AgdaPkt 2021.01.11 Amended Joint SA PFA

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7.A. - Page 4 of 25 Proposition 218 protest procedures, the District special assessments required to pay for each 5 -year budget plan have been approved after a public hearing and consideration of protests pursuant to Proposition 218 procedures. The City will continue to confer with Seaport Centre/Seaport Plaza property owners on the development of maintenance budgets. However, because the CFD provides for the levy of special taxes rather than special assessments, no future public hearings will be necessary if maintenance budget increases require an increase in CFD special taxes. Increases in special taxes are not subject to majority protest approval. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW On October 26, 2020, the City Council determined that the Seaport Levee -related actions were categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") because these actions fall within each of the classes of projects that the Secretary for Resources has found do not have a significant effect on the environment. These CEQA exemptions are set forth the State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR §§ 15000, et seq., Sections 15301 (Class 1. Existing Facilities), 15302 (Class 2. Replacement or Reconstruction), 15304 (Class 4. Minor Alterations to Land), and 15311 (Class 11. Accessory Structures). This is because the project involves the repair of existing levees with no expansion of the existing use and with the same purpose of the existing levees. Additionally, the project involves a relatively minor amount of fill (6,050 cubic yards of net new fill imported) and does not involve the removal of mature, scenic trees, or grading in a waterway. Finally, the project includes the construction of a wall that is 2-4 feet in height on top of or behind existing walls, which is a minor structure accessory to other levee systems on the site. There is no applicable exception to the foregoing categorical exemptions. Specifically, the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time is not significant, because prior levee repair projects in this location have been minor in nature, and future similar projects are not planned other than routine maintenance. In addition, there are no unusual circumstances regarding the location of the levee project at Seaport Centre that would lead to significant effects on the environment. Seaport Centre is similar to a number of commercial developments in the surrounding area that are adjacent to San Francisco Bay. Finally, there are no historical resources or scenic highways in the vicinity, and Seaport Centre is not a hazardous waste site on the Cortese List as described in Government Code section 65962.5. PUBLIC NOTICE Public hearing notice was published more than 10 days in advance of the hearing, on December 24, 2020, in the San Mateo Daily Journal. The public hearing notice was also posted in three conspicuous places within the Maintenance District on December 18, 2020. Additionally, public notification was achieved by posting the agenda, with the agenda items being listed, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Page 4 of 5 AL . City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 180