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Page 39 agreement with the Sequoia High School District to schedule outside use of Sequoia High School Fields. d. Park Development Fee - Per the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Strategic Plan, staff is working to bring a Park Development Fee to support inclusion of park space or in lieu fees for future development forward for consideration by the Park and Recreation Commission, Planning Commission and City Co un c i 1. e. Additional Park Acreage - Comparisons of available park acreage of other Peninsula cities indicate a need to expand total developed park acreage in Redwood City. Staff is currently developing a process for assessing the total amount and type of future park space needed. f. Fleishman Park - Staff is working to engage the community in planning a complete renovation of Fleishman Park. g. Redwood Shores Library Branch - Design meetings are underway and regular meetings with the Redwood Shores community continue. Fund raising for the collection by the Library Foundation and the community is well underway. Overall, the project is on time for opening in 2007. II. Downtown a. Downtown Funding Plan Implementation - The "On Broadway" theater project and public parking garage are scheduled to be completed this calendar year. The Theatre Way improvements will also be completed at that time. Coordination of street improvements, parking controls and management, and directional signs are expected to be in place by the end of 2005. The "Downtown Precise Plan" will also be going through the public hearing process in the spring and summer of2005. b. Courthouse and Plaza Improvements - The design for Courthouse Square has been approved by City Council and we will soon start on construction drawings. The bidding for the demolition of the annex has started, the bidding for the exterior improvements has also started, and the Construction Manager for the project has been hired. Demolition started in May with construction to follow in June for the building improvements. The design for the plaza has been approved by the City Council and construction drawings will be completed by the end of the year. c. Friday Night Live - City Hall Plaza will be the site this summer for live music. d. The Library as a Downtown Draw - As an active and responsive part of the community, the library creates a vibrant downtown destination for the community by increasing the number and diversity of programs, and by creating a vibrant, welcoming physical space. It successfully integrates elements that foster a feeling of community, creating a gathering place where people from diverse backgrounds come together. We see the library plaza as a first impression of the library, an activated space full of people. Our first step towards this was to purchase tables and chairs and place them directly in front of the library creating a "spilling out" effect from the library. Our vision is to have a café, entertainment and reading 2 .....,., ,.-.,,"'- ,,'," .,.- .. -0 "-"'-"'~"" "-",_.,....".........._-,~~._.....~~"...-..._~",..,.._.~...,.,,u""",--,,--'-"-""~'~""""--""-""'"