Reso 23-09 PC Reso 0034 Reso Recommending CEQA Approval - 505 E. Bayshore

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ATTY/RESO.0034/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CEQA APPROVAL – 505 E. BAYSHORE – EXHIBIT A REV: 05-12-23 JB Page 5 of 30 matters within and outside of the City; and • All other documents and materials relating to the Project as described in Public Resources Code Section 21167.6, as applicable. The record of proceedings is available for review by responsible agencies and interested members of the public during normal business hours at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, California. The custodian of these documents is the City Clerk of the City of Redwood City. 1. Findings Regarding Preparation and Consideration of the EIR The City Council finds, with respect to the City’s preparation, review and consideration of the EIR, that: • The City exercised its independent judgment in accordance with Public Resources Code section 20182.1(c) in retaining the independent consulting firm David J. Powers & Associates to prepare the EIR, and David J Powers & Associates prepared the EIR under the supervision and at the direction of the City’s Director of Planning and the EIR reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis. • The City circulated the DEIR for review by responsible and trustee agencies and the public and submitted it to the State Clearinghouse for review and comment by state agencies, as required by CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. • The EIR and the proposed Project were presented to the City’s City Council, which reviewed and considered, and conducted a public hearing thereon. The City Council determined that the EIR was adequate and sufficient, and prepared in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines and certified the EIR and approved the Project. • The EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines and reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis. By these Findings, the City Council ratifies, adopts and incorporates the analyses, explanations, findings, responses to comments, and conclusions of the EIR, except as otherwise specifically provided and described in these Findings. IV. Findings Regarding Environmental Impacts. A detailed analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the Project, and proposed mitigation measures to address all of the identified potentially significant impacts, is set forth in Chapter 4 of the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR. The City Council concurs with the conclusions in the DEIR, as incorporated into the FEIR, that changes or alterations have been required, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or lessen all of the Project’s potentially significant environmental effects to less-than-significant levels. By these Findings, the City Council ratifies and adopts the EIR’s conclusions for all of the following potential environmental