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 22 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 Impact HAZ-6: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. Since certification of the DTPP Final EIR, the City has implemented signal prioritization at 15 intersections in the Downtown, including around Fire Station No. 9 on Marshall Street. This signal prioritization for emergency vehicles combined with the ability of first responders to use vehicle lights and sirens would mean that the increased volumes would not substantially impair emergency response. In addition, the urban character of the surrounding area, with a grid of local streets providing multiple access and egress routes in event of an emergency, would mean that the increased volumes would not substantially impair emergency evacuation. Impacts of the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts than t he impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR because the DTPP Final EIR Mitigation Measure 8-1 has already been implemented, and the project does not add any new signals. Therefore, impacts would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 14-12 to 14-13.) Impact HAZ-7: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not expose people or structures, either directly or indirectly, to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires. Future developments within the amended DTPP area would include construction activities, which would require the use some flammable substances which can be inadvertently ignited. New development may also use flammable substances. However, state and local laws are in effect that are intended to reduce the ignition and spread of wildfire. The amended DTPP area is within an urbanized area of the city and not within an established Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ), or immediately adjacent to a VHFHSZ where wildfire is considered a hazard. For these reasons, the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not result in new impacts and would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, p. 14-13.) 15. Biological Resources Impact BIO-6: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan. No adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan applies to the amended DTPP area. Consequently, there would be no impact from implementation of the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. (Draft SEIR, p. 15-16.)