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8.A. - Page 9 WHEREAS, the Final EIR was published and made publicly available on June 8, 2012; and WHEREAS, on June 19, 2012, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the Finger Avenue Project, including the Final EIR, and recommended that the City Council (1) certify the EIR, adopt the necessary CEQA Findings, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan in accordance with CEQA, by Resolution No. 12-16; and (2) strongly consider approval of the alternative identified in the Final EIR as the "Project with 25 Foot Creek Setback Alternative," without (a) increasing home sizes elsewhere in Lots 1-4, (b) reducing front yard setbacks or driveway aprons, or (c) removing heritage trees other than those (10 trees) already proposed for removal by the Project applicant, by Resolution No. 12-19; and WHEREAS, the "Project with 25 Foot Creek Setback Alternative" is similar to the Project as proposed by the developer except that the residences on Lots 1-4 would be setback 25 feet from the top of creek bank and reduced in size by 187 square feet for Lot 1, 348 square feet for Lot 2, 95 square feet for Lot 3 and 87 square feet for Lot 4 (for a total building reduction of 720 square feet). With the "Project with 25 Foot Creek Setback Alternative", the Lot 3 residence, which previously required an exception to allow 40.9% (55 sq. ft.) lot coverage where 40% lot coverage is the standard per Zoning Article 5, would also no longer need an exception to the City's lot coverage standard. The recommended Project Alternative would thus only require exceptions to lot size for sloping lots, building setbacks and to the City's private roadway engineering standard; and WHEREAS, a notice of the City Council's public hearing on the Finger Avenue Project, including the Final EIR, was mailed on June 27, 2012 and duly published in the Redwood City Daily News on June 29, 2012, and the City Council held a public hearing on the Finger Avenue Project on July 9, 2012; and WHEREAS, on July 9, 2012, the City Council continued the public hearing to a date certain (September 10, 2012) and directed the Developer and the neighborhood groups to try to find an equitable solution, with the assistance of the City Manager and Community Development Director; and WHEREAS, on September 10, 2012, the City Council held the continued public hearing and certified the Final EIR prepared by the City in accordance with the requirements of CEQA and, based on the EIR, adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in compliance with all CEQA requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AS FOLLOWS: 1. The above recitals are true and correct and together with the Staff Report and the application materials, including without limitation the Final EIR, vesting tentative ATTY/RES0.2783/CC FINGER RESO CERTIFYING FINAL EIR REV:08-31-12 VR Page 3 of 42