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6.D. - Page 4 of 8 Mayor Ian Bain j \ Vice Mayor Diane Howard Councilmembers: Redwood Alicia C. Aguirre City I California Janet Borgens V ` Founded 1867 Giselle Hale Shelly Masur / Diana Reddy May 6, 2019 The Honorable Kevin Mullin State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0022 Attachment A 1017 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD Redwood City, California 94063 Telephone (650) 780-7220 www.redwoodcity.org RE: City of Redwood City Support For AB 1392 (Mullin) Public Trust Lands Dear Assembly Member Mullin, Thank you for authoring Assembly Bill 1392, which would grant and convey in trust to the City of Redwood City lands known as the Maple Street Site (Trust Addition Lands). On behalf of the City of Redwood City, we appreciate your continued support of this exchange which will further two important goals for the City, including building affordable housing and securing a childcare facility in the community. As you are aware, on June 11, 2018 the City Council took action to execute a Land Exchange and Title Settlement Agreement (Agreement) with the State Lands Commission (SLC) for the Bradford Street Project, an affordable housing development for seniors. The exchange in land consists of exchanging out of trust portions (Trust Termination Lands) of contiguous properties the City intends to develop for affordable housing with the Trust Addition Lands. While the focus of this bill is to require that the City hold the Maple Street Site in trust, this legislation is the culmination of efforts between the City, community partners, and the State Lands Commission that will allow the City and MiclPen Housing to move forward with constructing a 117 -unit affordable housing project. Housing is a challenge facing communities across the State of California. The 117-unitnew affordable housing project is a critical project for Redwood City, supporting very low income seniors. The project also includes the construction of a much needed day care facility, which is 97