Reso PC22-06 0079 PC Reso Recommending Certification of the SEIR

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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Redwood City Transit District DTPP Amendments 17 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, this impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 10-39.) 11. Noise and Vibration Impact NO-4: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels due to its location within the vicinity of a private airstrip, or an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport. The Transit District area is located within the Airport Influence Area (Area A) of the Comprehensive Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for the Environs of San Carlos Airport. Because noise from aircraft operations at the San Carlos Airport do not exceed 60 CNEL (a level “normally acceptable”) anywhere in the Transit District area and because the ALUCP requires a Real Estate Disclosure as part of Policy 1 of the Airport Influence Area, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts with respect to airport noise than what was identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, impacts with respect to exposure of people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels due to its location within the vicinity of a private airstrip, or an airport land use plan would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 11-25 to 11-26.) 12. Air Quality Impact AQ-1: Adoption of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan. Subsequent projects proposed as part of the Transit District DTPP Amendments would include features, either by design, required as part of compliance with regulations or their location close to transit facilities, that support implementation of transportation-, energy-, building-, waste- , and water conservation-related measures included in the 2017 Clean Air Plan. Required compliance with regulations from various agencies as well as the City, and implementation of new Mitigation Measures AQ-2a and AQ-2b required to mitigate Impact AQ-2, would ensure that implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would be consistent and support all applicable control measures from the 2017 Clean Air Plan. Further, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not cause the disruption or delay in the implementation of Clean Air Plan control measures. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would also include pedestrian, bicycle, and transit enhancements to improve safety and connectivity to and from the relocated Redwood City Transit Center, consistent with the goals of the Association of Bay Area Governments’ Sustainable Communities Strategy: Plan Bay Area 2050. In addition, many of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips and be complimentary to the City’s TDM Ordinance goals. Therefore, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not hinder or delay implementation of any control measures contained in the 2017 Clean Air Plan. Development proposed as part of the Transit District DTPP Amendments would therefore be consistent with the BAAQMD’s 2017 Clean Air Plan and would not result in new or more severe impacts than what was identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, this impact would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 12-24 to 12-30.)