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

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ATTY/RESO.0079/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CERTIFICATION OF THE SEIR REV: 10-20-22 VR Page 5 of 6 City’s General Plan, Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and regulations (collectively, the “Record”); finds that this Record serves as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution and is hereby incorporated by reference. Section 2. The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council make and adopt, based on its independent judgment and analysis, the Findings and Statements Required by CEQA set forth in Exhibit A, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. Section 3. The Planning Commission recommends that the Council find, based on its independent judgment and analysis, that the FSEIR, which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Redwood City, and incorporated by this reference, is hereby certified based on the Findings and Statements Required by CEQA attached hereto as Exhibit A as well as the following: a. The City of Redwood City is the lead agency under CEQA for preparing the FSEIR and is the entity with final decision-making authority with regard to approval of the Project. b. The FSEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA Statutes and Guidelines and applicable provisions of the Redwood City Municipal Code. c. The FSEIR has been reviewed and considered by the Planning Commission prior to the Council’s rendering of any decision regarding the approval of the Project. d. The FSEIR 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. e. The information added in the FSEIR does not constitute new significant information requiring recirculation. f. Based on the City’s review of the FSEIR, 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 CEQA 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 are based upon the Findings and Statements Required by CEQA and Statement of Overriding Considerations attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, which findings are supported by substantial evidence in the record. h. Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects identified in the FSEIR.