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ATTY/RESO.0110/CC RESO APPROVING ARCHITECTUAL PERMIT (YMCA PROJECT) REV: 11-06-25 VR Page 1 of 5 RESOLUTION NO.16367 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL PERMIT NO. AP2025-060 FOR PHASE 2 OF THE VETERANS MEMORIAL SENIOR CENTER/YMCA OF SILICON VALLEY PROJECT, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WHEREAS, the City and the Young Men’s Christian Association of Silicon Valley (“YMCA-SV”) have entered into a Master Project Agreement dated December 16, 2019, which set forth the respective responsibilities, rights and obligations of the parties for the development of a two-phase project involving a new Veterans Memorial Building /Senior Center and associated public improvements (“Phase 1”), and a new YMCA facility and associated public improvements (“Phase 2”; together with Phase 1, the “Project”) at Red Morton Park; and WHEREAS, on December 16, 2019, the City Council in Resolution No. 15813 certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse # 2016112041) for the Project (the “2019 EIR”) and adopted a statement of overriding considerations and a mitigation monitoring and reporting program (“MMRP”) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; “CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq. of the California Code of Regulations), and concurrently approved Phase 1; and WHEREAS, on October 3, 2022, the City Council approved changes to the Project that provided for an alternative traffic calming intersection design for the Phase 1 Vera Avenue/Valota Road intersection and concurrently adopted an Addendum (Addendum #1) to the 2019 ER; and WHEREAS, the applicant, YMCA of Silicon Valley (“Applicant”), has submitted an application for an Architectural Permit for Phase 2 of the Project (the “Architectural Permit”) to construct a new two-story, 32 foot tall, 36,535 square foot building including a health and wellness center, aquatic center with indoor and outdoor pools and a childcare facility at 1455 Madison Avenue (the “Property”), which application proposes to amend the original design of the Project by increasing the YMCA building by 1,353 square feet, allowing alternative driveway access on Madison Avenue, and providing planned sewer system upgrades as part as part of Phase 2 of the Project (collectively with the Architectural Permit and the Master Agreement amendments, the “Modified Project); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Redwood City Municipal Code section 18.529, the City Council may determine that no Parks Impact Fees are due for the Modified Project because it is a joint endeavor by and between the City and the YMCA on City-owned property which will generate invaluable recreational opportunities and community amenities, including amenities accessible to veterans and seniors, and will promote community connection and inclusivity; and