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 2 ESA / 202100421.00 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report October 2022 The DTPP was since amended on September 10, 2012; July 22, 2013; and May 23, 2016. III. Transit District DTPP Amendments and Environmental Review The proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments would consist of amendments to the City’s General Plan and DTPP that would create a new sub-area, the Transit District area, within the DTPP area focused on transit-oriented development. In addition to creating the Transit District area boundaries, identifying a Transit District-specific development cap for office use, and adding residential development potential, the proposed Transit District DTPP Amendments envision a relocated and enlarged Caltrain station and tracks as part of a new and relocated Transit Center; make circulation improvements; and alter some land use controls (development standards) to support transit-oriented development In the summer of 2021, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15063, the City determined that the Project could result in potentially significant environmental impacts and that an EIR would be required. In compliance with Section 21092 of CEQA, the City circulated a Notice of Preparation (“NOP”) of a Draft Subsequent EIR (the “DSEIR”) for the Project to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) State Clearinghouse and interested agencies and persons on August 27, 2021 for a 31-day review period. The NOP solicited comments regarding the scope of the DSEIR from identified responsible and trustee agencies, as well as interested parties. The DSEIR was published by the City and available for review for a 47-day comment period from May 6, 2022 to June 21, 2022. During the comment period, the interested public and responsible and trustee agencies were invited to submit comments on the DSEIR to the City’s Community Development Department. Written and verbal comments on the DSEIR were also accepted at a Planning Commission hearing held on June 21, 2022. The DSEIR is available on the City’s website (www.redwoodcity.org/transitplan) and can be reviewed in hard copy at City Hall . Following the completion of the public review period, the City reviewed all comments received on the DSEIR and prepared a Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (the “FSEIR”). The FSEIR, which incorporates by reference the DSEIR, includes all comments received during the public review period, responses to those comments, and also describes any changes to the DSEIR that resulted from the comments received. All persons who commented on the DSEIR have been notified of the availability of the FSEIR and the date of the public hearing on the Project before the City Council, and all responses to comments submitted on the DSEIR by public agencies have been provided to those agencies at least 10 days prior to the City Council hearing. Section 21081.6 of CEQA requires lead agencies to adopt a mitigation monitoring or reporting program (“MMRP”) for any project for which it has made mitigation findings pursuant to Section 21081. The City has prepared an MMRP for the Project, which has been made available to the public with the FSEIR. The SEIR is the subject of these Findings and presented for City Council certification consists of the DSEIR, the FSEIR, and the MMRP.