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 20 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, impacts related to the accidental release of hazardous materials would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, p. 14-7.) Impact HAZ-4: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment. Future development within the Transit District area would require construction and possibly demolition activities, which could expose previously contaminated soil or groundwater. Each new future developer would be subject to the same previously discussed state and local laws and any potential impacts from the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, impacts related to the exposing people and/or the environment to prior contamination associated with existing hazardous materials sites would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 14-7 to 14-8.) Impact HAZ-5: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in a safety hazard or excessive noise for people residing or working in the project area. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would allow for future development which would not surpass the existing building height restrictions. The proposed Transit District is a sub-area within the DTPP area and is approximately 1.7 miles southeast of the San Carlos Airport of an airport but is not within and noise or safety zones established in the San Mateo County ALUCP. Future development within the Transit District area would be designed consistent with the land use restrictions established in the San Mateo County ALUCP. Therefore, impacts from the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Therefore, impacts related to safety and noise hazards associated with airports would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, p. 14-8.) Impact HAZ-6: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. Since certification of the DTPP Final EIR, the City has implemented signal prioritization at 15 intersections in the Downtown, including around Fire Station No. 9 on Marshall Street. This signal prioritization for emergency vehicles combined with the ability of first responders to use vehicle lights and sirens would mean that the increased volumes would not substantially impair emergency response. In addition, the urban character of the surrounding area, with a grid of local streets providing multiple access and egress routes in event of an emergency, would mean that the increased volumes would not substantially impair emergency evacuation. Impacts of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in new or more severe impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR because the DTPP Final EIR Mitigation Measure 8-1 has