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8.0 Page 10 time, staff considers the Draft DTPP, along with recammendations and revisions based on public comment and staff review, to be ready for adoption as an excellent pfanning document that will guide and promote exceptional quality development in the Downtown. Staff wishes to emphasize that implementation of the DTPP will be done with great care and the requirements will be fully enforced to ensure the highest quality future development within the core of the City. The Downtown Precise Plan will prove to be a most-important implementation tool for Redwood City and represents a crucial land use decision for this Planning Commission and City Councif. The Planning Commission recommended the following to the City Council: 1. Adopt a Resolution to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) prepared for the Downtown Precise Plan, subject to implementation of the EIR mitigation measures; make findings of fact regarding mitigation measures, alternatives, and statement of overriding considerations; adopt the Mitigation , Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) prepared for the project, based on the City Council findings: 2. Adopt a Resolution to approve the Downtown Precise Plan with modifications set forth in Alternatives 4 and 5. 3. Adopt a Resolution to amend the General Plan Land Use Map and Text. 4. Introduce an Ordinance to rezone the Downtown Precise Plan Area from numerous retail, residential and mixed use residential Zoning designations to the Planned Community District ("P"). ALTERNATIVES • Do not certify the Final EIR and direct staff to conduct further analysis and, depending on the changes, consider re-circulation of the EIR. • Do not adopt the DTPP and direct staff to make revisions to the Plan and re-submit to the Planning Commission. (If revisions are significant, additional CEQA review may be required and may result in recircula#ion of the EIR). • Adopt the DTPP pursuant to the original project as evaluated in the EIR or pursuant to another alternative such as 2, 3, or a combination of alternatives other than Alternatives 4 and 5 as recommended by the Planning Commission. FISCAL IMPACT The preparation of the Downtown Precise Plan and Final EIR was funded by the Redevelopment Agency budget. The budget paid for staff's time, the EIR consultant and attorney fees. The Downtown Precise Plan is expected to stimulate private investment into the Downtown as developers take advantage of the progressive nature of the Plan, the completed EIR, and the certainty behind the Plan. In return the City will achieve the Plan's vision of reviving the heart of Redwood City. 10