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7.A. - Page 68 ATfACHMENT 1 WHEREAS, on October 14, 2008, the Planning Commission held a Scoping Session hearing to obtain public input on environmental topics to be included in the Draft Environmental Impact Report ("DEIR") for the Project; and WHEREAS, on November 20, 2008, December 3, 2008 and January 9, 2009, City staff sponsored three City/County neighborhood/community outreach workshops. Based on input provided at the workshops, staff worked with Stanford University to refine its development concept plan and to establish a regulatory framework for the Precise Plan (as further described on pages 3-6 and 3-7 of the Draft EIR); and WHEREAS, on July 14, 2009, the Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee (now the Architectural Advisory Committee) held a Joint Study Session to provide input on the revised Stanford in Redwood City development concept plan; and WHEREAS, on September 15, 2009, the City Council held a hearing to provide staff with input on the Fiscal and Economic studies prepared for the Project. The City Council also approved the "Guiding Principles" that City and Stanford staff developed to help guide the negotiation process for an anticipated Development Agreement (DA) between the City and Stanford University; and WHEREAS, on October 11, 2010, the City Council approved a new General Plan, which changed the land use designation for the Project site to "Commercial- Office/Professional/Technology" and "Hospital" (for the existing medical clinic property) and the General Plan amendment became unnecessary; and WHEREAS, on November 8, 2010, the City Council and Planning Commission held a Joint Study Session to consider a project update and overview of draft chapters of the Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan. The City Council also directed the City Manager to begin a negotiation process with Stanford University for the DA and appointed a City Council ad-hoc subcommittee to provide input from time to time as requested by the City Manager; and WHEREAS, from January to December 2011, the City's environmental consultant (MIG) prepared a DEIR pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; hereafter, "CEQA") and the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq. of the California Code of Regulations; hereafter, the "CEQA Guidelines"); and WHEREAS, the DEIR was released for a 45 day public review/ comment period beginning on January 26, 2012 and ending on March 12, 2012, and the Draft EIR was filed with the State Office of Planning & Research under State Clearinghouse No. 2008102023; and WHEREAS, the DEIR for the Stanford in Redwood City Project identified that the Project would have potential significant impacts in the areas of transportation, air quality ATTY/RES0.2901/STANFORD EIR CERTIFICATION REV:08-29-13 VR Page 2 of 55