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125 Prior EIR Determination Effect Peculiar to Project Site? New Significant Effect? New Significant Off-Site, Cumulative Impact? New Information, More Severe Adverse Impact? DTPP EIR DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments SEIR Focused GPU EIR XVI. RECREATION – Would the project: a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? LTS LTS LTS No No No No b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? LTS LTS LTS No No No No Documentation: Commercial Component: a. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 8-14 and 8-15) concluded that there would be no significant parks and recreation impacts resulting from the DTPP or projects built under it. The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (pp. 8-15 through 8-18) concurred with the DTPP EIR conclusion. It found that development would result in an increase in population and thus an increased use of existing parks and recreational facilities. However the SEIR found that these projects would be subject to the City’s Parks Impact Fee, parkland dedication requirements and City open space and landscape requirements. For these reasons, the SEIR concluded there the impacts would be less than significant. The Downtown area has a variety of open spaces that allow for recreational opportunities. Examples include open space areas adjacent to the Redwood City Public Library and the City Hall, which provide shade and greenery; Courthouse Square, which is actively programmed with dancing, ice skating, music, and other events; and Sequoia High School, which features a seven-acre park and ballfields. All of these recreational facilities are within walking distance from the subject site. The Commercial Component would include a 3,934-square-foot (SF) open space plaza (Chrysanthemum Plaza) along the proposed Franklin Street extension and adjacent to the project component building. The plaza would include cast- in-place concrete seats, a wood deck, and tables. Chrysanthemum Plaza, a public open space plaza, would be adjacent to the 10,151-square-foot Creek Park Mitigation Area located between James Avenue and the project component building. The Creek Park Mitigation Area would replace the existing 0.08-acre Little River Park (Plan Sheets G2.01 and A1.01, 8/5/24, and Plan Sheets L1.01 and L1.02,6/11/24). Little River Park is a “passive” space; it does not contain recreational facilities. Consistent with DTPP policy, the project would cover portions of the creek, and then re-align and daylight the existing underground creek that is underneath California Street and the 947 El Camino Real parcel. Biological resource features would be enhanced, resulting in a protected natural resource area. As indicated in the Commercial Component plans, there is one outdoor private terrace on Level 7 along the El Camino Real part of the site, with roof garden planting areas and landscaping, a yoga lawn, a lounge area; and an elevated wood deck area with shade canopy, tables, and chairs (total outdoor space approximately 15,058 SF). (Plan Sheet G2.01,8/5/24) The Commercial Component would include one onsite bicycle storage area on the first floor for up to 164 bicycles, located near the Commercial Component driveway at Winklebleck Street, California Street (Plan Sheets G0.02 and A2.1, 8/5/24, and Plan Sheet L1.01, 6/11/24). The Commercial Component would also provide outdoor public bike racks on the sidewalk along the proposed Franklin Street extension near the Teen Center/Multi-purpose space as well as the east side of the Teen Center/Multi- purpose space in Chrysanthemum Plaza, and along El Camino Real near the proposed SamTrans bus shelter/bus stop/bus pad (Plan Sheet L1.01, 6/11/24). The proposed Commercial Component must comply with all applicable DTPP standards and other City requirements (such as park fees, dedication and open space and landscape requirements) relevant to parks and recreational facilities. ATTY/RESO.0031/CC RESO CEQA GUIDELINES (901 EL CAMINO REAL) REV: 04-22-25 VR Page 125 of 148