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Veterans Memorial Senior Center/YMCA Project 17 Addendum #2 City of Redwood City November 2025 During this survey, the ornithologist shall inspect all trees and other possible nesting habitats within and immediately adjacent to the construction area for nests. If an active nest is found sufficiently close to work areas to be disturbed by construction, the ornithologist, in consultation with CDFW, shall determine the extent of a construction-free buffer zone to be established around the nest to ensure that nests of bird species protected by the MBTA or Fish and Game Code shall not be disturbed during project construction. A final report of nesting birds, including any protection measures, shall be submitted to the Director of Community Development prior to the start of grading or tree removal. In addition, the 2019 EIR disclosed that while construction of the project would require the removal of trees, the original project would obtain tree removal permits, pursuant to the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance. Therefore, the 2019 EIR concluded the original project would not conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources.15 A condition of approval was also required of the original project to implement tree protection measures for trees that would be preserved on-site. The 2022 Addendum determined that no new significant impacts or substantially more severe biological impacts would occur with the changes to the off-site traffic calming improvements, as the modifications to the off-site traffic calming improvements would not alter any trees and no biological resources would be affected.16 Since certification of the 2019 EIR, several existing trees on-site have been removed for health and/or maintenance reasons and to accommodate construction of the improvements under Phase 1 of the original project. During construction activities for Phase 1 of the original project, 2019 EIR MM BIO-1.1 and the condition of approval to protect remaining trees were implemented. In addition, the necessary tree removal permits were obtained to comply with the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance. The modified project would include additional square footage for the YMCA building; however, this additional square footage would be added to the portion of the site that was already identified for development in the 2019 EIR, and would not require any new demolition or the expansion of the building footprint in a way that would result in impacts to biological resources to a greater degree than the 2019 EIR previously evaluated. Like the original project, the modified project would implement 2019 EIR MM BIO-1.1 and comply with the City’s Tree Preservation Ordinance. Therefore, the modified would not result in any new significant impacts or more significant impacts to biological resources than disclosed in the 2019 EIR or 2022 Addendum. The modified project would also be subject to the same condition of approval to implement tree protection measures for the trees to be persevered on-site. 15 Ibid. Page 49. 16 City of Redwood City. Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Veterans Memorial Senior Center/YMCA Project. September 2022. Page 6. ATTY/RESO.0111/CC RESO CONSIDERING AND APPROVING AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL EIR (YMCA PROJECT CEQA) - EXHIBIT A REV: 11-06-25 VR