Reso PC17-03 0017 PC Reso Recommending Certify EIR - California Way Water Tank

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RESOLUTION NO. 17-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CALIFORNIA WAY WATER TANK, PUMP STATION AND PIPELINE PROJECT; ADOPTION OF CEQA FINDINGS; AND ADOPTION OF A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYACT WHEREAS, the City's 2011 Water System Master Plan identified a water storage deficit and recommended a new water storage tank for the California Zone at the California Way site. The proposed project includes the construction of a new 750,000 gallon water tank on the City -owned site at the corner of California Way and Tum Sudan Way; replacement of an existing on-site pump station; replacement of an existing pipeline and construction of a new pipeline to connect the new water tank (the 'Project'); and WHEREAS, the City determined that the Project required the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR"), 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 Draft EIR for the Project ("DEIR") was circulated for public review and comment for 45 days beginning on July 20, 2016 and ending on September 6, 2016, and was filed with the State Office of Planning & Research under State Clearinghouse No. 2013072072:and WHEREAS, on August 30, 2016, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and received public testimony on the DEIR. The City received written and public testimony from the public during the DEIR public review period; and WHEREAS, the City prepared written responses to the comments received during the comment period, which together with the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the DEIR constitutes the Final EIR ("FEIR"); and WHEREAS, no significant new information has been added to the EIR after public notice of the availability of the DEIR, under CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5. The additional information that has been provided does not show (1) a new significant environmental impact, (2) a substantial increase in the severity of an environmental impact, (3) that a feasible project alternative or mitigation measure would clearly lessen the significant impacts of the Project, but that the City declines to adopt it, or (4) that the DEIR was so fundamentally and basically ATN/RESO.0017/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CERTIFY EIR —CALIFORNIA WAY WATER TANK REV: 02-16-17 PR Page 1 of 9