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San Mateo County Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br />284 <br />SECTION 2 - Chapter 15 <br />City of Redwood City <br />Chapter 15. <br />City of Redwood City <br />15.1 Hazard Mitigation Plan Point of Contact <br />Primary Point of Contact Alternate Point of Contact <br />David Pucci, Deputy Chief, Redwood City Fire <br />755 Marshall St. <br />Redwood City, Ca. 94063 <br />Telephone: 650-780-7400 <br />e-mail Address: dpucci@redwoodcity.org <br />Christy Adonis, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator <br />755 Marshall St. <br />Redwood City, Ca. 94063 <br />Telephone: 650-780-7400 <br />e-mail Address: cadonis@redwoodcity.org <br />15.2 Jurisdiction Profile <br />The following is a summary of key information about the jurisdiction and its history: <br /> Date of Incorporation—First incorporated 1867, Re-incorporated as a town in 1897 7, <br /> Current Population—85,992 (as of January 1, 2016 – CA DOF) <br /> Population Growth—Redwood City has experiences a boom in population beginning in 2010. In <br />2014, the Silicon Valley Business Journal identified Redwood City as one of the top 5 fastest growing <br />cities in Silicon Valley. The Journal estimates that between 2013 and 2014, Redwood City <br />experienced a population growth of 2% - a boost that surpasses the actual percentage population <br />increase from the 2000-2010 decade. The Business Journal theorizes that this population boom is the <br />direct result of the growth of the tech industry in the area and the amenities associated with <br />centrally located, urban areas 8. <br />TABLE 15-1 <br />Year Population <br />Percentage Increase from <br />Previous Decade Source <br />2000 75,402 (actual) U.S. Census 2000 <br />2010 76,815 (actual) 1.9% U.S. Census 2010 <br />2020 84,892 (projection) 10.5% Redwood City General Plan, Housing <br />Element (May 2010) <br />2030 92,013 (projection) 8.4% Redwood City General Plan, Housing <br />Element (Adopted 10/20/2014) <br />Total projected percentage <br />increase (2000-2030) <br />22% <br /> <br />7 http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:277584 <br />8 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/05/12/silicon-valleys-fastest-growing-cities-for-2014.html <br />6.3.B. - Page 11