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C. Historic Resources (Ampex sign, Warnecke plaza ar�d fountains and 425 Broadway building) Impac#s: 1. Impact 14-1: Historic Resources (Project and Cumulative) lmpacts WHEREAS, the DEIR's Culturaf and HistorECal Resources Chapter analysis (Impact/Mitigation 14-1) determined that three separate resources related ta the Ampex campus, the Ampex sign, Warnecke plaza and fountain and 425 Braadway building, are not listed on the Na#ional or State Historic Registers or on any histarical resou�ce sutvey but that they coulc! be de#ermined to have Iocal historic sEgnificance even though they are not currently on a local historical listing. Based on this potential, the EIR anaiysis determined that the removal of the three resources could represent potentially signifcant unavoidable project and cumulative impacts; and WHEREAS, CEQA Guidelines section 15064.5{a)(4) allows a lead agency to determine that a resource is a historic resource despite the fact that the resource is nat listed in the California Register of Historical Resources, a local register of histflrical resources, or a historical resources survey; and WHEREAS, on Febr�aary 9, 20�2, the Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) held a meeting and made recommendations to the Pfanning Commission including recommendatians regarding contact with the Ampex campus architect and regarding the #reatment of the fhree separate reso�rces related to the Ampex campus: the Ampex sign, Warnecke plaza and fountain and 425 Broadway �uildi�g; and WHEREAS, on Fe�ruary 21, 2012, the Pla�ning Cammission held a dufy noticed public hearing and received public testimony on the DEIR. The City received a number of letters and emails from the public, responsible agencies, and interested part�es an� fiecommenda#ions from th� HRAC, as noted abave, during and after the DEIR public review period; and WHEREAS, on Apr�l 12, 2012, the HRAC provided an update regarding contact with the Ampex campus architect and clarifcation af their prior recommendation to the Planning Cammissian that the Ampex sign, Warnecke fauntain and pfaza, and the 425 Broadway building are h�storic resources of aesthetic, educatEOnal, cultural, and architectural significance to the citizens of the City under Redwaod City Municipal Code Section 40.3. Thus, the HRAC concluded tha# the three resources have special meaning to the community and therefare their removal would constitute a significant unavoidabEe impact �nder DEIR Sectian 14.1 (Cultura! and Historic Resflurces Chapter). In addition, the HRAC recammended revising the DPR rating of the tf�ree separate resources related to the Ampex campus to Status Cade 5 such that these resources are recognized as historfcally signifrcant to Redwood City; and WHEREAS, the City prepared written respanses to the comments received during the comment period ar�d �ncluded these responses in the Final Environmental Impact Repor� for the Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan Project and alsa pfepared a document entitled Re�isions to the Final Environmental Impact Report to make minor, ATTY/RES0.2898/PC RESQ RECOMNlENDING STANFORD EIR CERTIFICATION REV;08-15-13 VR Page 4 uf 56