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RESOLUTION 14675 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING THE STRATEGIC GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT WOODSIDE ROAD, HESS ROAD AND LUCERNE AVENUE, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THIS RESOLUTION, FROM "COMMERICAL- NEIGHBORHOOD" AND "RESIDENTAIL HIGH DENSITY" TO "COMMERCIAL -MIXED USE" The motion passed by a unanimous roll call vote by those present. B. Ordinance Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance related to Stormwater Control; Reducing Parking Requirements, and Establishing Creek Setback Requirements City Engineer Lynch presented a Staff Report detailing the major issues surrounding the proposed ordinance amendment, including landscaping, open space, pollution prevention, parking rates, and creek setbacks. Lynch guided people to a chart in the ordinance to clearly delineate the issues. Lynch advised that there were two main questions as to why this topic was coming forward: 1. Why are we doing this? and 2. Where did all the supporting data come from? To answer the first question, Lynch stated that the Water Control Board asked each City sixty questions regarding policies and procedures on the topic of Stormwater Control, and Redwood City could only answer positively on about thirty percent of the questions. As to the derivation of the supporting data, Lynch introduced Curtis Williams of M.H.A. Environmental Consulting, and advised that M.H.A. had researched with other cities to compare policies and procedures with those of Redwood City. Williams noted that the changes are accepted Stormwater procedures, that the recommendations are very practical and do not place undue burden on the property owners, and that the regulations are flexible enough for both today's development and that of the future. Williams also clarified that the Downtown area was specifically left out of the proposed ordinance amendment because the Downtown Precise Plan would govern how this area would be handled. Vice Mayor Pierce remarked on concerns about water quality and had questions on parking and parking design pertaining to inclusion of bicycle parking and other modes of transportation. Lynch verified that this was not included in the proposed ordinance but rather was governed by C.C.A.G. policy, which the City must comply with. Tom Passanisi also noted that this area was handled within the Zoning Ordinance. Council remarks included questions about a letter from J.R. Rodine Governmental Affairs Consultant (on file in the Office of the City Clerk) which had been submitted for the public record just prior to the meeting. Mayor Ira opened the public hearing. JOINT CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOVEMBER 14, 2005 AND PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY BOARD PAGE 8 MINUTES MINUTE BOOK NO. 61 Page No. 43