonetheless finds that the unavoidable adverse impacts that will result from the project are acceptable and outweighed by specific social, economic and other benefits of the project. In making this determination, the factors and public benefits specified below were considered. Any one of these reasons is sufficient to justify approval of the project. Thus, even if a court were to conclude that not every reason is supported by substantial evidence, the City Council would be able to stand by its determination that each individual reason is sufficient. The substantial evidence supporting the various benefits can be found in the preceding findings, which are incorporated by reference into this section, and in the documents found in the Records of Proceeding. The City Council therefore finds that for each of the significant impacts which are subject to a finding under CEQA Section 21081(a) (3), that each of the following social, economic, and environmental benefits of the Project, independent of the other benefits, outweigh the potential significant unavoidable adverse impacts and render acceptable each and every one of these unavoidable adverse environmental impacts: • Replace an aging building with multi -generational facilities and reduce escalating maintenance costs; • Form and public/non-profit partnership with the YMCA to re -imagine the aging facilities and meet the changing health living, recreational and social needs of seniors, veterans, youth and families; • Ensure the YMCA is able to remain in Redwood City and enhance and expand the existing Sequoia YMCA membership, while enhancing the community's fitness, wellness and recreational resources; • Provide year round aquatics, where the City is currently only able to offer seasonal use of an aging center with growing maintenance costs; • Provide a public promenade with flexible outdoor gather spaces that would provide a gateway to Red Morton Park; • Provide a new public facility that could have dual purpose of providing an emergency shelter or evacuation center in the event of an emergency. • Implement traffic calming measures near Red Morton Community Park to facilitate safer and slower vehicle traffic Conclusion The Council has weighed the above benefits of the proposed project against its significant and unavoidable environmental effects identified in the Final EIR and hereby determines that each of these benefits outweighs the adverse environmental effects and, therefore, further determines that the significant and unavoidable environmental effects of the project is acceptable. ATTY/RESO.0124/CC RESO RECOMMENDING CEQA CERTIFICATION —YMCA RESO. NO. 15813 REV: 12-12-191Y MUFF NO. 601 Page 25 of 44