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54 identification of cultural resources. This measure calls for three actions10 to be undertaken: (1) a records search conducted by the Northwest Information Center, which has already been prepared for the project component and whose recommendations are included in this section V; (2) interviews of persons knowledgeable about the history of the site, as approved by staff and within a time period designated by staff (and therefore to be coordinated between the applicant and City staff); and (3) review of maps archived at the local history room of the Main Library and other historical data contained in the Redwood City Inventory (also to be coordinated between the applicant and City staff). With implementation of these Focused GPU program EIR mitigation measures, the project component would not cause a potentially significant impact to any known (recorded) archaeological or cultural resources in the project component vicinity. These mitigation measures shall be required as conditions of approval for the project component and this would reduce the potential impacts of the project on archeological resources to a less than significant impact. This project component is consistent with the analysis in the Focused GPU EIR because it would not create new impacts or increase impacts and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. c. A records search confirmed that there are not any known cemeteries or human remains in subject area. As discussed in the Cultural Resources chapter of the Focused GPU program EIR (Chapter 4.5, pp. 4.5-15 and 4.5-16), the San Francisco Bay region has been occupied by Native Americans for thousands of years, and despite the largely urbanized character of most city areas, the possibility exists that human remains could be discovered during excavation for development. The Focused GPU program EIR includes Mitigation Measure CUL-3a regarding encountering human remains during ground-disturbing activities and Mitigation Measure CUL-3b regarding construction crew training prior to issuance of a grading permit, which would be applicable to all future development projects. These mitigation measures would ensure that if any human remains are encountered during construction or ground-disturbing activities, construction activities would be halted immediately and the County coroner and a professional archaeologist would be consulted to evaluate the significance of the find, with additional measures as applicable. The circumstances on the site have not changed, so the proposed project component would not cause a potentially significant impact as there are not any known cemeteries or human remains in the project vicinity. However, should any human remains be found during on- or offsite improvements associated with the project, PRC Section 5097.98 and Health and Safety Code 7050.5 as well as implementation of mitigation measures CUL-3a and 3b as conditions of approval for the project component, any potential impacts related to undiscovered human remains would be reduced to a less than significant level. This project component is consistent with the analysis in the Focused GPU EIR because it would not create new impacts or increase impacts and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes. CONCLUSION With regards to the issue area of Cultural Resources, the following findings can be made: (1) no peculiar impacts to the 847 Woodside Road project component or its site have been identified, (2) there are no potentially significant effects or off-site and/or cumulative impacts which were not discussed by the Focused GPU EIR, (3) no substantial new information has been identified which results in an impact which is more severe than anticipated by the Focused GPU EIR, and (4) feasible mitigation measures contained within the Focused GPU EIR would be applied to the project component and render its specific impacts less than significant. For these reasons, the cultural resources impacts of the proposed project component would be consistent with the impacts identified in the Focused GPU EIR and this project component does not require additional environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15183. 10 The Focused GPU program EIR Mitigation Measure CUL-2c includes a “fourth” action: “4. With implementation of Mitigation Measures CUL-2a, CUL-2b, and CUL-2c, and the City’s established development review process, the Project’s potential impacts to archaeological resources would be less than significant.” However, this statement is not part of the mitigation measure but rather an erroneous formatting error and simply indicates the level of the impact significance with implementation of the mitigation. ATTY/RESO.0074/CC RESO 847 WOODSIDE (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 54 of 135