Reso PC20-13 PC 0118 Reso South Main Mixed-Use Project Signed

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ATTY/RESO.0118/PC RESO SOUTH MAIN MIXED-USED PROJECT REV: 10-21-2020 PR Page 3 of 31 b. The Final EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Section 15000 et seq., of the California Code of Regulations) and the applicable provisions of the Redwood City Municipal Code. c. The Final EIR has been reviewed and considered by the Planning Commission prior to the Council’s rendering of any decision regarding the approval of the Project entitlements. d. The Final EIR reflects the City’s independent judgment and has been found by the City to be adequate to support the City’s approval of the Project entitlements. e. The information added in the Final EIR does not constitute new significant information requiring recirculation. f. Based on the City’s review of the Final EIR, it has been determined that the Project may have significant and unavoidable effects on the environment, but the benefits of implementation of the Project outweigh those impacts as described in the Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act and Statement of Overriding Considerations described in section (h) below. g. Pursuant to Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines, the City’s actions with respect to the Project shall be based upon and subject to the findings, conclusions, mitigation measures and statements set forth in the Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act and Statement of Overriding Considerations attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. h. Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects identified in the Final EIR. i. Pursuant to Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines, any subsequent actions or approvals to implement the Project shall be based upon and subject to the findings, conclusions, mitigation measures and statements set forth in the Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act and Statement of Overriding Considerations attached hereto as Exhibit A. Section 3. 1304 El Camino Real CEQA Analysis. In the exercise of its independent judgment, the Planning Commission finds that: a. The 1304 El Camino Real (“project Parcel F”) CEQA Analysis was prepared in accordance with all legal requirements. b. The Planning Commission has reviewed and analyzed the 1304 El Camino Real CEQA Analysis and other information in the entire record and has considered the information contained therein, including the written and oral comments received at the public hearing on the Project, prior to acting upon or approving the Project. c. Based on substantial evidence in the record, the project Parcel F is within the scope of the previously approved Downtown Precise Plan and is adequately described in the previously certified Downtown Precise Plan Program EIR for purposes of CEQA. The mitigation measures and Statement of Overriding Considerations associated with certification of the Program EIR address the environmental effects of the Project. Accordingly, with the approval of this