Reso PC22-09 0083 PC Reso Recommending General Plan Amendment Approval Harbor View Project

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ATTY/ORD.0018/CC ORDINANCE ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REV: 10-28-2022 VR Page 2 of 4 WHEREAS, on November 1, 2022 at a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission made the required findings for approvals of the Development Agreement and recommended approval of the Development Agreement to the City Council; and WHEREAS, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act regulations, on November 14, 2022, the City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Project, made Findings of Fact, adopted a Statement of Overriding Consideration and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and WHEREAS, on November 14, 2022, the City Council adopted a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of the Property to the Commercial-Office Professional/Technology (CP) land use designation (the “General Plan Amendment”); and WHEREAS, on November 14, 2022, the City Council introduced an Ordinance to amend the Redwood City Zoning Ordi nance to rezone the Property from Industrial Restricted and General Industrial to the Commercial Park (CP) Zoning District (the “Zoning Ordinance”). NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety. SECTION 2. Pursuant to Government Code section 65867.5, the City Council finds that: (a) The provisions of the Development Agreement are consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan. Basis for finding: The Development Agreement provides for the development of the Project as an office complex with ancillary improvements, which use is consistent with the General Plan, as amended. Further, the Development Agreement provides for 64 existing units to be set aside for Extremely Low-Income Households and an affordable housing contribution in the amount of $2,500,000. This is consistent with General Plan policy H-2.2 that supports working collaboratively with nonprofit organizations, developers, neighborhoods and State and federal agencies for the development, rehabilitation, preservation and retention of affordable housing. Funding for the Blomquist Bridge Project is consistent with Program BE‐68: Blomquist Street Extension. Develop plans to extend Blomquist Street to East Bayshore Road to provide a continuous roadway east of U.S. 101 between Woodside Road and Whipple Avenue interchanges.