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ATTY/RESO.0110/CC RESO APPROVING ARCHITECTUAL PERMIT (YMCA PROJECT) REV: 11-06-25 VR Page 2 of 5 WHEREAS, on October 29, 2025, a public hearing notice was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal and mailed to interested parties and all property owners within 300 feet of the Property; and WHEREAS, on November 10, 2025, the City Council of the City of Redwood City held a duly noticed public hearing in accordance with all applicable requirements of the State Planning and Zoning Law and the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, to consider the project; and WHEREAS, on November 10, 2025, the City fully reviewed, considered, and evaluated the staff report prepared for the Architectural Permit and the Modified Project including the attachments to the staff report, oral and written public testimony, and all other documents and evidence in the public record on the Project; and WHEREAS, following its deliberation on all of the foregoing, the City Council concurrently considered an Addendum (Addendum #2) to the 2019 EIR, which concludes that the Modified Project is within the scope of the previously certified 2019 EIR such that no further subsequent or supplemental environmental review is necessary or required pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15164 and 15162. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council independently finds that the above recitals are accurate and constitute findings in this matter, and with the staff reports, the application materials, development plan, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and written testimony, and materials in the City’s file for the application and the Modified Project, and all adopted City planning documents relating to the Modified Project and the Property including the City’s General Plan, Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and regulations (the “Record”), have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution. Section 3. Parks Impact Fees. By this Resolution and pursuant to Redwood City Municipal Code Section 18.529, the City Council hereby finds that no Parks Impact Fees are due for the Modified Project. The Project is a joint endeavor by and between the City and the YMCA on City-owned property which will generate invaluable recreational opportunities and community amenities, including amenities accessible to veterans and seniors, and will promote community connection and inclusivity. Section 3. CEQA. In the exercise of its independent judgement, based on the facts and evidence in the Record, the City Council concurrently adopted a Resolution finding that, pursuant to Addendum #2 to the 2019 EIR, approval of the Architectural Permit for Phase 2 of the Project would not cause new significant impacts that were not identified in the 2019 EIR or result in a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts, and no new mitigation measures would be necessary to reduce