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` • , LMT\1D FOR PEOPLE ORGANIZATION . , - . z. 4 ; ,-1 • j Aa i � 'A /7 "' "'' ' BOX 295 REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA 94064 364-7777 12 December 1972 Housing Concerns Committee Redwood City California Dear Committee Members : Land for People would like to make a response to some of the issues discussed at the Housing Concerns Committee meeting of November 22 last and present an addition to our statement dated November 17 . We agree with the Committee that the housing problems we face are of a "dual " nature ; that is , encompassing both redevelopment in existing areas of Redwood City and new de- velopment on previously unbui l t parcels . We believe the realities of the present situation , however , make it incum- bent upon us to place the emphasis on the issue of new den velopment in Redwood Shores . We understand that building low and moderate income housing in the Shores will not solve all the housing prob- lems in Redwood City . However , significant decisions will be made in the near future as to whether and/or under what mutual agreements the Mobil Corporation will buy and develop the Shores . It is at this point that the City must make its position crystal clear to Mobil in regards to what it will require in terms of making Redwood Shores an inclusive com- munity with significant proportions of affordable homes for lower income families . It is helpful , too , to keep in mind that the Mobil Corporation ' s primary and overriding goal is to make a pro- fitable deal and any magnanimous concerns for social or com- munity problems , if present , are always secondary . A good local of the t. • T of ' .L . . built-4 Y. , � corporate local example o,f the kind o�J new community built by interests without input and controls relative to economic inclusiveness is Foster City , now owned by Centex Corporation. The proposals forwarded by Mary Henderson and Robert Norris at the November 22 meeting as additions to the General Plan of Redwood Shores are a step in the right direction. We would again isuggest , however , that now is the proper time for stronger and more specific action in regards to this issue . The Hen, ._>rson proposal suggests a "statement -� LAND IS A RESOURCE, NOT A COMMODITY .