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� r b. Overriding Considerations. This Council specifically adopts and makes this Statement of Overriding Considerations that this Project includes all feasible measures that would eliminate or substantially lessen the significant impacts of the Project on the environment, and that the remaining significant, unavoidable impacts of the Project are acceptable in ligrt of the environmental, economic, social and other considerations set forth herein because the benefits of the Project outweigh the significant and adverse impacts of the Project. This Council finds that each of the overriding considerations set forth below constitutes a separate and independent ground for finding that the benefits of the Project outweigh its significant adverse environmental impacts and sets forth an overriding consideration warranting approval of the Project. These matters are supported by evidence in the record. C. Benefits of Proposed Project. This Council has considered the FEIR, the public record of proceedings on the proposed Project and other written materials presented to the City as well as oral and written testimony at all public hearings related to the Project, and does hereby determine that implementation of the Project as specifically provided in the Project documents would result in the substantial public benefits set forth below. This Council has weighed the benefits of the proposed Project against its unavoidable environmental risks and adverse environmental effects identified in the FEIR and hereby determines that those benefits, as outlined below, outweigh the risks and adverse environmental effects and, therefore, further determines that these risks and adverse environmental effects are acceptable. (i) Hiah- Qualitv Medical Care. The Project would enable Kaiser to continue to provide high quality, cost effective, accessible health care to Kaiser Permanente's members and the Redwood City community. One third of the members using the Redwood City campus are residents of Redwood City. The Project would provide a new, state -of- the -art inpatient facility for Kaiser Permanente members in the Redwood City area to meet changing health care demands and practices. The Project would also allow Kaiser to improve the functional and operational relationship and adjacencies paramount for delivery of quality care. These relationships and adjacencies are based on the need for collaboration and coordination of multiple teams of specialists, to provide the quality outcome necessary to patients in critical conditions and save their lives.