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� -.._... .--.. . ... �'--'�__ -._-- . State mandated obligations for low and moderate income housing and opined that the City should do whatever it can to help and to seek grandfathering in residents in that area with the State Lands Commission. Gita Dev is concerned about the wetlands and the Ferrari site often being shown as developed. She also concurs with Council Member Pierce on combining Open Space, so that the areas marked for new development would be a consolidated public recreation area. She would like to see alternatives for the EIR and what the implications would be. The Mayor concluded the public comment and opened the floor for Council direction. He reiterated what Assistant City Manager Ekern had said on what the Council direction should be on deciding the uses of the land and water areas. A Council Member thanked the Task Force and Staff for the commitment. He mentioned the past processes like the Downtown Precise Plan. He agrees with Mr. Ekern that they just need to define the next step, not the end point. This same Council Member mentioned the categories that apply to his thoughts on the Plan: • Commercial Development and FAR (floor area ratio) • Density for Residential Development • Open Space 33% and include the water and private partnership opportunities • Community Benefits • Design focused standards versus height focus He mentioned that he realized that the 17 Guiding Principles helped with moving forward and he believes that the new principles need to be narrowed and defined as they move forward. Lastly, the same Council Member believes that Redwood City needs to stay focused on its own process and allow for a parallel process for private development to move forward. Another Council Member spoke about her experience of attending the Conference of Mayors and met with cities like Santa Barbara with a similar population. She took this project to the conference to get feedback as to what they would do with this project, and the University of Houston sent a group of students to study it. They came up with a lot of similar things like the Task Force did. She likes the themes of the Guiding Principles and how they brought the differences of the Task Force members together. She thanked Planning Commissioner Radcliffe for the photos of Crissy Field, which this Council Member thought was intriguing. This Council Member also said that she really likes each option, and she hopes we don't become parochial when we can broaden our horizons. She believes this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make a difference in the community. One other Council Member said that she believes that what Mr. Ekern presented are correct options. She views the Inner Harbor area as a recreation destination area. For the wetlands, she wants to assess both the bay and the creeks to understand what the JOINT CITY COUNCIUPLANNING COMMISSION May 12, 2014 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 16 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 163