Reso11 PC 11-07 December 13 2011

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WHEREAS, EAS, on September 8, 2011, at a regularly scheduled Historic Resources es Advisory Committee (H RAC) meeting, the HI AC received comments and adop a motion finding that the Draft EIR was complete and adequate for purposes of CE A. The HI AC also provided input on the Cultural Resources Chapter of the Draft EIr . The Final EIR responds to HI AC input; and WHEREAS, EAS, on September 20, 2011, the Planning Commission held a public p hearing and received public testimony on the Draft EIF . The City received a number of letters and emails from the public and responsible agencies during the Draft EIR public review revie period; and WHEREAS, EAS, the City prepared written responses to the comments received during the comment period and included these responses in the Final EIF and prepared a separate document entitled Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 2580 El Camino Real Residential Project, November 2011, 11 which together with the Draft EII constitutes the Final EIF; and WHEREAS, the Final EIR was published on December 3, 2011 No1111', THEREFORE, E, E IT RESOLVED E Y THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD IfOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The above recitals are true and correct and together with the Staff R eport and the application materials, including without limitation the Final EIF , vesting tentative map, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and written testimony, and materials in the City's file for the applications and the Project, and all adopted City planning documents relating to the Project and the property including the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and reg ulations, and all associated approved and certified environmental documents, have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary bass for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution. 2. The City of Redwood City is the lead agency under CEA for preparin the Final EI , and is the entity with final decision-making authority with reg to approval of the 2580 El Camino Deal Residential Project. 3. The Planning Commission certifies that the Final EIR for the project was presented to the Planning Commission, that the Final EIF was prepared, published, circulated, reviewed and completed in fall compliance with State law and CEA Guidelines, that there was adequate public review of the Draft Environmental Impact p Report, that it has considered all comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report p p and responses to comments, that the Final Environmental Impact Report adequatel discusses all significant environmental issues, and that the Final Environmental Impact Report reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the Planning Commission. ATTY/ ESO.2179 ATTA H ME NT 1 RESO CERTIFYING FINAL EIR 2580 E I REV. 12/07/11 Page 2 of