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S.A. - Page 19 of 302 For the historic signage, identified mitigation measures include historic signage archival documentation and historic signage salvation, relocation, and plaque installation. These mitigation measures would reduce the impacts to less -than -significant. Alternatives -The DEIR evaluated the proposed project against three alternatives, including the No Project Alternative (assuming the project were not built and existing conditions remained), the Preservation Alternative (evaluating the same project but with the historic shed preserved), and the 2018 Project Alternative (evaluating 249 less residential units and 19,000 sq. ft. more office space). The Preservation Alternative is the environmentally superior alternative as it would avoid significant and unavoidable impacts of the project by retaining a historical resource. To better understand the feasibility of this alternative, the environmental consultant prepared a technical memo that evaluated the ability to preserve the shed for use as a restaurant, as proposed by the applicant. The memo considers the structural integrity of the existing shed and the requirements to bring the building up to current code for the modified use while maintaining its historic integrity. The memo raises a number of challenges, such as ability to meet current codes for the change in use from a storage shed to a restaurant and the ability to maintain its historic integrity with these required modification as well as difficulties of construction around the shed including grading and shoring for the underground parking structure on Parcel E. On balance, when considering the degree of building alterations that adaptive reuse would require, the resulting diminished historical integrity of the building, and the potential effects related to on-site parking, adaptive reuse of the existing Perry's Feed Shed building appears to be infeasible from a technical perspective. CEQA Process - The DEIR was available for public review and comment from May 29, 2020 to July 13, 2020 with the Planning Commission holding a public hearing to receive comments on July 7, 2020. A complete list of the comments is in Chapter 3 of the Final EIR, however a number of comments relate to the loss of the roller skating rink, jobs and housing balance, potential air quality impacts associated with the amount of grading, and the listed alternatives. The CEQA consultant prepared the Final EIR (FEIR) for certification. The FEIR contains minor text corrections and written responses to comments from the public and responsible agencies provided during the 45 -day public review period on the DEIR. None of the input received from the public and responsible agency identified new impacts or changes to the analysis or outcomes of the DEIR. The City received two letters questioning the adequacy of the EIR. One letter, prepared by Grassetti Environmental Consulting, suggests that the EIR is deficient with respect to complying with CEQA's analytical and alternatives requirements. The City considers the EIR to be a thorough and accurate analysis of the potential environmental consequences of the proposed project, and which evaluated a reasonable range of alternatives as explained in the EIR and staff report. The second letter, prepared by Lozano Smith on behalf of the Sequoia Union High School District, largely reiterates comments provided in July 2020 regarding the Draft EIR, contending that their comments, which primarily related to school impacts, were not addressed. The Final EIR however did address the comments in substantial detail and no further edits are warranted. The mitigation measures contained in the EIR are incorporated into the conditions of approval to avoid or substantially lessen significant environmental effects. Therefore, no further analysis is required and there is no need to recirculate a revised EIR with new information. To approve the project, the City Council would need to first certify the Final EIR, make certain findings of fact, adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations stating that the merits of the Project outweigh Page 19 of 22 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 22