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8.0 Ex�i�A� available which would substantially lessen the significant environmental effects of such projects. When a lead agency finds, even after the adoption of all feasible mitigation measures, that a project will still cause one or more significant environmental effects that cannot be substantially lessened or avoided, it must, prior to approving the project as rnitigated, first determine whether there are any project atternatives that are feasible and that would substantially lessen or avoid the project's significant impacts. Under CEQA, "feasibility" includes "desirability" to the extent that it is based on a reasonable balancing of the relevant economic, environmental, social, and technological factors, and an alternative may be deemed by the lead agency to be "infeasible" if it fails to adequately promote the lead agency's underlying goals and objectives for the project. Thus, a lead agency may reject an alternative, even if it would avoid or substantially � lessen one or more significant environmental effects of the project, if it finds that the alternative's failure to adequately achieve the City's goals and objectives for the project, or other specific and identifiable considerations, make the alternative infeasible. A. City's Goals and Objectives for the Project. The Cit has identified sixteen s ecific oals and ob'ectives for the Pro'ect See Y P g J J � Draf[ EIR at pages 3-5 to 3-7): 1. Establish new land use and development regulations that will produce a unique and robust Downtown within the context of a rich, historic and valued built environment. I 2. Create a well-designed, pedestrian-friendly, and financially viable historic Downtown. 3. Provide for the expansion of city housing choices by encouraging compact, transit-accessible, pedestrian-oriented housing and mixed use (commercial/housing) development within the DPP area in densities greater than ', currently permitted. ', 4. Facilitate public and private investment in the DPP area. I 5. Restore Downtown Redwood City as the indispensible hub where a mix of diverse services, conveniences, experiences, and lifestyle choices are provided in a way that preserves Downtown's rich supply of historic resources while remaining appropriate to the social and economic conditions of life in the 21 Century. 6. Create a visually appealing and memorable Downtown by setting clear and detailed standards for quality design in the reuse and restoration of historic buildings and spaces, and the careful design and construction of new buildings. 7. Actively encourage and promote the preservation of Redwood City's historic resources to the greatest degree feasible. S:U2ESOLU'I'IONS1Reso. 2092 CFQt1 Findines f'or DPP Exhihit B.doc 47 012011