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7.3.A. - Page 10 <br />are included in the Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan and Zoning Map amendment <br />to ensure that future on-site and off-site improvements for the entire 48 -acre campus <br />are designed comprehensively; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 20, 2008, December 3, 2008 and January 9, 2009, <br />City staff sponsored three City/County neighborhood/community outreach workshops. <br />Based on input provided at the workshops, staff worked with Stanford University to <br />refine its development concept plan and to establish a regulatory framework for the <br />Precise Plan (as further described on pages 3-6 and 3-7 of the Draft Environmental <br />Impact Report (DEIR) for the Project); and <br />WHEREAS, on July 14, 2009, the Planning Commission and Architectural <br />Advisory Committee held a Joint Study Session to provide input on the revised Stanford <br />in Redwood City development concept plan; and <br />WHEREAS, in September 15, 2009, the City Council held a hearing to provide <br />staff with input on the Fiscal and Economic studies prepared for the Project. The City <br />Council also approved the "Guiding Principles" that City and Stanford staff developed to <br />help guide the negotiation process for an anticipated Development Agreement ("DA") <br />between the City and Stanford University with respect to the 35 -acres that Stanford <br />proposes to develop; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 11, 2010, the City Council approved a new General <br />Plan, which changed the land use designation for the Project site to "Commercial- <br />Office/Professional/Technology" and "Hospital" (for the existing medical clinic property) <br />and the General Plan amendment became unnecessary; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 8, 2010, the City Council and Planning Commission <br />held a Joint Study Session to consider a project update and overview of draft chapters <br />of the Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan. The City Council also directed the City <br />Manager to begin a negotiation process with Stanford University for the DA and <br />appointed a City Council ad-hoc subcommittee to provide input from time to time as <br />requested by the City Manager; and <br />WHEREAS, from January to December 2011, the City's environmental <br />consultant (MIG) prepared a DEIR pursuant to the requirements of the California <br />Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; hereafter, <br />"CEQA") and the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality <br />Act (Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq. of the California Code of Regulations; hereafter, <br />the "CEQA Guidelines"); and <br />WHEREAS, the DEIR was released for a 45 day public review/ comment period <br />beginning on January 26, 2012 and ending on March 12, 2012, and the DEIR was filed <br />with the State Office of Planning & Research under State Clearinghouse No. <br />2008102023;and <br />WHEREAS, on February 21, 2012, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed <br />public hearing and received public testimony on the DEIR. The City received a number <br />ATTY/ORD.393/APPROVAL OF STANFORD DA <br />REV: 08-29-13 VR <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />