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7.2.A. - Page 12 <br /> Vice Mayor Gee thanked Stanford, Staff, the Planning Commission, Council <br /> Subcommittee Members Ira and Foust, and the neighborhood associations for their <br /> hard work that include a lot of community engagement and planning for over five to <br /> seven years with various community partners. He spoke positively about Stanford's <br /> world-wide reputation for academic achievement, facilities, vision, architecture, quality <br /> of materials, sustainability, 40 percent drive alone rate, sustainability with water usage, <br /> and how they will bring assets well beyond the monetary portion for the area. He spoke <br /> about looking at the context of this Project and a number of other things beyond, such <br /> as looking at a resolution or contract for the design team to look at replacing US <br /> Highway 101 at Woodside Road that will make a difference well beyond the city. He <br /> also commented that agenda item 6.1.A, the Moffat and Nichol agreement that was <br /> approved earlier further addresses the Bayfront flooding issue and they hope to have a <br /> solution to the flooding issues that plague the Bayfront and Friendly Acres with great <br /> partner like Stanford to help. He also spoke about "being present" and said this will <br /> bring a lot of intrinsic, indirect value with international visitors coming and seeing how <br /> business is done in Redwood City that goes well beyond numbers. He noted that this is <br /> a true partnership with an explicit development disposition agreement (DDA) that has <br /> amazing, time-bound performance metrics that must be met with associated with <br /> consequences and benefits. He spoke in favor of Option B as it pertains to historic <br /> elements. <br /> Mayor Aguirre thanked the Stanford community, Council Members Foust and Ira, the <br /> Staff who worked on this for many years and also in light of all the details, and the work <br /> done that goes above and beyond, as well as thanking the community surrounding this <br /> area that has been most affected and hopefully will also benefit the most. She said that <br /> she had lived on the Stanford campus, knows it is a great community, and this City also <br /> has a great community. She noted that Council received letters from the community <br /> with both concerns and in support of this Project, and she wants to remind people that <br /> this Project started years ago with the EIR (Environmental Impact Report) studied since <br /> 2008 with a lot of scoping sessions for public comment. She thanked the team and said <br /> she thinks the City and Stanford will benefit from this by learning from each other and <br /> with educational partnerships for K-12 and higher education. She spoke in support of <br /> this Project and hopes those future generations will see this as a benefit and that <br /> Stanford will stay here. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> 1. Adopt a Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report <br /> (EIR) for Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan certify and adopting CEQA <br /> Findings, Statements of Overriding Consideration for each significant <br /> unavoidable environmental impact identified in the EIR, and the Mitigation <br /> Monitoring and Reporting Plan, all in accordance with the requirements of <br /> the California Environmental Quality Act. <br /> CITY COUNCIL September 9, 2013 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 12 <br />