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maintenance and operation of the New Levee and certain other Seaport Centre wet utility improvements; and WHEREAS, construction of the New Levee Improvements is now complete, the New Levee has been accredited by FEMA, and City is ready to accept ownership of the New Levee Improvements and the grant of new public service levee easements for the Seaport Plaza Levee Improvements and those portions of the upgraded New Levee Improvements that were not covered by the 1986 Levee Easements ("New Levee Easements"); and WHEREAS, HCP is granting to City the portion of the New Levee Easements and the New Levee Improvements located within the HCP Seaport Centre and Seaport Plaza and MetLife is granting to City the portion of the New Levee Easements and the New Levee Improvements located within the MetLife Seaport Centre; and WHEREAS, given the completion of the New Levee Improvements and granting of the New Levee Easements and New Levee Improvements, City has determined it has no need for portions of (i) the Original Seaport Centre Levee Improvements and (ii) the 1986 Levee Easements, including the portion located along the inboard boundary with Seaport Plaza; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 8300 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code, HCP, Met Life and SCOA have requested that the City Council summarily vacate its public service levee easement with respect to the Levee Vacation Area (defined below) ("Levee Vacation Area Easement"). "Levee Vacation Area" means the portions of the 1986 Levee Easement Area described in Exhibit A and depicted in Exhibit A-1 through Exhibit A-6; and WHEREAS, City staff has reviewed and recommends approval of the proposed summary vacation of said Levee Vacation Area Easement; and WHEREAS, on October 26, 2020, by Resolution No. 15900, the City Council approved the Levee Financing and Improvement Agreement and, in connection therewith, determined that the New Levee project is categorically exempt under Sections 15301, 15302 and 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR §§ 15000, et seq.; and WHEREAS, similarly, the approval of the summary vacation of the Levee Vacation Area Easement, is categorically exempt under Sections 15301, 15302 and 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR §§ 15000, et seq. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: 1. The recitals set forth above are adopted as findings in support of this Resolution. ATTY/RESO.0081/CC RESO SEAPORT LEVEE EASEMENT VACATION REV: 10-21-25 VR Page 3 of 4