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�� 20 2.B. PLANNING CONTEXT This section provides an overview of trends and issues that will set the context for the Department in the coming decade. The information was developed through a review of City Council priorities, census data and other demographic data, neighborhood survey results, community group priorities, and operational statistics. City Council Priorities The plan's objectives and actions respond to the priorities developed by the City Council. The overarching themes of the priorities are: "aesthetics, pedestrian friendly, and quality of life." The specific priorities are: ■ Youth and Education ■ Transportation and Traffic • Infrastructure Maintenance ■ Housing ■ Downtown ■ Doing Business Effectively and Efficiently ■ Water Supply ■ Cultural Activities Demographics Redwood City is an evolving community. According to estimates by the Association for Bay Area Governments, the City's population will increase by approximately 8,400 residents by 2020, while surrounding unincorporated communities will increase by another 2,500. The City's age and ethnic profile will also change, with an increase in the Asian, Latino, and Pacific Islander communities, and an increasingly large retired population. The Department will monitor these changes, as well as trends regarding income and educational attainment, and continually adjust its programs to meet community needs. (All data are from the 2000 Census and Association of Bay Area Government studies.) Popu/ation Growth After rapid population growth of 13°� between 1990 and 2000 to reach a population of 75,402, Redwood City is expected to grow more slowly in the coming decades as the supply of land is built out. Still, the City is projected to add almost 5,200 residents between 2000 and 2010, and an additiona13,200 to reach a population of 83,800 in 2020. In the same time frame, the population of 23,808 in City's sphere of influence will add 800 residents between 2000 and 2010, and another 1,700 by 2020. Together the combined population in the city and surrounding unincorporated areas will be 110,110 by 2020. Race, Ethnicity, 8 Language Redwood City is experiencing significant shifts in its ethnic make-up. Growth occurred in the Hispanic (+48°,6) and Asian communities (+65°�), while declines occurred in the White (-6.5°�) and Black communities (-20 As of the 2000 Census, the City's ethnic Redwood City Parks, Recreation, and Community Services � 2004StrategicPlan 2-6