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ATTY/RESO.0009/PC RESO ADOPT CEQA <br />REV: 01-27-23 JB <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 23-02 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT CEQA <br />FINDINGS OF FACT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING <br />CONSIDERATIONS, AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND <br />REPORTING PROGRAM; AND CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL <br />IMPACT REPORT FOR THE REDWOOD CITY GENERAL PLAN <br />AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSING, PUBLIC SAFETY, BUILT <br />ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND NATURAL <br />RESOURCES ELEMENTS (SCH NO. 2022100449) <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the California Legislature (Legislature) has found that “California has <br />a housing supply and affordability crisis of historic proportions. The consequences of <br />failing to effectively and aggressively confront this crisis are hurting millions of <br />Californians, robbing future generations of the chance to call California home, stifling <br />economic opportunities for workers and businesses, worsening poverty and <br />homelessness, and undermining the state’s environmental and climate objectives” (Gov. <br />Code Section 65589.5.); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Legislature has further found that “Among the consequences of <br />those actions are discrimination against low-income and minority households, lack of <br />housing to support employment growth, imbalance in jobs and housing, reduced mobility, <br />urban sprawl, excessive commuting, and air quality deterioration” (Gov. Code Section <br />65589.5.); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Legislature recently adopted the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB <br />330) which states that “In 2018, California ranked 49th out of the 50 states in housing <br />units per capita… California needs an estimated 180,000 additional homes annually to <br />keep up with population growth, and the Governor has called for 3.5 million new homes <br />to be built over 7 years”; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, State Housing Element Law (Government Code Sections 65580 et <br />seq.) requires that the City Council adopt a Housing Element for the eight-year period <br />2023-2031 to accommodate the City of Redwood City’s (City) regional housing need