Reso23-14 Reso 0048 PC23-14 PC Reso Recommending Certification of the SEIR GP & DTPP

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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 6 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 • The City circulated the DSEIR 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 SEIR and the proposed Project were presented to the City’s Planning Commission, which reviewed and considered, and conducted a public hearing thereon. The Planning Commission determined that the SEIR was adequate and sufficient, and prepared in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, and recommended to the City Council that the City Council certify the SEIR and approve the Project. • The SEIR and the proposed Project were presented to the City Council of the City, with the recommendation of the City’s Planning Commission. The City Council reviewed and considered, and conducted a public hearing on, the SEIR and proposed Project. • The SEIR 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 SEIR, except as otherwise specifically provided and described in these Findings. V. 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 Chapters 4 through 17 of the DSEIR, as incorporated into the FSEIR. The City Council c oncurs with the conclusions in the DSEIR, as incorporated into the FSEIR, 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, except for Impact CR-1, concerning potential adverse changes in the significance of historical resource(s); Impact C-CR-1, relating to potential significant cumulative impacts on cultural, historic, and tribal cultural resources; Impact AQ-2 relating to increases in criteria air pollutants; Impact C-AQ-1, related to contribution to regional cumulative air quality impacts; Impact CC-1 related to generation of greenhouse gas emissions; Impact CC-2 related to conflicts with plans, policies or regulations adopted for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and Impact C-CC-1 regarding contribution to cumulative greenhouse gas emissions and conflicts with plans, policies or regulations adopted for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, each of which would remain significant and unavoidable even after implementing all feasible mitigation measures. By these Findings, the City Council ratifies and adopts the SEIR’s conclusions for all of the following potential environmental impacts, based on the analyses on the referenced pages of the DSEIR. A. Findings Regarding Less than Significant Impacts The following potential environmental impacts of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments were determined to be less than significant and to not require any mitigation measures, as set forth in Chapters 4 through 17 of the DSEIR, as incorporated into the FSEIR. The City Council concurs with the conclusions in the DSEIR, as incorporated into the FSEIR, and makes the following findings with respect to such less than significant impacts.