Reso23-02 0009 PC Reso Adopt CEQA

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Findings and Statements Required by the California Environmental Quality Act Focused General Plan Update 44 Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 cumulatively significant water supply impact in combination with non-Project development that may occur within the Planning Area, and (2) the City has determined that requiring projects to use alternative water supply sources as mitigation is infeasible, this cumulative utilities impact would remain significant and unavoidable. The City Council hereby finds, however, that there are specific economic, environmental, social, legal, technological and other considerations that make infeasible the potential mitigation measures described in the EIR to mitigate the effect of the cumulative utilities impact, and that development facilitated by the Project will provide specific economic, environmental, social, legal, technological and other benefits that will outweigh the significant adverse effects of the cumulative utilities impact, as set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations below. This finding is based on the entire record of proceedings for the Project, including but not limited to the discussion and analysis set forth on pages 6-14 through 6-16 of the DEIR, which includes a full statement of the impact and is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety. VI. Findings Regarding Project Alternatives The CEQA Guidelines require that an EIR describe a reasonable range of alternatives that would feasibly attain most of the basic project objectives but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant environmental effects of the project, and then evaluate the comparative merits of such alternatives. (Guidelines §15126(a)) A. City’s Objectives for the Project The proposed Project would consist of amendments to the Housing, Built Environment, Public Safety, Building Community, and Natural Resources Elements of the General Plan, specific amendments to the Redwood City Municipal Code and Zoning Code, and amendments to the Redwood City Zoning Map to achieve the following City objectives: • New Housing. Comply with State Laws related to Housing Elements by facilitating new housing growth throughout the Planning Area in response to the region’s need for more affordable and market rate housing, as well as develop housing solutions to meet the City’s new Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); • Housing Choice. Meet Housing Needs through a Variety of Housing Choices. Respond to the broad range of housing needs in City by supporting a mix of housing types, densities, affordability levels, and designs; • Healthy Neighborhoods. Promote healthy neighborhoods that incorporate best practices related to land use, racial equity, mobility, air quality, housing, affordability, safety, environmental justice, community services, and design; • Equity. Combat housing discrimination, eliminate racial bias, undo historic patterns of segregation, and lift barriers that restrict access in order to foster inclusive communities and achieve racial equity. Identify communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts and establish new goals, policies, and programs for equitable public safety, emergency preparedness, response and recovery;