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6.Q. - Page 1 of 17 <br />/<�ik <br />Redwood <br />CitylCallifornia <br />Faunded 1867 <br />A,&/ <br />DATE: August 26, 2019 <br />SUBJECT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />Adoption of ordinance amendments to City Code Chapter 18 and Chapter 27A for the inclusion of Green <br />Infrastructure, and adoption of a resolution approving the Green Infrastructure Plan Development <br />Standards <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance amendments to City Code Chapter 18 Article XIV (Local <br />Development Standards) and Chapter 27A Article II (Stormwater Treatment Measures and Maintenance <br />Program) to Implement the City's Green Infrastructure Plan. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving Green Infrastructure Plan Development Standards. <br />STRATEGIC INITIATIVE <br />Government Operations <br />BACKGROUND <br />On April 22, 2019, the City Council received a report discussing the progress of the Green Infrastructure <br />(GI) Plan intended to reduce pollution in stormwater flowing to San Francisco Bay. The report provided <br />the history of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) related to the recent version <br />of the Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) requiring the implementation of the GI Plan. The staff report also <br />described different ways that the City could meet the goals of the MRP and outlined staff's analysis of <br />several potential policy decisions that could be implemented including a regional project at Red Morton <br />Park that would meet the majority of the City's goals. The other policy considerations included the <br />requirement to have large developments install GI element improvements at the public frontage, where <br />there are opportunities to do so. The staff report also included a policy discussion for changing the <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />199 <br />