Resolution PC 96-1 Flatirons Funding

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The City hereby finds that the Agricultural or Recreational Use Alternative is environmentally superior to the Project. The City .further finds that this alternative is infeasible and would not meet the objectives of the Project. 4.3.5 Other Alternatives Discussed .in the Redwood Peninsula EIR The Redwood Peninsula EIR discusses a number of other alternatives which, while applicable to the determination of overall land uses, are not applicable to the evaluation of the Project site. One alternative would result . in the development of the Redwood Peninsula with a higher population. This alternative wouldrivolve increased density in residential areas and would not affect the Project site which is desi J � designated . for office uses. Similarly, an alternative involving development with lower population would involve decreased density i residential areas and would not affect the Project site. An alternative that would result in the deve lopment of the Redwood Peninsula as a comm.erciallindustrial center would eliminate residential areas, designating the entire Peninsula for conz iercial or industrial uses. This alternative would not affect the Project site, which. is already .designated for commercial (offi uses. Finally, the Redwood Peninsula EIR includes an alternative that would involve breaching the lessees and flooding the lowlands on the Redwood Peninsula. At the time that the Redwood Peninsula .EIR was .adepted, this was considered infeasible. In light of the amount of development that has occurred and the. increased population in the area:, this alternative now is even more clearly infeasible. 5.0 STATEMENT of DwERR . WITG CONSIDERATIONS CEQA requires the City to balance the benefits of the Project against its unavoidable environmental ri sks in determining whether to approve the Project. (CEQA Guidelines, § 1 5093 (a),) Because the . Project EIR identities significant irnpacts o f the Project which cannot feasibly be mitigated to below a level of significance (see Section .2 of this document), the City must state in Ming its specific reasons for ap the Pp g Project. (CEQA Guidelines, § 1.5093 (b). ) This Statement of Overriding Considerations sets forth the - specific reasons supporting the City's action in approving the Project, based on the Project EIR and other information in the .record. The following specific reasons .support the City's decision to approve the Project: (1) The Prvj ect is consistent with the City's General Plan. The General Plan is the City's "constitution for development." The Project will be part of the City's orderly, planned development and will help to meet the City's land use goal to "integrate a range of land uses to ensure that Redwood City is a desirable place to live.'° -33- UMNGPI .'11� Sf30/ 10:51 AM