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 61 Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 justice requirements. The Project provides focused updates to the Public Safety Element of the General Plan to clarify the City's compliance with state requirements related to disaster risk, hazards and hazard abatement, flooding, wildfires, emergency evacuation, climate change, and environmental justice, including SB 1000. The City reviewed hazard data to ensure the Project would minimize risk of new development in hazard prone areas. The Project directs new higher intensity housing development away from hazard prone areas and requires hazards to be mitigated where risk is present. The Project also anticipates the risks anticipated by climate change and includes policies and programs to continue to plan for and address such risks, with particular focus on identifying and engaging communities most vulnerable to prepare and respond to those risks. 5. Consistency with SB 375. The Project is consistent with Senate Bill 375. The Project supports a condensed housing development pattern within close proximity to public transit, along major corridors, near job centers, and in higher resource areas, consistent with Senate Bill 375 and Plan Bay Area 2050, and therefore, would contribute to decreasing regional vehicle miles traveled and mobile-source GHG emissions in the region. 6. Consistency with Plan Bay Area 2050. The Project is consistent with Plan Bay Area 2050 and would contribute to increasing mobility and sustainability. The Project would contribute to reducing regional traffic and commute times by focusing the creation of new housing capacity in close proximity to major transit stations and employment destinations, in addition to higher resource areas. The Project supports housing development where new residential development can be supported by transportation infrastructure. 7. Respond to Regional Housing and Homelessness Crisis. The Project responds to the regional housing and homelessness crisis and the corresponding increasing cost of housing in the City of Redwood City by providing a comprehensive 8-year strategy to meet the City's housing needs through the build-out of the RHNA. The Project incorporates goals, objectives, policies, and programs that promote the creation of an ample supply of housing, in particular affordable housing, provides greater housing stability for households of all income levels, and commits to compassionate solutions to homelessness prevention and response. 8. Include Broad Community Involvement in Planning. The Project is the product of a comprehensive public planning effort that includes community and public input, the Planning Commission, and the City Council in order to address prevailing neighborhood, community, citywide, and regional issues while complying with state General Plan law. The policies and programs for the Project are based on public input, as well as collaboration with other City departments, city stakeholders, and other governmental agencies, including HCD and CAL FIRE.