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ORIGINAL <br />RESOLUTION NO. 15059 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD <br />CITY CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT <br />FOR THE NEW GENERAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY; <br />MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING MITIGATION MEASURES; <br />MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING ALTERNATIVES TO THE <br />NEW GENERAL PLAN; AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING <br />AND REPORTING PLAN; ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE <br />REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY <br />ACT <br />WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City has prepared a new general plan for <br />consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council of the City of Redwood <br />City, which is intended to govern and guide the physical development of the City <br />between now and the year 2030; and <br />WHEREAS, the City has caused the preparation of a Final Environmental Impact <br />Report for the proposed new general plan (the "Final EIR "), pursuant to the <br />requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code <br />Section 21000 et seq.; hereafter, "CEQA "), the Guidelines for Implementation of the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq. of the California <br />Code of Regulations; hereafter, the "CEQA Guidelines "), and the applicable provisions <br />of the City of Redwood City Municipal Code; and <br />WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed new <br />general plan ( "Draft EIR ") was published for public review and comment for 45 days <br />beginning on May 11, 2010, and ending on June 24, 2010, and was filed with the State <br />Office of Planning & Research under State Clearinghouse No. 2010052034; and <br />WHEREAS, on May 18, 2010 the Planning Commission held a study session <br />and on June 15, 2010 the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to <br />receive public comment on the Draft EIR; and <br />WHEREAS, the City prepared written responses to the comments received <br />during the comment period and included these responses in a separate volume entitled <br />"A New General Plan for Redwood City, Responses to Comments on the Draft EIR and <br />Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program August 2010," which together with the <br />Draft EIR constitutes the Final EIR; and <br />WHEREAS, on September 7, 2010, a duly- noticed public hearing of the Planning <br />Commission was held to consider the Redwood City Draft General Plan dated <br />November 23, 2009 (hereafter, the New General Plan "), and the Final EIR, and to <br />ATTY /RESO /RESO.2055 <br />10/13/10 <br />2 <br />#15059 <br />MUFF #601 <br />