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

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Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments 1 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 Redwood City DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments Subsequent EIR Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq) I. Introduction On behalf of the City of Redwood City (the “City”), and pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (the “CEQA Guidelines”), the City’s Planning Division has prepared a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (the “SEIR”) to the Downtown Precise Plan Final EIR (DTPP FEIR) for the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments project (the “Project”). The City is the lead agency for the SEIR. To support its certification of the SEIR and approval of the Project, the City Council of the City of Redwood City makes the following findings of fact and statement of overriding considerations (collectively, the “Findings”). These Findings contain the City Council’s written analysis and conclusion regarding the Project’s environmental effects, mitigation measures, alternatives to the proposed Project, and the overriding considerations which, in the City Council’s view, justify the approval of the Project despite its potential environmental effects. These Findings are based upon the entire record of proceedings for the SEIR, as described below. II.Background The DTPP established a contemporary vision for the Downtown area and set forth specific land use parameters, development standards, architectural guidelines, and urban design criteria in order to create a unique and vibrant Downtown. The project consisted of the adoption and implementation of a DTPP. Article 52 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance provides for the development, adoption, and implementation of ‘precise plans’ to govern land use and establish development and design guidelines applicable to specific areas of the City. The City Planning Division prepared the DTPP pursuant to Sections 52.4 and 52.5 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. On January 24, 2011, the City Council: •certified the Final EIR prepared for the DTTP; made findings; and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); •adopted the DTPP; •amended the City’s General Plan to ensure consistency between the General Plan and the DTTP; and •rezoned the DTTP area to Planned Community District under the City’s Zoning Ordinance. EXHIBIT A