Laserfiche WebLink
7.A <br /> Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable mayor and Ci Council <br /> ,M <br /> From the Cat anager <br /> October 11, 2010 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Final Environmental Impact Report and New General Plan <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. By Resolution: <br /> a) Make findings of fact regarding mitigation measures, alternatives, and statements <br /> of overriding considerations; <br /> b) Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) prepared for the New <br /> General Plan; and <br /> c) Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) prepared for the <br /> New General Plan. (Attachment 1) <br /> 2. By Resolution: <br /> Adopt the New General Plan and related documents on file and made available <br /> at the City Clerk's Office. (Attachment 2) <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Redwood City's New General Plan is the community's most important and dynamic <br /> planning tool. It establishes policies, goals, and programs for the long-term physical <br /> development of the community and constitutes a "blueprint for the future" of how the <br /> City will look, how development will occur, provides a broad framework for the provision <br /> of City programs and services, and therefore comprehensively defines what the <br /> community wants Redwood City to be for future generations. <br /> Under the direction of the City Council, Planning Commission, and other Boards, <br /> Committees, and Commissions, the General Plan team has prepared a dynamic and <br /> comprehensive New General Plan that addresses all the mandatory topics and data <br /> required by the State. The document goes well beyond the State requirements in many <br /> areas such as child care, lifelong learning, sustainability, human resources, historic <br /> resources, and other topics. The document also meets the goals and guidelines that <br /> were described initially at the time the scope of work was approved. Staff wishes to <br /> specifically acknowledge the Planning Commission's extensive contribution to this <br /> project. <br /> Developed over several years, the New General Plan has included extensive outreach <br /> programs consisting of workshops, public meetings with affinity groups, input and <br /> vetting by the City Council's Boards, Committees, and Commissions (BCCs), and <br /> significant involvement of interested property owners, businesses, and individuals, as <br /> well as many other regional, State and federal agencies. (A brief chronology is attached <br /> - see Attachment 3.) The Planning Commission and City Council also held numerous <br />