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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 38 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 would not conflict with Plan Bay Area or the Redwood City Climate Action Plan, and would be subject to measures in the CALGreen Code and the Redwood City Reach Codes. However, as explained under the findings for Impact CC-1, Mitigation Measure CC-1 may not be feasible for economic or other reasons, and as such, full implementation of Mitigation Measure CC-1 may not be feasible. Accordingly, this impact is conservatively determined to be significant and unavoidable. The City Council hereby finds, however, that there are specific economic, environmental, social, legal, technological and other considerations that make infeasible the potential mitigation measures described in the SEIR to mitigate the effect of Impact CC-2, and that development of the Project will provide specific economic, environmental, social, legal, technological and other benefits that will outweigh the significant adverse effects of Impact CC-2, as set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations below. This finding is based on the entire record of proceedings for the Project, including but not limited to the discussion and analysis set forth on pages 13-40 through 13-45 of the DSEIR, which includes a full statement of the impact and is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety. 15. Biological Resources Impact BIO-1: Implementation of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would not have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Mitigation Measures. SEIR Mitigation Measures BIO-1a and BIO-1b (SEIR, p. 15-12) will be implemented for the Project as provided in the MMRP. Findings Regarding Impact BIO-1: Based on the FSEIR and the entire record before the City, the Council finds that Mitigation Measures BIO-1a and BIO-1b would substantially lessen the severity of Impact BIO-1, such that this potential impact would be less than significant. Mitigation Measure BIO-1a would require, for projects in the amended DTPP area that adjoin Redwood Creek, the project applicant or, for any City-initiated projects, the City shall consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding proposed activities to determine if they could result in a “take” of a federal or State-protected species and, if applicable, implement an appropriate mitigation plan shall be developed in consultation with, and meeting the mitigation criteria of, those agencies, thereby avoiding significant effects on protected species. Mitigation Measure BIO-1b would reduce the impact to nesting birds to a less than significant level because it would require all tree removal or trimming and ground disturbing activities to be scheduled outside of the breeding season, or if that is not feasible, then the measure requires steps to be taken to avoid any significant impacts to nests based on consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game.