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05/07/2018 RESOLUTION NO. 15660 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE MIXED USE WATERFRONT ZONING ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT WHEREAS, on October 11, 2010, the City Council of Redwood City ("City Council"), by Resolution No. 15059, certified the General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report ("GP EIR") and adopted the new Redwood City General Plan, which contemplated the establishment of a Mixed -Use Waterfront Zoning District; and WHEREAS, the City is proposing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance comprised of: (a) establishment of Article 57 as the Mixed -Use Waterfront Zoning District, and (b) revisions to Articles 2, 3, and 30 (the "Zoning Ordinance Amendment"); and WHEREAS, the City prepared an addendum to the GP EIR to address the environmental impacts of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment (the "Addendum"), which found that there are no new significant impacts nor any increase in the severity of previously identified impacts, and that no change in circumstance has occurred with respect to the GP EIR and the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment or the environment affected by the project that would alter prior environmental findings, conclusions, or mitigation measures; and WHEREAS, on April 17, 2018, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment, and recommended the City Council approve the Addendum and adopt the Mixed Use Waterfront Zoning District; and WHEREAS, at the May 7, 2018 public hearing, the City Council considered the whole or the record, including the GP EIR (previously provided under separate cover) and the Addendum. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The above recitals are true and correct and together with the staff report and the application materials, including without limitation the G P EIR and Addendum, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and written testimony, and materials in the City's file for the applications and the Project, and all adopted City planning documents relating to the Project and the property including the City's General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and regulations, and all associated approved and certified environmental documents, have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution. 2. The City of Redwood City is the lead agency under CEQA for preparing the Addendum, and is the entity with final decision-making authority, as defined in Section 15356 of the CEQA Guidelines, with regard to approval of the Project. ATTY/RE50.0034/CC RESO APPROVING ADDENDUM FOR MIXED USE WATERFRONT RESO. NO, 15660 REV: 04-30-18 PR MUFF NO. 601 Page 1 of 2