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 59 ESA / 202100421.01 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report May 2023 Mix Alternative could also result in greater water usage than the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. In addition, the Altered Land Use Mix Alternative would not fully meet important objectives of the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. The Altered Land Use Mix Alternative would provide for just over half the office development of the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments (-567,100 square feet under the development cap) within the amended DTPP area, although this alternative would provide for one-third more housing units (+270 units). As such, this alternative would not fully meet key project objectives for continuing to allow for sustainable, transit -oriented development that is responsive to market demands and can be constructed. As a result, the Altered Land Use Mix Alternative would not achieve the City’s objectives for the Project to the same degree as the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments. Because the Altered Land Use Mix Alternative would not avoid any of the significant effects that are expected from the Project, as mitigated, and because this alternative would not achieve the City’s office development-related objectives for the Project to the same degree as the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments, the City hereby rejects the Altered Land Use Mix Alternative from further consideration. VII. Statement of Overriding Considerations Approval of the Project by the City Council will result in certain significant and unavoidable impacts of the Project, as discussed above, notwithstanding all the feasible mitigation measures the City has adopted. The City Council has examined alternatives to the Project that could avoid (i.e., in the case of the No Project Alternative) or reduce the Project’s significant and unavoidable effects and determined that adoption and implementation of the proposed Project (DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments) is the most desirable, feasible, and appropriate action. Therefore, in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21081(b) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15093, the City Council makes the following Statement of Overriding Considerations, which reflects its balancing of the Project’s benefits against its significant and unavoidable effects and states the specific reasons for its decision to approve the Project. Substantial evidence supports the various benefits and can be found in the preceding CEQA findings, which are incorporated by reference into this Statement, the FSEIR, and the other documents which make up the record of proceedings. Each of the overriding considerations set forth below constitutes a separate and independent ground for finding that the benefits of the Project outweigh its significant adverse environmental effects and is an overriding consideration warranting approval. The City finds that the Project will have the following economic, social, technological, and environmental benefits: 1. Implementing the Redwood City General Plan goals and policies relating to sustainable growth. The General Plan contains numerous policies and programs designed and intended to promote sustainable growth and development. The policies and programs related to the downtown area, including the amended DTPP area, are an important component of this plan. The City’s vision for the downtown area is described generally at page BE-47, and pages BE-73 to BE-74. The DTPP was a necessary and important step in achieving this vision, by providing specific regulations intended to create a vibrant urban