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 2 Final Environmental Impact Report January 2023 amendments establish the development potential for various land uses and serve as a policy guide for determining the future physical development and community services within the Planning Area. The Project has been tailored to reflect current vision regarding housing improvements, to address risks from hazards and climate change, and to comply with current State law. A full description of the Project is provided in Chapter 3 of the EIR (Project Description). III.Overview of Environmental Review 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 EIR (the “DEIR”) for the Project to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) State Clearinghouse and interested agencies and persons on March 4, 2022, and re-released on October 20, 2022, for a 31-day review period. The NOP solicited comments regarding the scope of the DEIR from identified responsible and trustee agencies, as well as interested parties. The DEIR was published by the City and available for review for a 45-day comment period from November 23, 2022 to January 6, 2023. During the comment period, the interested public and responsible and trustee agencies were invited to submit comments on the DEIR to the City’s Community Development and Transportation Department. A public hearing on the DEIR was held by the Planning Commission on December 13, 2022; no public written or oral comments were made at the hearing. The DEIR is available on the City’s website dedicated to the Housing Element Update (www.welcomehomerwc.org/) 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 DEIR and prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report (the “FEIR”). The FEIR, which incorporates by reference the DEIR, includes all comments received during the public review period, responses to those comments, and describes any changes to the DEIR that resulted from the comments received. All persons who commented on the DEIR have been notified of the availability of the FEIR and the date of the public hearing on the Project before the City Council, and all responses to comments submitted on the DEIR 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 FEIR. The EIR, which is the subject of these Findings and presented for City Council certification, consists of the DEIR, the FEIR, and the MMRP. The City and responsible agency approvals necessary for implementation of the Project are: Jurisdiction Permits/Approval City of Redwood City Certification of the Project’s Program Final EIR Adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Adoption of the proposed General Plan Amendments, including map and text amendments