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 25 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 population that may be generated by cumulative development; and any expansion of new school facilities would be required to undergo environmental review as they are identified. With respect to cumulative demand for public libraries, any Downtown Library facility expansion or improvements developed as a result of the Redwood City Public Library (RCPL)’s study and cumulative development would be required to undergo environmental review as they are identified, and appropriate measures would be identified and implemented as applicable to reduce any construction-related or operational effects of those facilities. Therefore, when considered in the cumulative context, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments’ public services-related impacts would not be cumulatively considerable and would not result in new or more severe cumulative impacts than what was identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Cumulative impacts would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 17-12 to 17-13.) Impact C-PS-2: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, combined with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects in the vicinity and citywide, would not result in significant cumulative impacts to parks and recreation. Cumulative projects, including individual projects proposed under the DTPP Plan-wide Amendments, would be subject to the City’s Parks Impact Fee and parkland dedication requirements (or Parkland In-Lieu Fee) as they are developed, the same as for the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments. The park projects developed as a result of the City’s Parks Impact Fee and Parkland In-Lieu Fee would be required to undergo environmental review as they are identified. Therefore, when considered in the cumulative context, the Transit District DTPP Amendments’ parks and recreation-related impacts would not be cumulatively considerable and would not result in new of more severe cumulative impacts than the impacts identified in the DTPP Final EIR. Cumulative impacts related to parks and recreation would be less than significant. (Draft SEIR, pp. 17-13 to 17-14.) Impact C-TR-1: Implementation of the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments, in combination with past, present, existing, approved, pending, and reasonably foreseeable future projects in the vicinity and Citywide, would not result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to a significant transportation impact. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would generate per capita and per employee VMT under cumulative (Year 2040) conditions that are below the City’s thresholds of significance. The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments is consistent with the General Plan policies related to transportation facilities. The Transit District area is located in a central area of Downtown Redwood City near high-quality transit, which is beneficial with regard to VMT, reduced vehicle trips, and increased usage of non-auto transportation (walking, biking, and transit). The same City design standards and requirements that must be met for individual project approvals identified for increased hazards and emergency access would also apply to any and all other cumulative project that could be approved/built under the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments. As a result, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would not result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to a significant transportation impact and would not result